Vast majority of guns recovered by Pittsburgh police not in possession of legal owners

Monday, July 25, 2016 - 10:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Nearly 80 percent of perpetrators carrying a gun recovered by Pittsburgh Police were not the lawful owners, a strong indication that theft and trafficking are significant sources of firearms involved in crimes in southwest Pennsylvania, a new University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health analysis reveals.

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