[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by metallicat

That doesn't seem true at all. Granted it is 6am and I'm barely awake, but this seems like a case for snopes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Tracing_Center

Nope, its accurate. ATF is hobbled by not having a unified database for their records.

https://www.thetrace.org/2016/08/atf...ses-explained/

The NRA is a very powerful lobby that keeps legislators in their pockets and prevents systems being put in place where national databases would bring all of this information together.

https://www.publicintegrity.org/2013...eleaguered-atf

http://www.latimes.com/business/hilt...nap-story.html

https://www.wired.com/2015/10/americ...ood-data-guns/

http://abcnews.go.com/US/federal-gov...ry?id=50300379