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Joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> heartbroken, right? people from all over the country bursting into tears when they look at the faces of these children whose futures were lost. you're on this task force in congress. what is congress going to do about it? >> we've already done in the house, we passed two pieces of legislation t background check and the bill that closes background check loopholes. we did meet last night and we're looking at more bills to bring forward. we discussed red flag law, laws banning assault weapons. it was just a real roundtable of members of that committee. i...

We have a problem here where -- where a small minority of irresponsible and negligent gun dealers are responsible for the vast majority of crime guns that are being used in our communities and tearing our communities apart. that station is critically important to make sure that we are holding the gun industry accountable, that we are holding them responsible, and that we are doing everything we can to prevent -- prevent the theft and straw purchasing that is allowing that market to thrive. so we are incredibly excited about this nomination and -- and we do hope that the senate will react in ki...

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a government agency working hand-in-hand with law enforcement on tracing firearms.

News 3 Investigator Zak Dahlheimer picks up our “Trigger Trace” investigation, further explaining what straw purchasing of firearms is and what authorities and guns shop owners in Hampton Roads are seeing. Catch Part 1 of the News 3 Investigation this Wednesday on News 3 at 6.

Condition it serves as a stark reminder of the violence the increasing number of americans are confronting. there's no indication the number of gun violence incidents and mass shootings will slow down any time soon in this country. that means a lot of americans are hoping that the rest of 2021 looks a lot better than the year has so far when it comes to gun violence. evan mcmore riscmorris-santoro: york. in california city leaders passed a new gun control law. late last month a shooter killed nine people at the public transit yard before turning the on gun herself. the mayor says it's aimed ...