ford.304
10-23-2012, 07:17 AM
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/8579
I thought this had some new information. I don't remember my statistics for how good the sample size is, but 85 firearms doesn't seem too small to draw some vague conclusions.
Some highlights:
Half of the weapons seized would not have fired - either because they were unloaded, because they were broken, or because they were loaded with the wrong ammunition.
9mm was by far the most popular caliber (although also the one most likely to be loaded with RNL or FMJ bullets instead of hollow points)
While Hi Points and the like had a showing, a large portion of the models seized would have met the approval of this forum for carry choices.
The biggest concern I have with his methodology is this:
That data I will report below comes from the details of the last 85 weapons that my agency has seized from criminals. Each of these weapons was seized from the criminal contemporaneous with the crime he committed. Some were taken from the criminal's body, some from the criminal's house, and some from the criminal’s car. I did not include guns that were donated to the department or guns used in suicides here. The majority of the weapons detailed here were taken from armed robbers and other types of criminals who were carrying guns in the commission of their crimes.
I wish he would have indicated what portion were taken from the criminal's house. I have several unloaded guns in my house, but that doesn't mean that they are unloaded when I carry them. Still, more data to think about.
I thought this had some new information. I don't remember my statistics for how good the sample size is, but 85 firearms doesn't seem too small to draw some vague conclusions.
Some highlights:
Half of the weapons seized would not have fired - either because they were unloaded, because they were broken, or because they were loaded with the wrong ammunition.
9mm was by far the most popular caliber (although also the one most likely to be loaded with RNL or FMJ bullets instead of hollow points)
While Hi Points and the like had a showing, a large portion of the models seized would have met the approval of this forum for carry choices.
The biggest concern I have with his methodology is this:
That data I will report below comes from the details of the last 85 weapons that my agency has seized from criminals. Each of these weapons was seized from the criminal contemporaneous with the crime he committed. Some were taken from the criminal's body, some from the criminal's house, and some from the criminal’s car. I did not include guns that were donated to the department or guns used in suicides here. The majority of the weapons detailed here were taken from armed robbers and other types of criminals who were carrying guns in the commission of their crimes.
I wish he would have indicated what portion were taken from the criminal's house. I have several unloaded guns in my house, but that doesn't mean that they are unloaded when I carry them. Still, more data to think about.