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The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and take action on the proposed Memorandum of Understanding to establish a formal partnership between the Maricopa Police Department (MPD) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to support the use of eTrace, ATF’s secure, web based system for firearm trace submissions and analysis at no financial impact to the city. Discussion and Action.
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It is the intent of the signatories that this MOU ensures coordination, cooperation and the mutual conduct of enforcement and research activities relative to the eTrace application. The result of this mutual cooperation and coordination will be the successful prosecution of illegal firearm crimes in State and Federal jurisdictions as well as the development of an accurate picture of the illegal firearms market and the inception of new strategies to effectively interrupt this market and impact the rate of firearm related violence.
This application provides the necessary utilities for submitting, retrieving, storing and querying firearms trace related information relative to our jurisdiction. The firearms tracing process is a valuable service offered by ATF to the global law enforcement community. Information acquired through the firearm tracing process can be utilized to solve individual cases, to maximize the investigative information available for use in identifying potential illegal firearms traffickers, and to supplement the analysis of crime gun trends and trafficking patterns.
Law Enforcement agencies that make a commitment to comprehensive crime gun tracing will be provided with an information platform for developing the best investigative strategies for the reduction of firearms-related crime and violence. ATF has made a concerted effort to leverage existing information technology to better assist law enforcement agencies in the investigation of illicit firearms trafficking as well as the interdiction of firearm s...
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