How many of those killed with guns every year are gangbangers/criminals?

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Tough question. Usually any victim of a murder is portrayed as an angel, even if they have a pretty sketchy past. And to be honest, a lot of kids just get sucked into the gangs way too young and get themselves killed, which is tragic. I don't think murder is okay "just cuz it was some gangbangers" but I will investigate a bit. I haven't been able to find anything that explicitly states the % of all murder victims had criminal/violent history.

This link

http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/Survey-Analysis/Measuring-the-Extent-of-Gang-Problems

has total gang homicides at about 2,000 per year, and we can probably assume that it is gang-on-gang violence, with guns. Out of about 8,000 or so non-justifiable gun homicides, that would be like 25%.

They also have this snippet:

In a typical year in the so-called “gang capitals” of Chicago and Los Angeles, around half of all homicides are gang-related; these two cities alone accounted for one in five gang homicides recorded in the NYGS from 2006 to 2010.
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Bold mine. Again, not sure how many of the victims are gang members versus the offenders, but I think it is safe to say, a majority.

This link

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc....-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-10

Lists 150 gangland killings and 523 juvenile gang killings. Again, not sure if the victims are gang members, but it shows that gangs are doing a fair amount of the killing themselves.
 
holdencm9 said:
Tough question. Usually any victim of a murder is portrayed as an angel, even if they have a pretty sketchy past. And to be honest, a lot of kids just get sucked into the gangs way too young and get themselves killed, which is tragic. I don't think murder is okay "just cuz it was some gangbangers" but I will investigate a bit. I haven't been able to find anything that explicitly states the % of all murder victims had criminal/violent history.

This link

http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/Survey-Analysis/Measuring-the-Extent-of-Gang-Problems

has total gang homicides at about 2,000 per year, and we can probably assume that it is gang-on-gang violence, with guns. Out of about 8,000 or so non-justifiable gun homicides, that would be like 25%.

They also have this snippet:



Bold mine. Again, not sure how many of the victims are gang members versus the offenders, but I think it is safe to say, a majority.

This link

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc....-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-10

Lists 150 gangland killings and 523 juvenile gang killings. Again, not sure if the victims are gang members, but it shows that gangs are doing a fair amount of the killing themselves.
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I disagree respectfully, I think that it's a good day when a couple of gangbangers off each other, the world is a much better place when it happens.
 
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