According to a Research Center analysis of government data, national rates of gun homicide and other violent gun crimes are strikingly lower now than during their peak in the mid-1990s, paralleling a general decline in violent crime.
According to a Research Center analysis of government data, national rates of gun homicide and other violent gun crimes are strikingly lower now than during their peak in the mid-1990s, paralleling a general decline in violent crime.
Compared with 1993, the peak of U.S. gun homicides, the firearm homicide rate was 49% lower in 2010, and there were fewer deaths, even though the nation’s population grew. The victimization rate for other violent crimes with a firearm—assaults, robberies and sex crimes—was 75% lower in 2011 than in 1993.
Nearly all the decline in the firearm homicide rate took place in the 1990s; the downward trend stopped in 2001 and resumed slowly in 2007. The victimization rate for other gun crimes plunged in the 1990s, and then declined more slowly from 2000 to 2008. The rate appears to be higher in 2011 compared with 2008, but the increase is not statistically significant.
Guns & Weapons Offenses | Criminal Defense Lawyer NJ
Charges related to Guns and other Weapons normally fall into two categories:
(1) Unlawful Possession and
(2) Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.
Unlawful Possession of a Weapon requires that an individually actually or constructively possess a weapon they are not permitted to under the law.
Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose requires that an individual constructively or actually possess a weapon they are not permitted to under the law and the individual intended to use the weapon against another individual or another individual’s property. If you have been arrested or charged with a weapons related offense you can speak with Joel Silberman1.
You can contact the law office of Joel Silberman at 201-273-7070 or 800-889-3129. For more details, visit www.joelsilbermanlaw.com .
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1. Joel Silberman: Criminal Defense Attorney and Jersey City lawyer Joel Silberman focuses exclusively on Criminal Defense. Some of Joel’s most notable Adult and Juvenile cases involved charges related to Homicide, Gun Offenses, Aggravated Sexual Assault, Trafficking Narcotics, Fraud and Aggravated Assault. If you are looking for a New Jersey criminal defense attorney, call Joel at 201-273-7070 or Toll Free: 800-889-3129. Visit http://www.joelsilbermanlaw.com/ for more information and email at joel@joelsilbermanlaw.com.
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