The Tiahrt Amendment has the following direct effects on law enforcement:
- It prevents the existence of a federal database of gun transactions.
This database would help law enforcement find the source of illegal gun trafficking.
- It prevents the ATF from inspecting gun dealers for sales discrepancies more than once a year.
This prevents the law and respected gun dealership owners from keeping illegal guns off the streets.
- It prevents the ATF from requiring that dealers keep track of their own inventories.
This keeps missing guns from being found.
Considering all the topics that have come up recently in the current gun violence debate, there is no single action that would help protect the safety of the American people more than the repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment.