Joe Horn says "I could not disagree with you more that the practices are
DESIGNED to create a false appearance. It's a civil service bureacracy.
Think IRS rules and regs, BLM regs and rules, etc."
That opinion about practices being not designed for falsehood is hard to
reconcile with the quote fro
Also remember that police reporting to UCR is voluntary. Lots of small PDs
don't bother, even with major cases. I once compared murder rates as reported
by coroners (I forget the database now) vs. UCRs, and there was a major
difference, a thousand cases a year or so. With self-defense not ending
>From Outdoor Wire:
[quote][B]Obama Could Computerize Firearm Records:[/B] The Outdoor Wire has
confirmed from confidential sources that the "transition team" for the
Democratic candidate has already begun looking into the current approval system
for firearms transactions. It seems the digital
Police reporting practices re: shooting reports, whether with fatality or
injury or none, merely reflect shots fired, (or other weapon used) result,
arrests and charges if any.
As for initial reports, they mean little and are generally held for the
Coroners review of the same case and add to t