![]() ![]() The Trace and NBC also obtained previously unpublished statistics from the National Crime Information Center, a national database used to track stolen property, and found that the total number of guns reported stolen nationally was trending upward, jumping 60 percent between 20, to more than 238,000. The vast majority of those guns were recovered in connection to another crime, including more than 1,500 acts of violence. “But we have not taken the steps that are necessary to really develop the evidence on that issue.”Ĭook’s paper comes after a yearlong investigation by The Trace and more than a dozen NBC TV stations identified more than 23,000 stolen guns recovered between 20 by law enforcement agencies around the country. “I want to emphasize that gun theft is potentially an important source of guns to violent criminals, and a lot of law enforcement folks think that it is,” Cook told The Trace. In a new paper published in the Journal of Urban Health, Philip Cook, a professor emeritus at Duke University, urges researchers to direct their efforts to understanding the share of crime guns that were previously stolen, the path stolen weapons travel in the underground market, and how many are used in shootings.Ĭook said he issued his call because the current body of academic research on stolen guns is severely limited. Spurred by recent reporting, a prominent scholar is calling for a deeper look at a previously underappreciated conduit of crime guns, outlining a three-pronged research agenda for the role of gun theft in arming dangerous offenders. Class of 2003 Recruiting ClassAndrew Anderson D Orlando, Fla./Bishop MooreJohn Bamford G Woodbridge, Va./WoodbridgePatrick Heenan A Bethlehem, N.Y./BethlehemDavid Miranda M Ossining, N.Y./OssiningThomas O'Gara D Nyack, N.Y./North RocklandMatthew Schuster M Centereach, N.Y./CentereachJustin Tesone D Shrub Oaks, N.Y./SomersJustin Venezia M Farmingdale, N.Y./FarmingdalePaul Wolpert M Yorktown Heights, N.Y.For the issue of gun violence, few questions are more fundamental than how firearms go from the lawful market to the hands of a shooter who uses them to kill or maim. Patrick Heenan (Bethlehem, N.Y./Bethlehem) was a Second Team All-League attackman with tremendous speed and power. The offense will have some new blood as well. Paul is a midfielder who scored over 300 points in his high school career. Paul Wolpert (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Kennedy) is the younger brother of Siena junior attackman Dan Wolpert. The goalkeeper was a Washington Post First Team selection and was named his league's Most Valuable Defensive Player. John Bamford (Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge) will be counted on to shore up one of the team's weaker positions last season. Thomas O'Gara (Nyack, N.Y./North Rockland) played in that game as well. Justin Tesone (Shrub Oaks, N.Y./Somers) also excelled on the defensive end of the field, earning All-Conference honors and playing in the Exceptional Seniors game. Andrew Anderson (Orlando, Fla./Bishop Moore) was named Second Team All-State and his high school team finished as state runner-up. Manion and his staff concentrated on improving the team's defense. Head coach Roger Manion announced Tuesday that Siena has signed nine scholarship men's lacrosse players to begin play in the 2003 spring season. ![]()
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