The government released a study detailing the usage of firearms in the commission of crimes in 2016. The results are astounding and they really undermine arguments of those supporting the push for background checks, waiting periods, and other restrictions on purchase.
To compile the figures, interviews were held with about 300,000 prisoners in federal and state prisons for crimes committed in 2016. Among those who used a gun in committing their crime, less than 5% bought their weapon at a gun shop. Then there's those gun shows that the gun control people always discuss as a way of avoiding background checks. It turns out that less than 1% of criminals got their weapons at a gun show. So where did the guns come from? About half of the firearms that were used were stolen. The rest came from friends or family members. So this means that over 90% of the guns in the possession of those who actually committed criminal acts in 2016 were obtained in ways that would not be affected at all by stricter background check or waiting periods.
The results of this study make clear that gun violence won't be meaningfully affected by the remedies being pushed by the gun control crowd.
To compile the figures, interviews were held with about 300,000 prisoners in federal and state prisons for crimes committed in 2016. Among those who used a gun in committing their crime, less than 5% bought their weapon at a gun shop. Then there's those gun shows that the gun control people always discuss as a way of avoiding background checks. It turns out that less than 1% of criminals got their weapons at a gun show. So where did the guns come from? About half of the firearms that were used were stolen. The rest came from friends or family members. So this means that over 90% of the guns in the possession of those who actually committed criminal acts in 2016 were obtained in ways that would not be affected at all by stricter background check or waiting periods.
The results of this study make clear that gun violence won't be meaningfully affected by the remedies being pushed by the gun control crowd.
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