11.   But several months later, officials said that morale had improved and that enforcement efforts, particularly seizures of illegal guns, were returning to prior levels.

12.   Combs is expected to take the stand Thursday at State Supreme Court in Manhattan in his trial on charges of illegal gun possession and bribing a witness.

13.   Combs is being charged with two counts of illegal gun possession and one count of bribing a witness.

14.   Critics of the law argue it will do little to stem the flow of illegal guns.

15.   Fadeley, a private investigator in the Pacific Northwest, assumed the guise of Gus Magisano, a renegade motorcyclist who trafficked in illegal guns.

16.   Goetz was convicted of illegal gun possession, for which he served eight and a half months in prison.

17.   He said gun-control measures could put an end to the market in illegal guns.

18.   Illegal guns and poor police protection are most prevalent in the neighborhoods where law-abiding black citizens live.

19.   In Illinois, Attorney General Jim Ryan has launched a new initiative to target illegal gun sales online and at gun shows.

20.   It also helps them understand the source of crime guns in their communities and develop strategies to stem the flow of illegal guns.