Congressional Gun Violence Task Force Announces Vice Chairs

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29. No not really -- but this will give you a good idea of what I meant

In Study Of Gun Traffic, Va. Stands Out
Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Virginia also was among the top sources of guns recovered by authorities in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and South Carolina, the data show. In New York, more recovered guns came from Virginia than from any other outside state -- roughly one of 11 traced.

"Somebody coined I-95 'the iron pipeline,' " said Mike Campbell, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which released the report yesterday. "There's a lot of traffic moving up and down 95."

Most of the guns traced by the ATF came from the states where they were recovered, the agency said. The vast majority of guns tied to Virginia were also recovered there. But Virginia was the second-leading source for many other states along the East Coast.

In the District, which has one of the toughest gun laws in the country, authorities traced nearly 1,100 guns. Of those, 289 were from Maryland and 277 from Virginia. The District was the only city analyzed in the ATF's report.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/20/AR2007082002010.html


Gun show loophole in Virginia

Monday, December 13, 2010

NEW YORK (WABC) -- When a gun is used in a crime in New York, there's a good chance the weapon came from Virginia.


That's because the state is the number one source for illegal guns entering the city.

Federal investigators say Virginia gun shows could be a major factor.
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/investigators&id=7841676

Virginia’s Gift to Gunrunners
Published: February 29, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/opinion/virginias-gift-to-gunrunners.html?_r=0