License to Kill IV – Section One: Arrests of Concealed Handgun License Holders in Texas, January 1, 1996 to August 31, 2001
Charge Number of Arrests Murder/Attempted Murder 41 Kidnapping/False Imprisonment 14 Rape/Sexual Assault Rape Sexual Assault/Aggravated/Attempted Sexual Assault/Aggravated on a Child Sexual Assault on a Child 79 1 28 39 11 Manslaughter/Negligent Homicide Manslaughter Intoxicated Manslaughter with a Vehicle Criminal…
License to Kill IV – Introduction
In 1995 the Texas legislature passed a “shall issue” concealed handgun law—creating a non-discretionary system under which state authorities must provide a concealed handgun license to any applicant who meets specific, objective criteria. Licenses issued under the new law became effective in…
When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2000 Homicide Data – Understanding the Statistics
This analysis of female homicide victims in America is limited to cases involving one female victim and one male offender. Supplemental data on age and race of victim, the type of weapon used, the relationship of victim to offender, and…
When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2000 Homicide Data – Introduction
Intimate partner violence against women is all too common and takes many forms. The most serious is homicide by an intimate partner.a Although firearms are used in a relatively small percentage of domestic violence incidents, guns can easily turn domestic violence…
Pocket Rockets – Introduction
“If someone carries weapons concealed, he must really be looking for or expecting trouble instead of avoiding it (whether they were carried legally or not).”– Jim Grover, “Don’t Be a Victim!,” Guns & Ammo1 (emphasis in original) On August 10,…
Pocket Rockets – Section One: A Pocketful of Death
“Because such firearms are so portable and lightweight, it’s extremely easy to wave them around indiscriminately – unintentionally placing yourself and others in possible danger. Remember, the smaller the handgun, the easier it is to point it in the wrong…
Pocket Rockets – Section Two: Ceasing Fire
The gun industry is driven by the impersonal forces of the marketplace – profit and innovation. Our society has long since learned that although these forces may produce an abundance of choice among products, they often do not adequately take…
Pocket Rockets – Endnotes
Jim Grover, “Don’t Be a Victim!,” Guns & Ammo (July 1992), pp. 20-21. “Alejandro Mayorkas Holds Briefing With Others on the Furrow Case,” FDCH Political Transcripts (August 12, 1999). “Man accused in Jewish center shootings pawned guns repeatedly,” The Associated…
Sitting Ducks – Endnotes
“Study Assesses Risk of Attack on Chemical Plant,” The Washington Post, 12 March 2002, p. A8; “Chemical Plants Are Feared as Targets; Views Differ on Ways To Avert Catastrophe,” The Washington Post, 16 December 2001, p. A1; “US chemical plants…
Sitting Ducks – Section Three: Lessening the Risk
A serious impediment to addressing the threat to America’s refineries and chemical industrial facilities is that many who are knowledgeable about the environmental and safety issues concerning such plants know little or nothing about guns, much less the 50 caliber…