BJA (Bureau of Justice Assistance) Firearms Trafficking Program: Demonstrating Effective Strategies to Control Violent Crime.

摘要

There is consensus throughout the United States that violence involving firearms has reached epidemic proportions. According to the 1994 Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), nearly one-third of violent crimes in the United States are firearms related. In 1994, 69.6 percent of UCR-reported murders were firearms related.