Schumer Advocates For New Laws To Stop Gun Trafficking
Published: May 8th, 2015
By: Shawn Magrath

NEW YORK – United States Senator Charles Schumer is pushing for new federal gun regulations to restrict the flow of stolen and illegally-trafficked guns from state to state.

Schumer announced on Wednesday a proposal to crackdown on the “Iron Pipeline,” a term given to illicit gun-trafficking. He is urging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to implement a new strategy to hone in on the pipeline.

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