Bruce in West Oz
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The link for the entire report is:
http://www.senate.gov/~judiciary/guns106.htm
It's dated 15 September 99, but I don't know how long it's been posted.
Fascinating reading ..... here's the intro.
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A Report for Parents, Prosecutors, and Policy Makers
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Chairman
____________________________________________
Prepared by
Majority Staff
September 15, 1999
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Problem: Law-Abiding Citizens being Killed and Wounded by Criminals Using Firearms
Over the past 12 months, the national media has reported mass shootings at the Columbine High School, a Los Angeles Jewish Community Center, two Atlanta brokerage firms, Illinois communities, and the Mormon Family History Library in Utah. These high-profile shootings and others cost the lives of several dozen law-abiding citizens, many of them children.
Annually, criminals cause approximately 13,000 deaths by illegally using firearms to murder or to commit non-negligent manslaughter.
Criminals use firearms to commit approximately 440,000 total violent crimes each year. Available data indicates that many of these crimes are committed by repeat offenders.
Approximately 60% of criminals who had been imprisoned for violent offenses are rearrested within three years for another felony or serious misdemeanor.
Over 90% of criminals age 18 to 24 who had a substantial arrest record prior to being imprisoned are rearrested within three years for another felony or serious misdemeanor.
Ninety-four percent of prisoners have, at some point, been convicted of a violent crime or have been previously incarcerated. Thus, longer sentences for criminals will prevent those criminals from committing future crimes.
Proven, Effective Steps for National Reform: Enforcement of Existing Firearms Laws
In 1991, the Department of Justice initiated Project Triggerlock, under which violent repeat offenders who violated federal firearms laws were targeted for federal prosecution. Eighty-four percent of Triggerlock defendants were felons, drug dealers, or violent criminals in possession of a firearm. The average sentence received by an armed career criminal under Triggerlock was 18 years without parole.
Despite the success of Project Triggerlock, the Clinton Administration has sharply reduced the number of prosecutions of criminals who violated firearms statutes. In 1992, there were 7,048 federal prosecutions of federal firearms violations. In 1998, there were only 3,807 of such prosecutions.[/quote]
There is much more.
B
http://www.senate.gov/~judiciary/guns106.htm
It's dated 15 September 99, but I don't know how long it's been posted.
Fascinating reading ..... here's the intro.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>____________________________________________
A Report for Parents, Prosecutors, and Policy Makers
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Chairman
____________________________________________
Prepared by
Majority Staff
September 15, 1999
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Problem: Law-Abiding Citizens being Killed and Wounded by Criminals Using Firearms
Over the past 12 months, the national media has reported mass shootings at the Columbine High School, a Los Angeles Jewish Community Center, two Atlanta brokerage firms, Illinois communities, and the Mormon Family History Library in Utah. These high-profile shootings and others cost the lives of several dozen law-abiding citizens, many of them children.
Annually, criminals cause approximately 13,000 deaths by illegally using firearms to murder or to commit non-negligent manslaughter.
Criminals use firearms to commit approximately 440,000 total violent crimes each year. Available data indicates that many of these crimes are committed by repeat offenders.
Approximately 60% of criminals who had been imprisoned for violent offenses are rearrested within three years for another felony or serious misdemeanor.
Over 90% of criminals age 18 to 24 who had a substantial arrest record prior to being imprisoned are rearrested within three years for another felony or serious misdemeanor.
Ninety-four percent of prisoners have, at some point, been convicted of a violent crime or have been previously incarcerated. Thus, longer sentences for criminals will prevent those criminals from committing future crimes.
Proven, Effective Steps for National Reform: Enforcement of Existing Firearms Laws
In 1991, the Department of Justice initiated Project Triggerlock, under which violent repeat offenders who violated federal firearms laws were targeted for federal prosecution. Eighty-four percent of Triggerlock defendants were felons, drug dealers, or violent criminals in possession of a firearm. The average sentence received by an armed career criminal under Triggerlock was 18 years without parole.
Despite the success of Project Triggerlock, the Clinton Administration has sharply reduced the number of prosecutions of criminals who violated firearms statutes. In 1992, there were 7,048 federal prosecutions of federal firearms violations. In 1998, there were only 3,807 of such prosecutions.[/quote]
There is much more.
B