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2022-11-15 04:56:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C016394390CB079432D77EF0F0BFA07B8AE0071E603BC4EBB090D255DC0A90EA
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DOJ reporting shows most gun-related crimes are not committed with stolen weapons. https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/suficspi16.pdf https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/mar/12/john-faso/do-illegal-gun-owners-commit-most-gun-crime-rep-fa/ "Guns sold in 2020 were more likely to show up at crime scenes within a year..." https://www.thetrace.org/2021/12/gun-violence-data-stats-2021/ Law enforcement generally views “time-to-crime” as an indicator of purchase with criminal intent. https://www.thetrace.org/2021/12/atf-time-to-crime-gun-data-shooting-pandemic/
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