The Times Union reported on Attorney General Schneiderman's new report tracing
guns used in crimes in New York to their source.
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.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
And another 2016 report from the US Government Accountability Office found that most of the
guns — as many as 70 percent —
used in crimes in Mexico, which has strict
gun laws, can be traced back to the US, which has generally weaker
gun laws.
His conclusions didn't fit the anti-gun narrative that
guns are
used in crimes far more than
in self - defense and therefore private ownership must be abolished.
By your reasoning, no one should have a
gun, as they «might»
in the future
use it to commit 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.
It was listed
in a 2004 survey by Americans for
Gun Safety as one of worst
gun shops
in America because over 200
guns used in violent
crimes were tracked back to it.
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.
By Rick Karlin, Capitol Bureau While rolling out a new survey that found a majority of
guns recovered by police came from outside of New York, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman earlier Tuesday highlighted a new interactive web - based feature that lets users find how many
guns were recovered by police
in various locations across the state and how long it took for the weapon to be
used in a
crime.
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.
A public - safety program would crack down on
gun - related
crimes through expanded penalties based on a California law aimed at the
use of a firearm while
in the commission of a
crime.
Sen. Michael Gianaris says publicly available data on the
guns used in crimes «will help focus advocacy efforts
in the right place.»
Ninety percent of the
guns used in New York
crimes between 2010 and 2015 came from six states known as the «Iron Pipeline» — Pennsylvania, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida — according to a 2016 report by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
@Adam Are you seriously asking for citations that prove
gun use in cities is more likely
crime related than livestock protection related and that
in rural areas that relation is reversed?
The private - party
gun market,» one study observed, «has long been recognized as a leading source of
guns used in crimes.
Criminals don't like to leave a trail, hence the overwhelming
use of illegal
guns in most
gun related
crimes.
In New York State, the majority of
gun crimes are committed by criminals who are
using illegal
guns, and therefore he believes we should take steps to curb illegal
gun use by increasing penalties and enacting mandatory minimum sentences.»
«If that
gun is
used in a
crime, it's coming back to you.»
So
in reality, the thug
uses a stolen
gun, ammo he stole from you, and the ammo is traced from the
crime to you, you get arrested and question about the
crime.....
«Anyone
in a life - or - death situation who's accused of a
crime, whether it's because they
used a chokehold or fired a
gun, can always claim self - defense and be exonerated,» he said.
For example, evidence suggests that additional prison time for
gun use in a violent
crime can reduce robberies involving
guns.
Neighborhood rates of interpersonal conflict
in 2011 were associated with increases
in social disorder (noise disturbances and public intoxication), private neglect (infestation and uncivil
use of private property),
crime, and physical and
gun violence
in 2012.
But the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can't collect
gun data like it
used to, and information about
guns used in individual
crimes is locked up tight.
GelSight might find its true home outside the lab,
in providing quality control for manufacturers and perhaps helping forensic investigators, since the patterns left on bullet casings by
guns, easily visible with the device, can help pinpoint what weapon was
used in a
crime.
The results of one survey, to find out how often
guns are
used in self - defense, depict the country's
gun owners as holding back a tidal wave of violence and
crime.
The description of the book reads: For the first time, more than two dozen
crime and mystery authors have joined together to
use the strongest weapon at their disposal — words —
in a call for reasonable
gun control
in the -LSB-...]
There's a scene
in the Dark Knight where there are several people running around, dressed up as Batman and trying to help out the Caped Crusader, but unlike the Bat, they
use guns and homemade tools and gadgets
in their attempts to rid the streets of
crime.
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.
Right now a bill sits on Governor Brown's desk that eliminates mandatory penalties for criminals who
use a
gun in the most heinous types of
crimes, including rape, mayhem, and murder.
The
use of s60 powers is allowed
in limited situations and with a view to help tackle
gun and knife
crime as well as gang violence.
Indeed, aggressive police raids — where doors are kicked
in, machine
guns are held to civilians» heads, and houses are completely ransacked — create a backlash against the police and against the legal system
in general, especially when these tactics are
used against «
crimes» as mundane as poker games, checking high school students» lockers for drugs, and even cracking down on unlicensed hairdressers.
If there is good research indicating that this transfer of discretion
in the
gun crime settings help to reduce illegal
gun use and
gun violence, I can understand why folks
in Chicago and elsewhere think increased mandatory minimums should be a needed response to
gun crimes and
gun violence.
Most killings and other
gun crimes in the United States are committed with the
use of handguns.
The bank advertising byline
used a number of years ago doesn't begin to cover doing business today: «the world, she is a-changing...» It is only
in very recent times that our highlighted news on any given Toronto GTA day reports areas of
gun shots, driveby murders, and street
crimes in our own residential working areas, often
in broad daylight.