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Information on...
Youth Violence and Firearm Legislation
in the Government Documents collection. Prepared by Documents Student
Assistant John McGrath.
A look at the steps our government has taken to ensure that firearms are
kept out of the hands of children, and also kept out of our schools.
Includes pictures and quotes from selected Documents in the collection and
a list of links to other Government releated websites.
Quotes and Pictures
"The United States is beset by an epidemic of gun violence, as evidenced
by the following
data:
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15,377 Americans were murdered with firearms in 1992. 12,489 of these
murders were
committed with handguns.
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Gun murders in the United States increased by 41 percent between 1988 and
1992.
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530,000 Americans were robbed or assaulted by firearm-wielding criminals
in 1991.
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Armed rapists attacked nearly 15,000 women in the United States last year.
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The level of firearm violence in this country is, by far, the highest
among developed
nations. By contrast, in 1990 handguns killed a total (including murders,
suicides,
and accidents) of 22 people in Great Britain, 87 in Japan, and 68 in
Canada. The comparable
United States figure is more than 24,000."
(Govt. Y 1.1/8: 103-344)
(Govt. J 32.2: J 98/16)
(Govt. J 32.2: J 98/15/999)
(Govt. J 32.2: V 81)
American gun owners are showing a trend in favor of larger guns holding
more bullets.
- "The average number of rounds for guns acquired before 1993 is 7.6.
For guns acquired
in 1993 or 1994 it is 9.5.
- The percentage of all handguns acquired prior to 1993 having a caliber
.32 or under
is 38 percent. The percentage of all handguns acquired in 1993 or 1994
having a
caliber .32 or under is 28.6 percent."
(Govt. J 28.24: G 95/3)
With regards to handguns, "The Federal Gun Control Act prohibits sales to
one who --
- is a juvenile;
- is a fugitive from justice;
- is under indictment for, or has been convicted of, a crime punishable
by
imprisonment for more than one year;
- is an unlawful user of a controlled substance;
- has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental
institution;
- is an alien unlawfully in the United States;
- was discharged from the armed forces under dishonorable conditions;
- has renounced U.S. citizenship;
- is subject to a court order restraining him or her from harassing,
stalking, or
threatening an intimate partner or child; or
- is a person convicted of domestic violence."
(Govt. J 29.2: F 51/2/997)
Links
GUN CONTROL WILL
NOT END YOUTH VIOLENCE
Children's
Gun Violence Protection Act of 1999
God,
America, Littleton and Conyers
By Congressman Charlie Norwood
DON
YOUNG
Congressman for all Alaska
DON
YOUNG
Congressman for all Alaska
STATEMENT BY BYRL
PHILLIPS-TAYLOR
HOUSE JUDICIARY CRIME SUB-COMMITTEE
THE WHITE HOUSE AT
WORK
Friday, October 15, 1999
THE WHITE HOUSE
AT WORK
Monday, April 13, 1998
THE WHITE HOUSE
AT WORK
Saturday, May 15, 1999
THE WHITE HOUSE
AT WORK
Tuesday, June 15, 1999
THE WHITE HOUSE
AT WORK
Tuesday, August 17, 1999
The White House at
Work Archives, May
The White House at
Work Archives, June
Facts About
Violence Among Youth and
Violence in Schools
Facts About
Violence Among Youth and
Violence in Schools
Do you know if
juveniles are part of the crime problem
in your community?
Youth
Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative
A newsletter of the Office
of Minority Health
VICE PRESIDENT GORE
LAUNCHES NEW
INFORMATION NETWORK TO HELP CITIES
REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE
20
CONGRESS' GUN
SHOWDOWN
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