6 Murders of 117 committed using a firearm where by Licenced Firearms owners.
None of those used a Handgun.
**addendum - I had previously reported 11 of 17 but on reading http://www.popcenter.org/problems/gun_violence/PDFs/Reuter_Mouzos_2003.pdf it turns out that only 6 where by the Licenced Firarms Owner, 5 were shot with their own gun****
Less than 1 in 4 murders involve a firearm.
" In other words, licensed firearms owners were not responsible for the majority of firearm-related homicides. These findings are consistent with international research."
SOURCE DATA & COMMENTARY
The Licensing and Registration Status of Firearms Used in Homicide
http://www.aic.gov.au/documents/6/2/A/%7B62AD9B59-92FB-43A1-8848-F1EFA8042F98%7Dti151.pdf
Between 1 July 1989 and 30 June 1999, just under 1 in 4 homicide victims were killed with a firearm. Although most homicides in Australia are not committed with a firearm, a number of events have sparked public outcry and have led to significant changes in the regulation of firearms. One such event was the Port Arthur incident
in which 35 people lost their lives to semi-automatic firearms
This paper seeks to examine the licensing and registration status of firearms used to commit homicide.
the following analyses will focus only on firearm-related homicides committed on or after 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1999.
An analysis of the licensing and registration status of firearms used in homicide between 1 July 1997 and 30 June 1999 reveals that the overwhelming majority of these firearms were not registered and the offenders of homicide
were not licensed firearms owners (Figure 6)
Of the 117 homicide offenders who used firearms to commit homicide, only 11 (9.4%) homicide offenders were licensed firearms owners with registered firearms (Figure 6). In other words, licensed firearms owners were not responsible for the majority of firearm-related homicides. These findings are consistent with international research.
In the few cases where licensed firearms owners used a registered firearm to kill, 80 per cent of the registered firearms used were Category A or B firearms. Not one handgun used in homicide was registered.
http://www.aic.gov.au/documents/6/2/A/%7B62AD9B59-92FB-43A1-8848-F1EFA8042F98%7Dti151.pdf
Its not all our way, these guys then go on th say:
Storage of Firearms One of the main methods of illegal acquisition of firearms by individuals is through theft from
gun dealers, owners, or others (Mouzos 1999). Although this study did not specifically examine whether the firearms used to commit homicide had been stolen from licensed owners.
My challange to this Claim is based on:
- Not one of the hand guns in this 2000 paper were registered - so no guns stolen from LAFO in the period of the study turned up as murder weapon.
- AIC studies show less than 100 Hand Guns a year are stolen in Australia from #LAFO.
- AIC studies show that only about 50% of the stolen hand guns are Semi Automatics. (that put 50 on the market)
- News reports in past 18 months have noted that a number of Illegal Firearms Importing operations have been busted. With number of firearms in the 100's. {ref to be added}
- The ACC estimated that 10,000 hand guns are already in the illicit market. adding 50 a year is not a major source. (http://www.crimecommission.gov.au/publications/crime-profile-series/illicit-firearms)
http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/rpp/116/rpp116.pdf
2002 research on Theft
http://aic.gov.au/documents/b/9/7/%7Bb97bf8dc-96f3-4f4c-abca-12cd608dc2dd%7Dti230.pdf
2008-2009
Characteristics of stolen firearms
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/mr/1-20/16/04_characteristics.html
While we have stories of 200+ handguns imported in a 3 month period in NSW.
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