The truth about gun crime.....small number of individuals with histories of crime create gun crime...not normal gun owners....duh.......

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A gun study looking at crime in our nations capitol confirms what we keep telling the anti-gun extremists........guns do not cause crime....normal people who own guns do not cause crime......

Criminals cause crime.....

If the democrats would stop releasing violent gun criminals, then our gun crime rates would go down....

A study finds that suspects in violent crime in the District share a lot of characteristics.

The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform looked at the numbers for homicides and nonfatal shooting in D.C. in 2019 and 2020, and found that “most gun violence is tightly concentrated on a small number of very high-risk young Black male adults that share a common set of risk factors.”

Those factors include involvements in street crews, a previous criminal justice history and connection to a recent shooting. Often, they’ve been the victims of crime themselves. While the motive for the shooting “may not be a traditional gang war,” the report says, “often shootings are precipitated by a petty conflict over a young woman, a simple argument, or the now-ubiquitous social media slight.”
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More than 90% of victims and suspects in 2019 and 2020 were male and about 96% were Black.


The study also found that another 86% of victims and suspects have been involved with the criminal justice system and the average age of victims is 31, while the average age of suspects is 27 years old.

They found that, in terms of prior arrests, “victims and suspects were remarkably similar.”



Bonus content.......the actual study...

About 96 percent of victims and suspects in both homicides and nonfatal shootings were Black, despite Black residents comprising only 46 percent of the overall population in the District (Table 1).
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Approximately 86 percent of homicide victims and suspects were known to the criminal justice system prior to the incident. Among all victims and suspects, about 46 percent had been previously incarcerated (Figure 2).
At least 23.3 percent of all homicide victims and suspects were under active supervision (i.e., CSOSA, PSA, or DYRS)1. At least 64 percent of all victims and suspects had been under any prior or active supervision and at least 76% of homicide suspects had active or prior supervision.
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Overall, most victims and suspects with prior criminal offenses had been arrested about 11 times for about 13 different offenses by the time of the homicide. This count only refers to adult arrests and juvenile arrests were not included.

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In Washington, DC, most gun violence is tightly concentrated on a small number of very high risk young Black male adults that share a common set of risk factors, including: involvement in street crews/groups; significant criminal justice history including prior or active community supervision; often prior victimization; and a connection to a recent shooting (within the past 12 months).
While the majority of people involved in shootings, as victim or suspect, are members or associates of street groups/gangs, the motive for the shooting may not be a traditional gang war. Often shootings are precipitated by a petty conflict over a young woman, a simple argument, or the now ubiquitous social media slight.
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This small number of very high risk individuals are identifiable, their violence is predictable, and therefore it is preventable. Based on the assessment of data and the series of interviews conducted, NICJR estimates that within a year, there are at least 500 identifiable people who rise to this level of very high risk, and likely no more than 200 at any one given time. These individuals comprise approximately 60-70% of all gun violence in the District. Nealy 250 specific individuals were identified through the GVPA process but more importantly, the risk factors that make someone at very high risk has been identified in order to develop an on-going process to focus intervention efforts on those at very high risk.

 
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A gun study looking at crime in our nations capitol confirms what we keep telling the anti-gun extremists........guns do not cause crime....normal people who own guns do not cause crime......

Criminals cause crime.....

If the democrats would stop releasing violent gun criminals, then our gun crime rates would go down....

They have been told that. They have been shown the statistics. They have even been shown how their emotional claptrap ideology is wrong.

Do you really think they care?

They want guns gone so that they can kill those who don't agree with them. That is the bottom line.
 
Much of it is gangsters killing each other right?


Yes......usually between 70-80% of the victims of gun murder are criminals murdered by other criminals....of the rest of the victims, the vast majority are the friends, family and acquaintances of criminals hit by accident in the crossfire....
 
Insanity just signed into law in my state. It won't reduce gun crime.

Gov. Jay Inslee signs three gun safety bills into law​

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed three pieces of gun safety legislation into law on Wednesday, with survivors of gun violence in attendance at the signing.

The legislation includes HB 1705, prohibiting ghost guns; HB 1630, prohibiting firearms in public gatherings, including school board meetings, voting centers and other offices related to elections; and Senate Bill 5078, prohibiting high-capacity magazines.

5078 prohibits the manufacture, sale, import or transfer of large-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

The current possession of high-capacity magazines is not affected.
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Insanity just signed into law in my state. It won't reduce gun crime.

Gov. Jay Inslee signs three gun safety bills into law​

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed three pieces of gun safety legislation into law on Wednesday, with survivors of gun violence in attendance at the signing.
The legislation includes HB 1705, prohibiting ghost guns; HB 1630, prohibiting firearms in public gatherings, including school board meetings, voting centers and other offices related to elections; and Senate Bill 5078, prohibiting high-capacity magazines.
5078 prohibits the manufacture, sale, import or transfer of large-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
The current possession of high-capacity magazines is not affected..
A far as the magazine ban - it's unenforceable.
Mass non-compliance is in order.
 
Insanity just signed into law in my state. It won't reduce gun crime.

Gov. Jay Inslee signs three gun safety bills into law​

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed three pieces of gun safety legislation into law on Wednesday, with survivors of gun violence in attendance at the signing.

The legislation includes HB 1705, prohibiting ghost guns; HB 1630, prohibiting firearms in public gatherings, including school board meetings, voting centers and other offices related to elections; and Senate Bill 5078, prohibiting high-capacity magazines.

5078 prohibits the manufacture, sale, import or transfer of large-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

The current possession of high-capacity magazines is not affected.
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Magazine bans are nothing more than gun bans through the back door..........now, anyone with a normal magazine for their pistol or rifle can't operate that pistol or rifle until they manage to find replacements........
 

small number of individuals with histories of crime create gun crime...not normal gun owners....duh


Well surely that means no-one needs guns for self defence?


The thing is? You never know when those individuals are going to enter your life........and just like having a fire extinguisher, and fire alarms to keep your house from burning down, a gun in your home or on your hip might mean you aren't raped, robbed, murdered, beaten or stabbed when you have a lot of bad luck....
 
If the left were to take away firearms from non-criminals, then politicians, celebrities, high-profile businessmen/women and law enforcement would no longer need them and must not be allowed to possess them either. But, as your average citizen is just as likely to be a victim of some sort of crime (burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon (knife, etc.), rape, assault, then whatever protection the prima-donnas feel then need, so too do your average citizens.
 
What, you think if you repeat the same thing over and over the left will listen?

The ones that matter as far as convincing goes are your legislators.
They aren't stupid. They know these facts. That's why little if any real gun legislation is ever produced. Most gun law proposals die in committee.
 

small number of individuals with histories of crime create gun crime...not normal gun owners....duh


Well surely that means no-one needs guns for self defence?
A gun is still the very best tool for self defense.

Not all people who would do a person harm use a gun. Violent crimes aren't always committed by a single individual. Violent criminals will usually target those they think are weaker than them.

A gun negates all of these factors.

And FYI a gun does not have to be fired to be used in a self defense situation as often times the mere presence of a firearm will deter criminals.

And you also ignore the fact that it takes only one incident to end your life.

So it is prudent to have the most effective tool for self defense available at all times.
 
And FYI a gun does not have to be fired to be used in a self defense situation as often times the mere presence of a firearm will deter criminals
Indeed - few things say "STOP!" like...

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