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Originally Posted by flere-imsaho
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I read through the study. I believe this study was your response to my question below ...
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4) Are there stats that show law abiding citizens (not mentally unstable) and their weapons contribute significantly to gun deaths? As examples - are their weapons stolen and used to commit a lot of gun deaths? are law abiding citizens shown to have committed a lot of gun deaths (e.g. no prior criminal record until the point where they commit the gun death/homicide)
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The study did not have a "was there a prior record?" which would have indicated non-law abiding. It also talks about gun crimes and gun deaths/homicides were not broken out (see below for an example). The only section that provided some data on that was
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. Among those who had possessed a firearm during the offense for which they were imprisoned, 7% of state and 8% of federal prisoners had purchased it under their own name from a licensed firearm dealer at a retail source
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This indicates 7-8% were "law abiding" enough to pass the background check. But this 7-8% does not break down into how many of those were involved in gun deaths/homicides.
I understand the level of detail I'm asking about (law abiding, non-law abiding, mentally unstable) may not exist. FWIW, it is the crux of my belief - if law abiding citizens and their guns do not contribute to the majority of gun deaths (vs criminal elements and mentally unstable), why start with them first?