Trends and Patterns in Firearm Violence, 1993–2018
Date Published
April 2022
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Publication
U.S. Department of Justice ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EST BJS SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1994 202-307-0784 RECORD NUMBER OF HANDGUN CRIMES--NEARS ONE MILLION A YEAR WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The number of non-fatal crimes committed with a handgun rose to a record level during 1992, the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Handguns were used in an estimated 917,500 non-fatal crimes...
Handguns Used in More Than One Million Violent Crimes, The Use of Semi-Automatic Guns In Murders Is Increasing U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT BJS SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1995 202-307-0784 HANDGUNS USED IN MORE THAN ONE MILLION VIOLENT CRIMES THE USE OF SEMI-AUTOMATIC GUNS IN MURDERS IS INCREASING WASHINGTON, D.C.--About 1.3 million U.S. residents faced an assailant armed with a...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT NOON EDT BJS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997 202/633-3047 BRADY ACT BACKGROUND CHECKS PREVENT 173,000 ILLEGAL HANDGUN PURCHASES SINCE FEBRUARY 1994 IMPLEMENTATION Handgun Figure is Subset of More Than 250,000 Firearm Sales Blocked Since February 1994 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In its first analysis of a subset of the estimated 250,000 illegal firearm sales blocked by the Brady Act...