BALTIMORE AGAINST

ILLEGAL GUNS
Message

„ Gun Crime Will Not Be Tolerated

„ The Enforcement, Prosecution and
Punishment of Gun Crime must be our
priority
Strategy

„ Heightened Enforcement
„ Suppress Gun Trafficking
„ Accountability
„ Publicity
„ Legislation
Heightened Enforcement

„ Increase gun seizures

„ Ensure that cases are ready for timely
prosecution
„ Reduce backlog of firearms analysis
and data entry
Multi-Jurisdictional Gun Task
Force
Dedicated Gun Task Force
„ One Sgt. and 5 officers assigned from
BPD
„ 5 State Police Officers

„ ATF support

„ Focus on increased enforcement and

suppressing illegal gun trafficking
Suppress Gun Trafficking

„ List of known problem gun dealers

„ Build cases to close down problem gun
dealers
„ Combat Straw Purchases
„ Trace guns back to the original purchaser
„ Enforce laws that prevent illegal secondary
transfers
 Gun Stat

„ Gun arrests
„ Prior gun arrests
„ Track current cases
„ Time for gun analysis
„ Time between arrest and trial
„ Bail status
„ Outcomes
„ Sentences
Publicity

„ Expand Project EXILE’s media

campaign
„ Participate in the development of a
statewide message campaign that
deters gun crimes
„ BPD and Operation Crime Watch will
advertise rewards for individuals who
report helpful gun crime intelligence
Legislation

1. Gun Offender Registry

2. Change mandatory sentencing
laws to require a range of
minimum to maximum sentences
3. Continue to campaign against
the Tiahrt Amendment