ATF firearms tracing databases
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ATF firearms tracing databases are centralized federal systems that collect and store information used to track the history and movement of firearms recovered by law enforcement.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ATF firearms tracing databases canonical | 1 |
| Firearms Theft Loss System | 1 |
| Firearms Tracing System | 1 |
| Suspect Gun Database | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11394047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ATF firearms tracing databases Context triple: [eTrace, dataSource, ATF firearms tracing databases]
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A.
National Firearms Licensing Management System
The National Firearms Licensing Management System is a centralized UK database used by law enforcement to manage and track civilian firearms licensing information.
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B.
Crime Gun Intelligence Center (tracing component)
The Crime Gun Intelligence Center (tracing component) is a specialized unit that analyzes and traces firearms used in crimes to support law enforcement investigations and reduce gun violence.
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C.
NICS
NICS (the National Instant Criminal Background Check System) is the U.S. system used to quickly determine whether a prospective firearm buyer is legally eligible to purchase guns.
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D.
Oregon State Police Firearms Instant Check System
The Oregon State Police Firearms Instant Check System is the state’s background check program used to determine the eligibility of individuals purchasing or transferring firearms in Oregon.
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E.
FBI case management systems
FBI case management systems are specialized digital platforms used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to organize, track, and manage investigative case information and related operational records.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ATF firearms tracing databases Target entity description: ATF firearms tracing databases are centralized federal systems that collect and store information used to track the history and movement of firearms recovered by law enforcement.
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A.
National Firearms Licensing Management System
The National Firearms Licensing Management System is a centralized UK database used by law enforcement to manage and track civilian firearms licensing information.
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B.
Crime Gun Intelligence Center (tracing component)
The Crime Gun Intelligence Center (tracing component) is a specialized unit that analyzes and traces firearms used in crimes to support law enforcement investigations and reduce gun violence.
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C.
NICS
NICS (the National Instant Criminal Background Check System) is the U.S. system used to quickly determine whether a prospective firearm buyer is legally eligible to purchase guns.
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D.
Oregon State Police Firearms Instant Check System
The Oregon State Police Firearms Instant Check System is the state’s background check program used to determine the eligibility of individuals purchasing or transferring firearms in Oregon.
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E.
FBI case management systems
FBI case management systems are specialized digital platforms used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to organize, track, and manage investigative case information and related operational records.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal law enforcement information system
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firearms tracing database system ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo |
authorized intelligence personnel
ⓘ
authorized law enforcement personnel ⓘ |
| collects |
dealer information from trace forms
ⓘ
firearm caliber ⓘ firearm make ⓘ firearm model ⓘ firearm serial numbers ⓘ firearm trace records ⓘ firearm type ⓘ firearms theft and loss report data ⓘ importer information from trace forms ⓘ manufacturer information from trace forms ⓘ multiple sales report data ⓘ purchaser information from trace forms ⓘ recovery date information ⓘ recovery location information ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataSource |
ATF Form 3310.11
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ATF Form 3310.4 ⓘ ATF Form 3310.6 ⓘ
linked to:
ATF Form 3310.11
ATF Form 4473 ⓘ federal firearms licensees ⓘ firearms importers ⓘ firearms manufacturers ⓘ out-of-business FFL records ⓘ |
| doesNotConstitute | national firearms registry ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Appropriations riders restricting firearm registry creation
ⓘ
Firearms Owners Protection Act ⓘ
linked to:
Firearm Owners Protection Act
Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ |
| includes |
Access 2000 data storage program
ⓘ
Firearms Theft Loss System ⓘ
linked to:
ATF firearms tracing databases
Firearms Tracing System ⓘ
linked to:
ATF firearms tracing databases
Multiple Sales System ⓘ Suspect Gun Database ⓘ
linked to:
ATF firearms tracing databases
eTrace system ⓘ
linked to:
eTrace
|
| locatedIn | Martinsburg, West Virginia ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
ATF National Tracing Center
ⓘ
linked to:
National Tracing Center
|
| supports |
domestic firearm traces
ⓘ
identification of crime gun sources ⓘ identification of firearms trafficking patterns ⓘ international firearm traces ⓘ time-to-crime analysis ⓘ |
| usedBy | law enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
crime gun analysis
ⓘ
firearms crime analysis ⓘ firearms tracing ⓘ firearms trafficking investigations ⓘ investigative support ⓘ public safety ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: ATF firearms tracing databases Description of subject: ATF firearms tracing databases are centralized federal systems that collect and store information used to track the history and movement of firearms recovered by law enforcement.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ATF firearms tracing databases
linked to: ATF firearms tracing databases
linked to: ATF firearms tracing databases