ATF data shows over 11,000 Tennessee firearms traced to crimes in 2017

[The Legion]

https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/atf-data-shows-over-11-000-tennessee-firearms-traced-to-crimes-in-2017/802735812

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) --The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) says in 2017 there were over 11,000 firearms recovered by law enforcement.

The data reflects reporting by ATF where firearms are recovered and traced to help identify firearm traffickers, trafficking patterns, and the sources and types of guns used in crimes.

In Tennessee, 11,168 firearms were traced. Pistols accounted for 7,328 traces, followed by revolvers (1,689), rifles (1,240), shotguns (751), Derringers (91), machine guns (33), and 'other' (36).

As with national trends, 9mm handguns were the most-traced, accounting for 2,976.

Of the recoveries, 1,379 were used in a dangerous drug offense, 676 for simple assault, 324 in homicides 323 in property crimes, 278 in aggravated assaults, 210 in robberies, and 122 in burglaries.

Memphis had the highest number of recoveries in 2017 with 4,163. Nashville ranked second with 2,118, followed by Chattanooga (1.019), Knoxville (431), Jackson (179), Madison (157), Johnson City (141), Hermitage (114), and Gallatin (107). There were 226 other areas which accounted for the leftover 2,262 firearms.

[Omega]

Maybe I'm not reading this right, but all 11k firearms recovered were traced to TN?  Seems their numbers are a bit short, as there must of been other states with recovered and traced weapons, or do they want us to just take the "over 11,000" to mean way over 11k.  And 33 machine guns? Also, they don't discuss if the weapons were stolen, purchased legally (owner now a criminal) at an FFL, or just weapons that were purchased in private sales.

[tnhawk]

6 hours ago, Omega said:

Maybe I'm not reading this right, but all 11k firearms recovered were traced to TN?  Seems their numbers are a bit short, as there must of been other states with recovered and traced weapons, or do they want us to just take the "over 11,000" to mean way over 11k.  And 33 machine guns? Also, they don't discuss if the weapons were stolen, purchased legally (owner now a criminal) at an FFL, or just weapons that were purchased in private sales.

A fact every journalist understands - Too much information will ruin a good story

[Defender]

Wow, those numbers sure seem high to me...11,000 in one year, just from Tennessee?

Edited August 1, 2018 by Defender

[GlockSpock]

https://www.scribd.com/document/385106977/tnwebsite17-183887#

 

[bersaguy]

2 hours ago, CZ9MM said:

https://www.scribd.com/document/385106977/tnwebsite17-183887#

 

I read some of the reports but one thing I don't understand is does it mean that many guns were sold and used in crimes in Tennessee or just how many guns were recovered in crimes solved in Tennessee and guns confiscated. Like found  2 or 10 guns in a drug raid on a drug house? 

[Garufa]

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Edited August 1, 2018 by Garufa

[MacGyver]

Nothing makes me quit listening to a presentation faster than having data not clearly match across rows and down columns.

[DaveTN]

So 11,000 firearms in or from Tennessee were traced by the ATF. We don't know why they were traced, and we don't know if they were involved in a crime. If they were involved in a crime they could have been taken or stolen from an innocent victim.  

From the ATF report.... 

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ATF Firearms Trace Data Disclaimer•

Firearm traces are designed to assist law enforcement authorities in conducting investigations by tracking the sale and possession of specific firearms. Law enforcement agencies may request firearms traces for any reason, and those reasons are not necessarily reported to the Federal Government. Not all firearms used in crime are traced and not all firearms traced are used in crime.

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Firearms selected for tracing are not chosen for purposes of determining which types, makes or models of firearms are used for illicit purposes. The firearms selected do not constitute a random sample and should not be considered representative of the larger universe of all firearms used by criminals, or any subset of that universe. Firearms are normally traced to the first retail seller, and sources reported for firearms traced do not necessarily represent the sources or methods by which firearms in general are acquired for use in crime.

 

 

[Grunt67]

I quit reading after "ATF".