Crime and Guns

Basic to the debates on gun control is the fact that most violent crime is committed by repeat offenders. Dealing with recidivism is key to solving violence.

• 71% of gunshot victims had previous arrest records.

• 64% had been convicted of a crime.

• Each had an average of 11 prior arrests¹.

• 63% of victims have criminal histories and 73% of the time they know their assailant (twice as often as victims without criminal histories)²
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Most gun violence is between criminals. This should be the public policy focus

This is an excerpt from “Gun Facts” by Guy Smith, available free from http://www.gunfacts.info