Where'd They Get Their Guns?

Introduction

Selected High-Profile Shootings in the United States, 1963-2001 (click on the link for more details about each shooting)

Information for the chart has been gathered from a wide variety of publicly available news sources, which are often unclear and contradictory. Although every effort has been made to obtain the most accurate information possible, contradictions may exist between this chart and other sources. The determination as to whether a gun was obtained legally or illegally was made based on the law in effect at the time the firearm was acquired.

Description	Casualties	Firearm(s)	Status of Firearm(s)
Santee High School Santana, California March 5, 2001	2 dead 13 wounded	.22 Arminius eight-shot revolver	Legal
The White House Washington, DC February 7, 2001	1 wounded	.38 revolver	Legal
Navistar International Corporation Melrose Park, Illinois February 5, 2001	5 dead 4 wounded	SKS 1954R rifle Remington 12-gauge shotgun Winchester .30 rifle .38 revolver	Legal
Edgewater Technology office Wakefield, Massachusetts December 26, 2000	7 dead	AK-47 assault rifle 12-gauge pump-action shotgun .32 pistol	Legal
Backstreet Café Roanoke, Virginia September 22, 2000	1 dead 6 wounded	Ruger 9mm pistol	Legal
Santos Linguisa sausage factory San Leandro, California June 21, 2000	3 dead	Beretta 9mm pistol Walther .380 pistol	Legal
Lake Worth Middle School Lake Worth, Florida May 26, 2000	1 dead	Raven .25 pistol	Legal
Wendy's Restaurant Queens, New York May 24, 2000	5 dead 2 wounded	Bryco .380 pistol	Illegal
Pittsburgh Suburbs Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania April 28, 2000	5 dead 1 wounded	Smith & Wesson .357 revolver	Legal
National Zoo Washington, DC April 24, 2000	7 wounded	9mm pistol	Illegal
Mi-T-Fine Car Wash Irving, Texas March 20, 2000	5 dead 1 wounded	9mm pistol	Illegal
Theo J. Buell Elementary School Mt. Morris Township, Michigan February 29, 2000	1 dead	Davis Industries .32 pistol	Illegal
Radisson Bay Harbor Inn Tampa, Florida December 30, 1999	5 dead 3 wounded	Lorcin 9mm pistol Charter Arms .38 revolver	Legal
Fort Gibson Middle School Fort Gibson, Oklahoma December 6, 1999	4 wounded	Taurus 9mm pistol	Legal
Northlake Shipyard Seattle, Washington November 3, 1999	2 dead 2 wounded	Glock 9mm pistol .32 pistol .22 rifle	Illegal
Xerox Office Building Honolulu, Hawaii November 2, 1999	7 dead	Glock Model 17 9mm pistol	Legal
Wedgewood Baptist Church Fort Worth, Texas September 15, 1999	8 dead 7 wounded	Ruger P85 9mm pistol .380 pistol	Legal
Laurel, Maryland September 9, 1999	2 dead	Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol	Illegal
North Valley Jewish Community Center Los Angeles, California August 10, 1999	1 dead 5 wounded	Fully automatic Uzi machine gun Glock Model 26 9mm pistol	Illegal
Atlanta brokerage offices Atlanta, Georgia July 29, 1999	13 dead 13 wounded	Glock Model 17 9mm pistol Colt 1911A1 .45 pistol	Legal
Illinois and Indiana July 4th weekend, 1999	3 dead 9 wounded	Bryco .380 pistol Ruger .22 pistol	Illegal
Heritage High School Conyers, Georgia May 20, 1999	6 wounded	.22 rifle .357 Magnum revolver	Legal
Columbine High School Littleton, Colorado April 20, 1999	15 dead 23 wounded	Intratec TEC-DC9 assault pistol Hi-Point 9mm Carbine Savage 67H pump-action shotgun Savage 311-D 12-gauge shotgun	Illegal
LDS Church Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah April 15, 1999	3 dead 4 wounded	Ruger .22 pistol	Legal
Triad Center Salt Lake City, Utah January 13, 1999	1 dead 1 wounded	9mm pistol	Legal
U.S. Capitol Building Washington, DC July 24, 1998	2 dead 2 wounded	Smith & Wesson .38 revolver	Legal
Los Angeles, California May 28, 1998	2 dead	Two .38 revolvers	Legal
Thurston High School Springfield, Oregon May 21, 1998	4 dead 25 wounded	Glock 9mm pistol Ruger .22 rifle Ruger .22 pistol	Legal
Westside Middle School Jonesboro, Arkansas March 24, 1998	5 dead 10 wounded	Remington Model 742 .30-06 rifle Universal .30 M1 Carbine replica Davis Industries .38 two-shot derringer Double Deuce Buddie .22 two-shot derringer Charter Arms .38 revolver Star .380 pistol FIE .380 pistol Ruger Security Six .357 revolver Smith & Wesson .38 revolver	Legal
Connecticut State Lottery Headquarters Newington, Connecticut March 6, 1998	5 dead	9mm pistol	Legal
Caltrans Maintenance Yard Orange, California December 18, 1997	5 dead 2 wounded	Chinese-made 7.62mm AK-47 assault rifle	Legal
Heath High School West Paducah, Kentucky December 1, 1997	3 dead 5 wounded	Ruger .22 pistol	Illegal
Pearl High School Pearl, Mississippi October 1, 1997	3 dead 7 wounded	.30-30 rifle	Legal
R.E. Phelon Company Aiken, South Carolina September 15, 1997	4 dead 3 wounded	9mm pistol	Illegal
Four states (MN, IL, FL, NY) April 27 - July 15, 1997	6 dead	Taurus .40 pistol	Illegal
North Hollywood, California February 28, 1997	2 dead 16 injured	Multiple fully automatic assault rifles including an AK-47 type	Illegal
Empire State Building New York, New York February 23, 1997	2 dead 6 wounded	Beretta .380 pistol	Illegal
Albertson's Supermarket Lakewood, Colorado April 28, 1995	3 dead 1 wounded	Grizzly .50 sniper rifle SKS 7.62mm assault rifle 9mm pistol .32 pistol	Legal
Walter Rossler Company Corpus Christi, Texas April 3, 1995	6 dead	Ruger 9mm pistol .32 revolver	Legal
Corpus Christi, Texas March 31, 1995	1 dead	Taurus .38 revolver	Legal
DC Police Headquarters Washington, DC November 22, 1994	4 dead 1 wounded	Cobray M-11 assault pistol	Illegal
White House Washington, DC October 29, 1994	none	Norinco SKS 7.62mm assault rifle	Illegal
Seattle, Washington April 5, 1994	1 dead	Remington Model 11 20-gauge shotgun	Legal
Brooklyn Bridge New York, New York March 1, 1994	1 dead 3 wounded	Cobray 9mm fully automatic machine pistol Glock Model 17 9mm pistol	Illegal
Long Island Railroad Long Island, New York December 7, 1993	6 dead 19 wounded	Ruger P-89 9mm pistol	Legal
Lumberton, North Carolina July 23, 1993	1 dead	Smith & Wesson .38 revolver	Illegal
Pettit & Martin Law Offices San Francisco, California July 1, 1993	9 dead 6 wounded	Two Intratec TEC-DC9 assault pistols Colt .45 pistol	Illegal
CIA Headquarters Langley, Virginia January 25, 1993	2 dead 3 wounded	Chinese-made AK-47 assault rifle	Legal
Royal Oak Post Office Royal Oak, Michigan November 14, 1991	5 dead 5 wounded	Ruger .22 rifle	Illegal
Luby's Cafeteria Killeen, Texas October 16, 1991	24 dead 20 wounded	Ruger P-89 9mm pistol Glock 9mm pistol	Legal
GMAC Office Jacksonville, Florida June 18, 1990	10 dead 4 wounded	Universal .30 M1 rifle .38 revolver	Legal
Standard Gravure Corporation Louisville, Kentucky September 14, 1989	9 dead 12 wounded	Chinese-made AK-47 assault rifle Two MAC-11 assault pistols .38 revolver Sig Sauer 9mm pistol	Legal
Cleveland Elementary School Stockton, California January 17, 1989	6 dead 30 wounded	Chinese-made AK-47 assault rifle Taurus 9mm pistol Unidentified pistol	Legal
Hubbard Woods Elementary School Winnetka, Illinois May 20, 1988	2 dead 6 wounded	Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver Smith & Wesson .32 revolver Beretta .22 pistol	Legal
Edmond Post Office Edmond, Oklahoma August 20, 1986	15 dead 6 wounded	Two .45 pistols .22 pistol	Legal
Springfield Mall Springfield, Pennsylvania October 30, 1985	3 dead 7 wounded	.22 rifle	Illegal
McDonald's Restaurant San Ysidro, California July 18, 1984	22 dead 19 wounded	Browning P-35 Hi-Power 9mm pistol Winchester 1200 pump-action 12-gauge shotgun Israeli Military Industries 9mm Model A Carbine (Uzi)	Legal
Washington Hilton Hotel Washington, DC March 30, 1981	4 wounded	RG Industries RG-14 .22 revolver	Legal
New York, New York December 8, 1980	1 dead	Charter Arms .38 revolver	Legal
New York, New York Summer 1976 - Summer 1977	6 dead 7 wounded	Charter Arms Bulldog .44 revolver	Illegal
Senator Hotel Sacramento, California September 5, 1975	none	Colt .45 pistol	Legal
Lorraine Motel Memphis, Tennessee April 4, 1968	1 dead	Remington Gamemaster Model 760 30.06 rifle	Legal
University of Texas Tower Austin, Texas August 1, 1966	17 dead 31 wounded	Remington .35 pump rifle Remington 6mm bolt-action rifle .30 M-1 Carbine .25 pistol Luger 9mm pistol Smith & Wesson .357 magnum pistol Sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun	Legal
Jackson, Mississippi June 12, 1963	1 dead	Enfield 1917 30.06 rifle	Legal
Dallas, Texas November 22, 1963	2 dead 1 wounded	Mannlicher-Carcano 6.5mm rifle .38 revolver	Legal

 

This is the full text of the April 2001 Violence Policy Center study Where'd They Get Their Guns? For information on how to order a hard copy of this study, please return to the publications page.

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