Sentences with phrase «of 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.»

«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.

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.

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.

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.

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.