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DOJ Gun Study Recommends Funding for Gun Tracing, Expanded Background Checks

New report is Volume IV of firearms commerce and trafficking study ordered by President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021.
DOJ Gun Study Recommends Funding for Gun Tracing, Expanded Background Checks
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, on April 1, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
Michael Clements
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The final volume of a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) study on firearms trafficking, released on Jan. 8, calls for expansion of the background check and gun tracing programs as well as investigations along the U.S. southern border.

Volume IV of the National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA) is the final volume in a study ordered by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021.
Michael Clements
Michael Clements
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Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights. Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,