Fact: Most crime guns are either bought off the street from illegal sources Fact: Each of the guns was either bought through an intermediary or someone who knew they were going to underage buyers. In all cases there was a purposeful criminal activity occurring and the actors knew they were breaking the law. These non-gun dealers include knife makers, ammunition dealers, accessories dealers, military artifact traders, clothing vendors, bumper-sticker sellers, and hobbyists.
No attempts were made to verify that the sales in question were straw sales. Fact: Why does crime rise when criminals are released from prison early? Because they are likely to commit more crimes. Extrapolating, those released felons killed another 2, people. Fact: Homicide convicts serve a little more than half of their original sentences. Fact: Los Angeles County saw repeat offender and re-arrest rates soar after authorities closed jails and released prisoners early. In less than three years, early release of prisoners in LA resulted in: Fact: In , 13, homicides were committed by felons on parole or probation.
For comparison sake, this is about half of the annual gun death totals keep in mind that gun deaths fell from to Fact: The national five-day waiting period under the Brady Bill had no impact on murder or robbery. In fact, there was a slight increase in rape and aggravated assault, indicating no effective suppression of certain violent crimes.
Thus, for two crime categories, a possible effect was to delay law-abiding citizens from getting a gun for protection. The risks were greatest for crimes against women. Fact: Those statistics came from a pair of surveys reported by gun control group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, who has been caught stacking survey responses by polling left-of-center mailing lists.
This myth started in 59 when Glock began marketing a handgun with a polymer frame , not the entire firearm. Incidentally, Glocks are one of the favorite handguns of police departments because it is lightweight, thanks to the polymer frame.
Fact: None of over 2, firearms recovered from crime scenes by the Minneapolis police in were machine guns. Fact: 0. A firearm can change hands and travel far in six years. Donate Now! Gun Facts is primarily funded by your contributions. Download for free You need to log in to download this statistic Register for free Already a member? Log in. Show detailed source information? Register for free Already a member? More information. Supplementary notes.
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Yes, let me download! Exclusive Corporate feature. Corporate Account. Statista Accounts: Access All Statistics. Basic Account. You only have access to basic statistics. The next day, year-old Chad Carless and year-old Devin Hodges were in a shed with a group of friends examining the weapon when it went off, killing Carless. In his despair, as others went for help, Hodges committed suicide using the same gun.
Two lives were lost because a gun owner failed to secure their weapon. If we are to get real about controlling gun violence in our communities and improving public safety, we have to make securing firearms a priority.
Public education and providing consequences for irresponsibility in no way restricts gun ownership. Behind the Badge. October 29, 0. September 10, 0. July 19, 0.
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