Illinois bill to use gun-tracing database advances
When law enforcement finds a gun while investigating a crime scene, they can track its history on a national database called eTrace.
HB1373, a bill advancing in Illinois, would require all law enforcement agencies to use it. Our Quad Cities News correspondent Danny Connolly explains.
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