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CAGV GUN FACTS
In 2004, there were 29,569 gun-related
deaths - 81 people each day; 173 of those killed were
in Connecticut - 1 person every 2.1 days. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. WISQARS.
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars
Firearms are used in over 2,000 crimes
every year in Connecticut. Crime
in CT, Annual Report of the Uniform Crime Reporting
Program, State of Connecticut Department of Public Safety,
Division of State Police, Crimes Analysis Unit, 2003,
2002, 2001, 2000.
African Americans comprise approximately
9% of CT's population, but account for 37% of all firearm-related
injuries treated in hospitals. CHIMEData
Fact Sheet, "Firearm Injuries in CT", CT Hospital Association,
June, 2005, p. 1.
In CT, direct hospital costs associated
with treating firearms-related injuries totaled $7,661,586
in FY 2004. This does not include any additional costs,
i.e. long-term care, rehab, home health aides or other
expenses that may occur over a lifetime as a result
of a firearm injury. CHIMEData
Fact Sheet, "Firearm Injuries in CT", CT Hospital Association,
June, 2005, p. 1.
Nearly 70% of all CT firearm-related injury
victims were either uninsured or covered by Medicaid.
CHIMEData Fact Sheet, "Firearm
Injuries in CT", CT Hospital Association, June, 2005,
p. 1.
Suicide is the leading cause of gun death
both in the US (57%) & in Connecticut (58%). Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. WISQARS.
In Connecticut in 2004, 82 percent of
firearms suicide victims were white males over 30. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. WISQARS.
In CT, 60% of murders are committed by
firearms; 15% are by knife, 25% are all other methods.
Injury Prevention Center, CT
Children's Medical Center, CT Violent Injury Statistics
System 2004 Report, p. 13.
In Connecticut in 2004, 90% of firearms
homicide victims were males. The firearms homicide rate
for African American males was 8 times higher than that
for white males, and 3.5 times higher for Latino males
than for white males. Injury
Prevention Center, CT Children's Medical Center, CT
Violent Injury Statistics System 2004 Report, p. 9.
In CT, for every 10 people killed in a
homicide, at least 5 are killed by someone they know;
only 1 is killed by stranger. Crime
in CT, Annual Report of the Uniform Crime Reporting
Program, State of Connecticut Department of Public Safety,
Division of State Police, Crimes Analysis Unit, 2004,
2003, 2002.
In CT, 23% of small-city 9th and 10th
graders and 15% of affluent suburban 9th and 10th graders
said that it would be sort of easy or very easy to get
a gun. Canny, Priscilla F. &
Michelle Beaulieu Cooke, The State of Connecticut's
Youth, 2003: Data, Outcomes and Indicators; Connecticut
Voices for Children, p. 37.
A 2005 survey of CT students reported
that 16% carried a weapon, such as a gun, knife, or
club on one or more of the past 30 days. CT
Dept. of Public Health, Connecticut School Health Survey
From 1999-2000, 1,609 CT firearms were
reported stolen. There is no way to know how many others
might have been stolen but were not reported. Americans
for Gun Safety, Stolen Firearms: Arming the Enemy, December
2002, p. 16.
Approximately 500,000 guns are stolen
each year from private citizens. Cook,
Philip J. and Jens Ludwig. Guns in America: Results
of a Comprehensive Survey of Gun Ownership and Use.
Washington, D.C.: Police Foundation, 1996.
ATF data reports that 38% of traced crime
guns are rifles or shotguns. 49% of traced crime guns
were first legally purchased in CT; 34% were purchased
in Rhode Island; and 17% were purchased in other states.
Dept. of Public Safety, Special
Licensing & Firearms Unit, Feb. 2004, from ATF data.
71.4% of CT residents believe that U.S.
gun control laws are not tough enough; only 5.5% thought
they were too strict. Connecticut
Gun Safety Study, The Center for Research & Public Policy,
May, 2003.
98% of CT residents surveyed, and 96%
of gun owners, supported requiring the reporting of
lost or stolen firearms. Connecticut
Gun Safety Study, The Center for Research & Public Policy,
May, 2003.
States that require mandatory licensing
and registration of handguns make it harder for criminals
and juveniles to obtain guns from within the state.
Webster, Daniel W., Vernick,
Jon S., Hepburn, Lisa M, "Relationship Between Licensing,
Registration, and Other Gun Sales Laws and the Source
State of Crime Guns," Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
& Explosives has stated that "…addressing stolen firearms
is an important part of a firearms trafficking strategy
because theft constitutes one means of illegal supply
of firearms." Department of
the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms,
Following the Gun: Enforcing Federal Laws Against Firearms
Traffickers, June 2000, p. 3.
According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms, the absence of documentation regarding
private gun sales facilitates the illegal gun trade
to criminals and other prohibited purchasers. Department
of the Treasury, Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms, Gun Shows: Brady Checks and Crime
Gun Traces (January 1999).
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In CT, if this gun is stolen,
the theft must be reported to police within 72
hours. Colt AR-15, banned
in CT in 1993 but previous owners could still
posses.
CT General Statutes 53-202/53-202g.
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There is no requirement to report
the loss/theft of this gun. Colt
Match Target Rifle; not banned in CT.
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In CT, a person needs a pistol
permit to buy this Glock 17, and also needs to
pass a background check at the time of purchase.
The sale is registered with the Department of
Public Safety. CT General
Statutes, 29-33.
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None of those regulations apply
to the private sale of this Grizzly .50-caliber
rifle.
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