Gun Laws Examined in Wake of Arizona Shootings: States With Weak Gun Laws Export Far More Guns Used in Crimes
PR Newswire NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2011 What you need to know about how variations in state gun laws affect the availability of guns to gun traffickers, criminals, the mentally ill, drug abusers and other dangerous persons Firearms Policy Experts Available for Interview NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It has been widely reported that in July 2010, Arizona stripped away its concealed carry permitting system. Arizona is one of only three states to allow carrying concealed guns with no permit whatsoever (the other two states are Alaska and Vermont). The question arises: how do Arizona's other gun safety laws compare to those in the other 49 states? In September 2010, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bi-partisan coalition of more than 550 mayors from across America, released Trace the Guns, a report that analyzes Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) crime gun trace data to show how state laws affect how different states supply guns that are used in crime. The coalition's report examined the relationship between state gun laws designed to deter illegal firearms trafficking and a state's crime gun export rate, along with guns with a short time-to-crime. Some key findings: For more information, please visit: About Mayors Against Illegal Guns Since its inception in April 2006, Mayors Against Illegal Guns has grown from 15 mayors to over 550. Mayors Against Illegal Guns has united the nation's mayors around these common goals: protecting their communities by holding gun offenders and irresponsible gun dealers accountable, demanding access to trace data that is critical to law enforcement efforts to combat illegal gun trafficking, and working with legislators to fix gaps, weaknesses and loopholes in the law that make it far too easy for criminals and other prohibited purchasers to get guns. Contact: Mayor Bloomberg's Press Office -- (212) 788-2958 SOURCE Mayors Against Illegal GunsGun Laws Examined in Wake of Arizona Shootings: States With Weak Gun Laws Export Far More Guns Used in Crimes
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