01772nam a2200193 4500001000700000100004100007101000800048200010400056210005600160215002000216225006300236300010900299330098700408606001001395606003501405606001901440606001901459710010001478383459 a20060124d1995 y0pory50 ba aeng aGuns used in crimebRecurso eletrónicoefirearms, crime, and criminal justicefMarianne W. Zawitz aWashington, DCcBureau of Justice Statisticsd1995  a1 CD-ROMd12 cm aBureau Of Justice Statistics Selected FindingsvNCJ 148201 aFicheiro de 103 Kb em formato pdf (7 f.). Disponível em: https://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/guic.pdf aHow often are guns used in violent crimes? How do we know about the guns used by criminals? What are the different types of firearms? Handguns are most often the type of firearm used in crime. What types of guns do criminals prefer? What types of guns are available generally? Stolen guns are a source of weapons for criminals. How many guns are stolen? Most stolen guns are handguns. How many automatic weapons are stolen? What types of handguns are most frequently stolen? Upon request, the ATF traces some guns used in crime to their origin. Most trace requests concern handguns. What are the countries of origin of the guns that are traced? Almost a third of the guns traced by ATF in 1994 were 3 years old or less. What caliber guns do criminals prefer? Do juvenile offenders use different types of guns than adult offenders? Some studies of guns used in homicides provide information about caliber. What caliber guns are used in the killings of law enforcement officers? Note. aARMAS aUTILIZAÇÃO DE ARMA DE FOGO aCRIME VIOLENTO aESTADOS UNIDOS aESTADOS UNIDOSbDepartment of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics