WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced major new developments in her fight to get gun traffickers and illegally trafficked firearms off the streets. As of March 31, 2026, the anti-gun trafficking statute Gillibrand passed in 2022 has been used to charge 1,065 suspected gun traffickers nationwide, and more than 320 of those defendants have already been convicted. Additionally, over 6,000 guns have been seized by law enforcement as a result of these prosecutions.
The seized weapons include:
* 529 AR-15s and AR-style weapons;
* 681 machine gun conversion devices, which can convert semi-automatic pistols and rifles into fully automatic weapons in und...