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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

DOJ: Less than 3 Percent of Nation's Prisoners Acquired Firearms at Retail Stores, Gun Shows


A January 2019 Department of Justice report shows fewer than three percent of prisoners who used guns in crime acquired those guns at retail stores or at a gun show. The report, titled, “Source and Use of Firearms Involved in Crimes: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016,” presents information ascertained via face-to-face interviews with some of the nearly 300,000 prisoners who used a gun in commission of a crime.  It shows that roughly “1.3 percent of prisoners obtained a gun from a retail source and used it during their offense.” Only 0.8 percent of prisoners acquired their guns at a gun show............. This information undercuts Democrat claims that expanding background checks will keep us safer. ........To Read More....








 


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