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Charles Christensen · 11-24-2011, 10:49 AM

This may be old news to you guys but I was wandering the net and came across a report about an FBI study on "cop attackers and their weapons" in the Force Science News from 28 Dec 2006.
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Predominately handguns were used in the assaults on officers and all but one were obtained illegally, usually in street transactions or in thefts. In contrast to media myth, none of the firearms in the study was obtained from gun shows. What was available "was the overriding factor in weapon choice," the report says. Only 1 offender hand-picked a particular gun "because he felt it would do the most damage to a human being."

Researcher Davis, in a presentation and discussion for the International Assn. of Chiefs of Police, noted that none of the attackers interviewed was "hindered by any law--federal, state or local--that has ever been established to prevent gun ownership. They just laughed at gun laws."
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Somehow I think that people like us already knew this.

ofitg · 11-24-2011, 11:38 AM

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) published a study in 1993 - before enactment of the Brady Bill - which showed that more than 80% of violent criminals obtained their guns through illicit channels.

http://rkba.org/research/wright/arme...l.summary.html

So now the number has risen to nearly 100%. Predictable.

jim summers · 11-24-2011, 03:03 PM

Criminals can't get guns the honest way so they have to get them the other way

geds · 11-24-2011, 10:00 PM

Think about it - why would they want a paper trail?

11-24-2011, 10:49 AM	#1
Charles Christensen V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 208	Found this online This may be old news to you guys but I was wandering the net and came across a report about an FBI study on "cop attackers and their weapons" in the Force Science News from 28 Dec 2006. ------------ Predominately handguns were used in the assaults on officers and all but one were obtained illegally, usually in street transactions or in thefts. In contrast to media myth, none of the firearms in the study was obtained from gun shows. What was available "was the overriding factor in weapon choice," the report says. Only 1 offender hand-picked a particular gun "because he felt it would do the most damage to a human being." Researcher Davis, in a presentation and discussion for the International Assn. of Chiefs of Police, noted that none of the attackers interviewed was "hindered by any law--federal, state or local--that has ever been established to prevent gun ownership. They just laughed at gun laws." ------------ Somehow I think that people like us already knew this. -->

11-24-2011, 11:38 AM	#2
ofitg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Contributor Posts: 1,447	Re: Found this online The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) published a study in 1993 - before enactment of the Brady Bill - which showed that more than 80% of violent criminals obtained their guns through illicit channels. http://rkba.org/research/wright/arme...l.summary.html So now the number has risen to nearly 100%. Predictable.

11-24-2011, 03:03 PM	#3
jim summers Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I reside in southern Indiana, you can almost step out of my back door and be setting on Patoka Lake Posts: 1,056	Re: Found this online Criminals can't get guns the honest way so they have to get them the other way __________________ To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Required.

11-24-2011, 10:00 PM	#4
geds Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3,706	Re: Found this online Think about it - why would they want a paper trail?