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> Also very much doubt that the traceability of legal guns is that useful. This is generally true. Many guns used in crimes are stolen, "tracing" the gun usual
by rpmisms 5y ago
> Also very much doubt that the traceability of legal guns is that useful.
This is generally true. Many guns used in crimes are stolen, "tracing" the gun usually means getting it back to the original owner.
Also note that seizures are the metric in the article, not acts of violence. Non-serialized guns are a no-no in CA.
- loeg 5y ago> Also note that seizures are the metric in the article, not acts of violence. Well, there’s this: > Detectives have linked the untraceable weapons to 24 killings, eight attempted homicides and dozens of assaults and armed robberies since January, according to the report.
- rpmisms 5y agoAnd what are they measuring against? What percentage of murders is that? My guess is not many for LA.
- loeg 5y agoLA saw about 343 murders in 2020 of which 73% (about 250) were from guns. The 24 killings mentioned in this article would then represent about 10% of 2020 gun murders. That seems significant to me, especially if it continues increasing.