Better firearm traces.
Safer communities.
Our mission is to improve firearm tracing and help prevent crime.
A recovered firearm can hold the next lead in an investigation. We help investigators capture its details accurately, preserve the original photographs, and connect records across cases. Better information gives agencies a stronger starting point to solve crimes, identify trafficking patterns, and help prevent further violence.
Better traces start with better information.
ATF’s study of U.S. crime guns recovered from 2017 through 2021 shows both the scale of firearm tracing and the gaps that can stop a trace from reaching a purchaser.
- Crime guns submitted for tracing
- 1.9 million
- 1,922,577 submissions in the five-year study.
- Did not trace to a purchaser
- 23%
- 439,716 traces did not identify a purchaser.
- Had incomplete or invalid firearm information
- 7.2%
- 137,765 traces did not reach a purchaser for this reason.
Source: ATF National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment, Volume II, Part III. Figures describe the 2017–2021 study, not Fusillade results.
That is where our work begins: helping officers document the firearm in front of them and verify each detail against the photograph, so investigators have a record they can use from the start.
Our team.
Founded in 2024, Fusillade exists to close the gap between a recovered firearm and a useful lead. We build tools to support the people doing that work, with safer communities as the goal.
Eric Epstein
Eric brings 32 years of federal service, including more than three decades at ATF advising agents and industry investigators. His experience connects our work to the needs of law enforcement.
Aaron Epstein
Aaron builds the mobile app and web interfaces that help investigators work with firearm evidence. He earned his degree in Information Systems from the University of Maryland.
Zukang Zhou
Zukang develops the systems behind Fusillade, from backend architecture to application features. He earned his degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.
Help us put better records to work.
See how Fusillade can support your agency’s firearm investigations, from the first photograph to the next lead.