1.   ATF officials point out that the vast majority of gun dealers are honest and provide essential cooperation in tracing guns used illegally.

2.   A new computer program unveiled Tuesday by the federal government should help state and local law enforcement authorities quickly trace guns used in crimes.

3.   Additionally, establishing a more efficient system of tracing guns found at crimes scenes could be useful in tracking people who act as conduits for criminals to obtain weapons.

4.   All new issues would include a second, hidden serial number to make guns easier to trace.

5.   But ATF spokesman Jeff Roehm said the bureau routinely traces guns to identify potential gun traffickers.

6.   But her idea of a good weekend has been to spend hours preparing a report on tracing crime guns.

7.   Each gun will be traced to its original seller through documents and serial numbers to try to find who is selling guns to juveniles.

8.   For instance, Delfay said, some cities still do not trace all guns used in crimes, so the existing data may be misleading.

9.   Fort Myers detectives had the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms trace the gun and found it had a six-year gap in its resume.

10.   Fort Myers Police Chief Larry Hart is one of the many in law enforcement frustrated over the difficulty of tracing guns from their origin to a crime scene.