Lucrum
Registered: Dec 2003
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07-29-12 08:54 PM
Quote from Brass:
...Meanwhile, the automatic nature of the weapons had no bearing on the outlying nature of the carnage, right?
RIGHT!
Myth: High capacity guns lead to more deadly shootings
Fact: Much of this myth comes from the fact that the general availability of high-capacity handguns briefly preceded the rise in the crack cocaine trade, which brought a new kind of violence in local drug wars.
Fact: The number of shots fired by criminals has not changed significantly even with the increased capacity of handguns and other firearms. Indeed, the number of shots from revolvers (all with a 6-8 round capacity) and semi-automatics were about the same 2.04 vs. 2.53.409 In a crime or gun battle, there is seldom time or need to shoot more.
Fact: Fatal criminal shootings declined from 4.3% to 3.3% from 1974 through 1995, when ownership of semi-automatics and large capacity handguns were rising at their fastest rate.410 Fatal shootings of police officers declined sharply from 1988 through 1993.
Fact: Drug dealers tend to be more deliberate in their efforts to kill their victims by shooting them multiple times.
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