From CNN today:
"Trace the Guns" examines troves of new data released to Mayors Against Illegal Guns by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and for the first time demonstrates the connection between laws designed to deter illegal trafficking and lower export rates for guns used in crimes.
Mississippi, West Virginia, Kentucky, Alaska, Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, Indiana, Nevada and Georgia were the 10 states that supplied guns used in crimes at the highest rates -- each of them supplying such guns at a rate more than twice the national average.
Okay, right off the bat, let me be clear here. Neither these mayors nor am I talking about "gun control" here they--we-- are calling for making it more difficult to transfer guns from state to state--just tightening gun laws--decidedly not the wicked "gun control", no matter what the NRA, any of its members or anyone else says.
Not only do they supply a disproportionate amount of crime guns, but these states are also more likely to be the source of guns recovered in crimes within two years of the original sale, which the ATF said is a key sign of illegal trafficking.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is right: "If one state ignores a gap in its laws, other states have to deal with the deadly consequences."
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is right: "If one state ignores a gap in its laws, other states have to deal with the deadly consequences."
We need to tighten up these laws to prevent the move of illegal guns--not your gun, Mr. or Mrs. America.
It just makes sense.
And please don't tell me it's a "slippery slope."
And please don't tell me it's a "slippery slope."
You can also see where guns are coming from in your state on the website:
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The mayors ARE talking about gun control. Absolutely. They aren't yet asking for total gun bans, total handgun bans--but they are talking about defacto registration at least. You don't think Bloomberg would make federal law match the law in New York City if he could get away with it? That's not gun control?
For the first time they have been able to find a statistic that supports gun control--except the ATF has said that traces aren't necessarily crime guns. Saying that the top 20% of states are twice the national average of traces isn't at all astounding-it is well within what I would expect for any similar variable--Gun ownership rates, per capita ice cream consumption, fishing license rates...
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