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DOJ: Majority of guns used in crimes were obtained ILLEGALLY
 [Right Scoop] The DOJ has released a new report indicating how guns were obtained by criminals who used them. The data comes from a 2016 survey of both state and federal prisons.One big highlight in the report shows that 90% of all guns used in crimes were NOT purchased legally: Among prisoners who possessed a gun during their offense, 90% did not obtain it from a retail source.And of those prisoners who did purchase their guns legally, less than one percent came from a gun show: Among prisoners who possessed a firearm during their offense, 0.8% obtained it at a gun show. But wait, I thought gun shows were bad? Hasn’t the DOJ ever heard of the ’gun show loophole’??? So only 10% of prisoners purchased their guns legally. Let that sink in for a moment. Of that 90% that did not purchase a gun from a store, over half of them were stolen or purchased illegally: Posted by: Besoeker 2019-01-22 |
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