C.D.: Thanks! If you or anyone else finds the study please send link if possible, I am not familiar with it. Happy New Year to all!
Ray Raymond G. Kessler, M.A., J.D. Professor of Criminal Justice Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX 79830 Office phone: 432 837-8166 Please feel free to check out my blog at http://crimelawandjustice.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: firearmsregprof-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:firearmsregprof-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of C D Tavares Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 2:44 AM To: Firearmsregprof Subject: Re: 40% of firearm sales require no background check? On Dec 28, 2012, at 7:09 PM, Joseph E. Olson wrote: > In an imaginary world where every charged criminal every year (1) used > a gun for every violent crime AND (2) used a different gun for each > crime, A COMPLETELY UNREALISTIC SCENARIO The last study I saw on this topic was a bit old, but pretty spectactular; reporting that one of the first comprehensive forensic examinations of bullets from homicides in Washington DC arrived at the somewhat startling conclusion that over hundred homicides (the bulk of the year's tally) had been committed with as few as 13 individual guns. I know I have this study on file somewhere, but just spend over a hour in a pretty exhaustive search and failed to locate it. :-( -- Escape the Rat Race for Peace, Quiet, and Miles of Desert Beauty Take a Sanity Break at The Bunkhouse at Liberty Haven Ranch http://libertyhaven.com _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Firearmsregprof@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others. _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Firearmsregprof@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
