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Section Three: Sporterized Imported Assault Weapons Traced to Crime Scenes in the United States, 1995 and 1996

State 1995 1996 Total
Alabama 21 8 29
Alaska 0 1 1
Arizona 72 19 91
Arkansas 4 7 11
California 51 94 145
Colorado 8 8 16
Connecticut 1 4 5
Delaware 0 0 0
District of Columbia 16 41 57
Florida 15 21 36
Georgia 7 4 11
Hawaii 1 1 2
Idaho 1 0 1
Illinois 22 29 51
Indiana 11 18 29
Iowa 1 2 3
Kansas 1 1 2
Kentucky 6 5 11
Louisiana 16 35 51
Maine 0 0 0
Maryland 14 11 25
Massachusetts 3 0 3
Michigan 10 23 33
Minnesota 2 5 7
Mississippi 2 7 9
Missouri 30 34 64
Montana 4 6 10
Nebraska 2 1 3
Nevada 1 6 7
New Hampshire 0 0 0
New Jersey 9 8 17
New Mexico 5 3 8
New York 12 29 41
North Carolina 11 15 26
North Dakota 0 0 0
Ohio 18 15 33
Oklahoma 1 4 5
Oregon 0 7 7
Pennsylvania 17 16 33
Rhode Island 0 2 2
South Carolina 2 1 3
South Dakota 1 1 2
Tennessee 13 13 26
Texas 45 37 82
Utah 1 0 1
Vermont 0 0 0
Virginia 25 29 54
Washington 4 7 11
West Virginia 6 72 78
Wisconsin 7 18 25
Wyoming 2 0 2
Total 501 668 1,169 [8]


8) From 1995 to 1996 the number of sporterized assault weapons traced to crime scenes in the United States increased 33 percent.

Target America
   Introduction

   Section One: The Debate Over
   Imported Assault Weapons

   Section Two:
   Advertising and Catalog Photos
   MAK 90
   NHM 90 and NHM 91
   MISR
   SA 85
   SA 93
   L1A1 Sporter
   SAR 4800 and SAR 8
   SR 9
   PSG 1
   UZI Sporter
   SIAGA
   GALIL
   WUM 1
   SLR 95
   SLR 96
   SLG 95
   Section Three:
   Sporterized Assault Weapons
   Traced to Crime Scenes in
   the United States,
   1995 and 1996






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