Federal prosecutors stated that, in addition to gun trafficking, he had recruited others to do the same.

Illegal drugs rings, gun trafficking and organized crime are just a sampling of cases they tackle.

They focus not only on street crime, but on money laundering, gun trafficking and sophisticated drug operations.

"Bloomberg's problem is trying to build a coalition that will actually have a measurable effect on illicit gun trafficking," he said.

Most officials agree that over the last few years, the nature of gun trafficking has changed, mostly because the profits have skyrocketed.

These two measures significantly strengthen New York's penalties for illegal gun trafficking.

Police forces in the past have used that data to help trace and stop gun trafficking.

If Washington would limit gun trafficking, he could do much more.

"Did you take additional steps to determine if he was involved in gun trafficking?"

Additional changes have been made regarding the death penalty, gun trafficking, and assaults with a weapon.