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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