Sentences with phrase «gun used in crimes»
This pipeline makes it impossible for states to stop the flow of guns used in crimes within their borders, since the root of the problem lies in other jurisdictions.
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That's their job: tracking when and where guns used in crimes were originally purchased, and by whom.
A 2016 report from the New York State Office of the Attorney General found that 74 percent of guns used in crimes in New York between 2010 and 2015 came from states with lax gun laws.
The gun control group Giffords on Monday endorsed legislation that would have law enforcement agencies publish online the source of guns used in crimes committed in New York.
The Attorney General's report traced guns used in crimes throughout the state over a six year period, and demonstrated that the great majority came from outside New York, mostly from states like Florida and Virginia with much weaker gun laws.
The move will mean New York, along with New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island will enter into a memorandum of understanding to share information, including the creation of a multi-state database that is meant to supplement the National Instant Criminal Background Check System as well as trace and intercept guns used in crimes.
The private - party gun market,» one study observed, «has long been recognized as a leading source of guns used in crimes.
If not for the ban on consolidating data into a searchable system, the ATF could create a database that allows it to immediately check the sales history of any gun used in a crime.
The facts remain that almost ALL of the guns used in crimes came from «responsible» gun owners, and you are far more likely to be killed by a gun if you own a gun.
Sen. Michael Gianaris says publicly available data on the guns used in crimes «will help focus advocacy efforts in the right place.»
It ignores the data that the vast majority of gun violence is perpetrated by individuals with criminal records, in many cases gang ties, and who are in illegal possession of the gun used in the crime.