Gun Control Activists Miss Obvious Facts: Criminals Do Not Buy Guns Legally

By Tim

The NRA recently released a post by which the liberals were proven wrong once again about their gun grabbing antics. Strict gun control measure even with stiff enforcement will do nothing to criminal supplies of weapons. Below is an exert from the article:

Chicago criminals are finicky about how they get their guns, according to a new study by the University of Chicago Crime Lab.

In a survey of almost 100 detainees in the Cook County Jail, few said they get firearms at gun shows or through the Internet, said Harold Pollack, co-director of the crime lab. They also said they don’t normally steal guns or buy them at a licensed store.

That is a mind blowing observation that all of us all ready knew…

Pollack, Philip Cook of Duke University and Susan Parker of U. of C. were the authors of the study, which was published online Friday in the Preventative Medicine journal.

About 70 percent said they got their guns from family, fellow gang members or through other social connections. Only two said they bought a gun at a store. It’s unclear how many of those surveyed were felons, but they can’t hold a state firearm owner’s permit — so …read more

Source:: GunsNFreedom