Reply #204: UCR expanded data, BJS, NCVS, FBI.. [View All]

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The BJS published a study of the NCVS that only 30% of violent crime involves firearms of any kind (approx 1.3m in 1993), probably lower in number now as crime is overall lower than the early 90's.

Of those offenders, 18% of state and 15% of federal inmates were armed at the time of the crime for which they were convicted. 75% had previously served time for a conviction that made them ineligible to possess a firearm, which goes a long way to explain why ~40% of their guns were from 'friends/family', and ~40% were from 'street/illegal source'.

Now, given the above, how do you tie people possessing a gun illegally in the commission of a crime to those with clean records who choose to carry concealed weapons?

Sure, it's another 'category of events' but you were making the assertion that 'carrying a gun is a stupid idea' (post #182) based on comparing accidental gun deaths to justified homicides. Smearing concealed carry licensees, who by definition have to have a clean record by comparing them to felons using guns in crimes is relevant how, exactly?

Here's some more reading for you..

http://ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/guic.pdf
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/fuo.pdf