{"id":84278,"date":"2019-01-21T14:17:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T18:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=84278"},"modified":"2019-01-21T14:19:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T18:19:04","slug":"only-one-in-ten-criminals-get-their-guns-via-valid-retail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=84278","title":{"rendered":"Only One in Ten Criminals Get Their Guns Via Valid Retail"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Handguns for sale at Marrimack, new Hampshire, gun store. Photo by Dominick Reuter, Agence France-Presse, Getty Images.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As many here have argued, stricter gun laws won’t stop criminals from committing crimes with guns. You guys have also argued that it’d be the law abiding citizen that ends up having a harder time… Thus effectively be “more disarmed” relative to the criminals.<\/p>\n

A report came out substantiating your arguments. From The Mercury News:<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the January special report by the U.S. Department of Justice\u2019s Bureau of Justice Statistics, about one in 10 state and federal prisoners convicted of crimes involving a firearm said they got the weapon through a retail source like a sporting goods store, pawn shop or gun show.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Both sides are pointing to this report, done by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (U.S. Department of Justice), to back their arguments. Those that argue for more gun control insist that tougher gun laws would force criminals to risk their safety purchasing their weapons through more dangerous venues.<\/p>\n

Judging by the daily feel good stories that we get here, that appears to be a risk that many take.<\/p>\n

Going along the “if it even saves one life” theme, they’re essentially arguing that the “one out of ten” is “proof” that more regulation is needed.<\/p>\n

They’re also arguing that differences in state laws allow criminals to cross state lines to purchase firearm related items that they normally wouldn’t be able to purchase in the original state.<\/p>\n

Hint, hint, nod, nod, federal regulations needed…<\/p>\n

Out of those that got their guns from an authorized retail source, only one percent got theirs from a gun show. That’s 1 percent of the 10.1 percent who got their gun from a retailer.<\/p>\n

Didn’t someone argue that it was too easy to purchase a gun at a gun show?<\/p>\n

You can read more here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

If you go straight to the PDF, they put that at 2%. Less than 1, out of 50, of the above prisoners obtained the firearm from a retail source.<\/p>\n

You can download the PDF from this site<\/a>:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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