Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: At least 10 dead and 30 to 40 wounded [View all]bongbong
(5,436 posts)It must be guns that originated in Virginia, were re-sold in NY, and then used in NYC crimes that caused this. That would explain why "40% of seized handguns in NYC crimes" came from Virginia.
http://www.worldvirginia.com/2012/03/no_longer_the_point
"Virginia's lack of gun purchasing restrictions, added to its conveniently close proximity to the Northeast where gun control laws are more stringent, made it a prime "source state" for criminals and felons. A study conducted by the Federal Bureau for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in 1991 revealed that 40 percent of about 1,200 handguns seized from New York crime scenes could be traced to Virginia.
Virginia had added a background check for gun buyers in 1989, and between 1989 and 1993, 4,500 convicted or wanted felons were caught attempting to purchase retail firearms, and about 700 went to jail because of it. Criminals, however, simply recruited Virginia residents without criminal records to purchase the guns for them, often in exchange for drugs.
Virginia's Southern sister, South Carolina, had been in same situation for years. In fact, Virginia replaced South Carolina as the primary source of guns for New York in 1975 precisely because that year South Carolina passed a one-handgun-per-month law."
Yes, guns make America unsafe, and more guns make it more unsafe. Thanks for confirming that.