Posted on 07/27/2016 9:08:48 AM PDT by PROCON
Lawful gun owners commit less than a fifth of all gun crimes, according to a novel analysis released this week by the University of Pittsburgh.
In the study, led by epidemiologist Anthony Fabio of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health, researchers partnered with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to trace the origins of all 893 firearms that police recovered from crime scenes in the year 2008.
They found that in approximately 8 out of 10 cases, the perpetrator was not a lawful gun owner but rather in illegal possession of a weapon that belonged to someone else. The researchers were primarily interested in how these guns made their way from a legal purchase — at a firearm dealer or via a private sale — to the scene of the crime.
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The Orlando and Dallas shooters were lawful owners. What did they have in common other than guns?
I understand the subtle agenda, though.
Bump.
Gov Brown vetoed making Gun Theft a Felony.
They want criminals to have guns.
They can cite crimes as need to restrict ALL guns.
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