This report, released jointly by the US Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury, presents a statistical analysis of the extent of gun crime committed in the US by persons between the ages of 18 and 20. The findings of the report show that this age group committed the most gun homicides in 1997, were more likely to use a firearm during a crime, and possessed the largest number of guns connected to documented crimes. The report also makes suggestions for reducing gun violence for this age group through legislation, and outlines the proposed Youth Gun Crime Enforcement Act of 1999. The report derived the latest data from the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Crime Victimization Survey as well as the gun tracing data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.