Leaders of Maryland and the District of Columbia are teaming up to root out the scourge of firearms making their way into the hands of criminals, but the new task force is missing a key regional partner: Virginia.

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Prince George’s County Executive Jack Johnson on Friday announced the creation of the District of Columbia-Maryland Gun Task Force, a regional partnership to crack down on gun-trafficking and to prevent gun violence. District police recovered 2,656 illegal firearms in 2006, Fenty said, with most being traced back to Maryland and Virginia.