In 2020 and 2021, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of Washington D.C., as the only legal gun dealer in the nation's capital, dealt thousands of guns, inadvertently selling firearms to individuals who later used these guns in criminal activities. A significant number of these firearms, at least 25, were recovered at crime scenes in 2021 alone. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is now demanding answers after this concerning number of guns were found at crime scenes. The ATF has classified the D.C. police department as a suspicious firearm dealer, subjecting it to heightened scrutiny for months. This classification is a rare measure indicating severe concerns over the department's handling of firearm sales, marking them as the 'worst of the worst.' Additionally, a federal report highlighted that over a span of five years, 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers, although it's not specified if these incidents are directly connected to the MPD's activities.
Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years https://t.co/id5Nne7FPC
68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years, federal report finds https://t.co/3z0eKLkCKu
D.C. police spent months selling guns to criminals who then used those guns to commit crimes. It got so bad that ATF classified the D.C. police department as a suspicious firearm dealer subject to heightened scrutiny, a rare step reserved for the worst of the worst. https://t.co/UZWJNOgkik
New reporting from our colleagues over at @NBCWashington: DC police dealt thousands of guns in 2020/2021, as the only legal gun dealer in the nation’s capital. Now, ATF is demanding answers after concerning number of guns have been found at crime scenes https://t.co/kOgIBFl08N
….at least 25 of the guns MPD helped sell to D.C. residents in 2020 and 2021 were recovered at crime scenes in 2021 alone…. https://t.co/gDq1BZ8iC6