gun crime

[kungfuhippie]

I want to know if there is a statistic out of how often an illegially owned submachine gun is used in a crime. I know that registered full autos are almost never used in crime I don't believe removing all the 2nd's regulations would cause a surge in crime. I think it would help people act more civilized. But I have no numbers to see if illegial/smuggled/stolen submachine guns are used often in crimes.

Thanks for any help.

 

[zoom6zoom]

Everything you need to know

Quick answer, it's pretty damn rare.

 

[crazed_ss]

Despite what you hear in rap music, full auto stuff isnt very common with the average gangbanger. When's the last news story you can recall that involved a bad guy opening fire on full auto?

 

[kungfuhippie]

Thanks. I know it's rare. And the link/pdf is very informative (I think I've read it before) but I did not see any hard numbers of nation wide machine guns used crime. Only a 1% in Miami and none in minneaplois and less than 1% in detroit.

I Know only 1 or 2 legal machineguns have ever been used in crimes. But I want to know a hard fact like;

in 2000 only XX illegal machine guns (not "assault weapons") were used in crime accounting for XX% of all guns used in crimes.

 

[bigun15]

The worst was probably in the 20's.

 

[Big Calhoun]

Cmon now!! Everyone knows that full-auto is played out in hip-hop. If you want to be down, you bettuh have a Glock or the might Desert Eagle!!

I'm no expert but I'd think the BATF or FBI could point you in the right direction. I think the real question is, do departments really keep track of the types of guns used in a crime and if so, do they share those stats.