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Actually where I read it was on a pro-gun website that was denying the urgency of the "gun show loophole" by saying that less than 2% of crimes involving firearms come from unlicensed gun show transactions and most come from friends/family members. It didn't clarify whether they were given by or stolen from friends/family members. But does that matter?

I'll see if I can find it.

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/guns.htm

Well, I suppose I should go to a reputable source for these sorts of comments...

Here's how it reads from the Dept. of Justice.

I'm not sure why they would have omitted "street buy, or an illegal source" from their data, but they did.

I would be interested to know exactly how that 80% breaks out, though. And does an "illegal source" account for weapons stolen from family or friends?

Anyway, I think the question of what to do about guns used in the commission of a crime that are given by (with or without foreknowledge of what they'll be used for) or stolen from legal owners for illegal purposes is a very valid one.

And thanks so much for calling me a liar. You're so sweet.

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