First sweeping federal gun crime report in 20 years released

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First sweeping federal gun crime report in 20 years released

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
February 1, 2023

https://apnews.com/article/bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-crime-5797d08e27b4904c4a6b68d88cf544c1

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun was purchased and when it was recovered from a crime scene, indicating firearms bought legally are more quickly being used in crimes around the country.

It also documents a spike in the use of conversion devices that make a semiautomatic gun fire like a machine gun, along with the growing seizure of so-called ghost guns, privately made firearms that are hard to trace.

The report comes as the nation grapples with a rise in violent crime, particularly from guns.

Much of the data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives report hasn’t been widely available before, and its release is aimed at helping police and policy makers reduce gun violence, said Director Steve Dettelbach. “Information is power,” he said.

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[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. If it can fire more rounds per minute than a 1780s weapon, it should be tightly regulated.

Training, licensing, and insurance should be required for anything beyond single shot hunting tools.

[underpants]

2. 👀 This looks like deep dig.

Thanks

[crickets]

3. Bookmarked. K&R

[Cerridwen]

4. Does anyone have a link to the report, please.

I clicked around ATF website and can't find the report (rather than a report of the report).

Thanks if you find it and post it.

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5. I don't see a link.