Shocking!
Criminals don’t get their guns from the internet or gun shows. They buy them on the street.
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
Uncle Pays the Bills
 |
|
Find Local
|
Categories
- ATF (769)
- Death Match (10)
- Eminent Domain (225)
- In the bag (9)
- Notes to Junior (546)
- Poker (74)
- Recipes (142)
- Shotgun Noob (11)
- The Airing of Grievances (19)
- uncategorized (47,725)
September 2nd, 2015 at 8:38 pm
”
A new study conducted by the University of Chicago Crime Lab, inmates in the Cook County jail said they get they guns on the streets from “personal connections” rather that outlets like guns shows and the internet..
”
Aw, who are you gonna believe? Some street criminal or Shannon Watts?
September 3rd, 2015 at 12:57 am
Addicts don’t get heroine or crystal meth at Walgreens either.
September 3rd, 2015 at 9:43 am
Street guns come from someplace, though.
When my home in the Baltimore suburbs was robbed of a .270 rifle, 12 gauge shotgun and 10/22 rifle, my main concern was that these guns might be used to hurt someone.
My lesson learned : STACK-ON gun lockers don’t stop anyone who wants your guns from getting your guns.
Uncle’s purchase of a safe is the way to go for gun storage in the home.
September 3rd, 2015 at 11:53 am
That tracks with the BJS studies back in ’94/’96 (dates off the top of my head). The imposition of Brady background checks had basically one effect on criminal access per prison surveys. There was an almost 1-1 move of 7% from licensed dealers to street sales/associates. The gun show/flea market totals remained at low single digit percentages.
Even though private transfer BGCs are essentially unenforceable – as they cannot be detected as having occurred post facto, much less proven to have occurred beyond a reasonable doubt in court absent an LEO witnessing the transfer – there is no evidence which supports the claim that criminals will not simply evade them as they did the Brady/NICs checks requirements.
All the evidence suggests that, whatever the current (low) percentage of criminal purchases are from lawful private sellers, that percentage will simply move into the street market as well. Just like after Brady/NICs.
September 3rd, 2015 at 1:52 pm
Sorry for the multi-post but also, note the context of this study was Chicago, Illinois.
IL still requires a FOID to possess firearms and requires the private seller to receive approval of the buyer’s FOID from the DPS prior to the sale being completed. I believe they have to also abide by the waiting period (if that still exists). Not completing the required checks is a Class 3 felony to the seller. Not sure what else Chicago may still require.
These are the same “reasonable” laws the anti-rights crowd want, claiming they “may not stop all sales but will reduce violence.” This Chicago study is proof they don’t and won’t.