What reforms are needed for illegal gun ownership?

What reforms are needed for illegal gun ownership?

Paul Helmke (President, The Brady Campaign) gives expert video advice on: Do background checks drive criminals to possess guns illegally?; Why are gun shows controversial?; Is there a black market for guns? and more...

We need to strengthen law enforcement, particularly the ATF in enforcing the rules against dealers. 1% of the dealers nation-wide provide the guns that are traced to 60% of the crimes. But right now the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, it would take them 17 years to investigate every legitimate gun dealer in this country. So we need to strengthen law enforcement, we need to cut down on "straw purchasers". A straw purchase is a situation where a prohibited person goes in with someone who doesn't have a record. The prohibited person is the one who asks all the questions, checks out the gun. But then when it comes to filling out the form, they'll have the partner fill out the form. The prohibited person might even be the one handing the money over. So it's clear, it should be clear to the gun dealer, that the person really buying the gun is not the one filling out the paperwork. That's a "straw purchase". We need to cut down on bulk-sales of guns, when someone buys 85 guns at a time, that's a pretty clear sign that they're not using them for personal protection or for hunting or for their own collection. It's a sign they are going to be marketing these guns. So we need to study these patterns on where guns that are used and where crimes come from. And figure out how they're being trafficked , what the sources are, and take steps to stop that.