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To: tejek who wrote (786673)	5/29/2014 1:40:49 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 1577893

I know your position on gun control but I do not see you addressing the underlying causes and conditions of violent crimes in our country when you are given the opportunity, it is certainly not correlated to gun ownership. Gun ownership in some regions of the country and under some conditions in the country have a very low relationship to violent crimes. An estimated 4.3 million violent crimes, 15.6 million property crimes, and 133,000 personal thefts were committed against U.S. residents age 12 or older in 2009. Violence against males, blacks, and persons age 24 or younger occurred at higher or somewhat higher rates than the rates of violence against females, whites, and persons age 25 or older in 2009. About half (49%) of all violent crimes and about 40% of all property crimes were reported to the police in 2009. Violent crimes against females (53%) were more likely to be reported than violent crimes against males (45%). bjs.gov