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These Are the Most Common Gun Related Crimes in Mississippi | Mississippi

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www.thecentersquare.com – Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square – 2023-06-16 10:04:24

Mass shootings have become a tragic staple in the American news cycle. According to the nonprofit organization Gun Violence Archive, there were over 640 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2022. Though these horrific incidents often receive widespread media coverage, when it comes to gun crimes in America, they are only the tip of the iceberg.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives traced a total of over 456,000 firearms likely linked to a crime in the United States in 2021, the most recent year of available data. Each of these traced firearms is assigned one of 59 categories that describe the circumstances in which it was recovered by law enforcement.

The ATF traced a total of 4,744 firearms in Mississippi in 2021. Excluding potential crimes which, by definition, always involve a firearm such as illegal weapon possession, the most common category of circumstances to which traced firearms were linked in the state were drug related. This classification accounted for 13.5% of all firearms traced by the ATF in the state in 2021.

The two other most common categories for traced firearms in Mississippi in 2021 were related to aggravated assault and property crimes, which accounted for 4.3% and 3.9% of all traced firearms, respectively.

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State Total traced guns, 2021 Top category for traced guns 2nd most common category for traced guns 3rd most common category for traced guns
Alabama 8,847 Dangerous drugs Property crimes Family offense
Alaska 797 Dangerous drugs Traffic offense Simple assault
Arizona 12,113 Aggravated assault Dangerous drugs Homicide
Arkansas 3,541 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Property crimes
California 54,338 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Obstruction of justice
Colorado 7,051 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Suicide
Connecticut 1,617 Family offense Dangerous drugs Homicide
Delaware 1,678 Suicide Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault
Florida 34,491 Aggravated assault Dangerous drugs Family offense
Georgia 20,472 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Property crimes
Hawaii 115 Dangerous drugs Attempted homicide Suicide
Idaho 1,376 Aggravated assault Dangerous drugs Suicide
Illinois 19,188 Dangerous drugs Homicide Family offense
Indiana 10,349 Dangerous drugs Family offense Homicide
Iowa 2,576 Dangerous drugs Family offense Suicide
Kansas 4,303 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Family offense
Kentucky 6,812 Dangerous drugs Homicide Simple assault
Louisiana 13,823 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Homicide
Maine 513 Burglary Dangerous drugs Family offense
Maryland 9,857 Family offense Simple assault Homicide
Massachusetts 3,222 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Family offense
Michigan 12,329 Aggravated assault Dangerous drugs Homicide
Minnesota 4,605 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Family offense
Mississippi 4,744 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Property crimes
Missouri 10,213 Dangerous drugs Property crimes Aggravated assault
Montana 1,188 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Homicide
Nebraska 2,240 Threat Dangerous drugs Suicide
Nevada 6,735 Traffic offense Dangerous drugs Family offense
New Hampshire 705 Family offense Dangerous drugs Suicide
New Jersey 4,685 Aggravated assault Dangerous drugs Family offense
New Mexico 4,114 Aggravated assault Dangerous drugs Homicide
New York 10,310 Homicide Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault
North Carolina 23,104 Dangerous drugs Family offense Aggravated assault
North Dakota 778 Dangerous drugs Suicide Family offense
Ohio 20,826 Dangerous drugs Family offense Homicide
Oklahoma 5,302 Dangerous drugs Simple assault Homicide
Oregon 5,459 Dangerous drugs Family offense Suicide
Pennsylvania 15,370 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Family offense
Rhode Island 666 Dangerous drugs Family offense Homicide
South Carolina 10,713 Dangerous drugs Homicide Aggravated assault
South Dakota 832 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Burglary
Tennessee 15,531 Dangerous drugs Simple assault Property crimes
Texas 45,618 Dangerous drugs Aggravated assault Homicide
Utah 3,030 Dangerous drugs Family offense Traffic offense
Vermont 243 Dangerous drugs Family offense Homicide
Virginia 12,184 Dangerous drugs Suicide Homicide
Washington 5,586 Dangerous drugs Family offense Aggravated assault
West Virginia 1,698 Dangerous drugs Homicide Family offense
Wisconsin 7,062 Dangerous drugs Family offense Homicide
Wyoming 298 Dangerous drugs Homicide Suicide

 

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White House says Trump’s tariffs will be ‘perfect deal’ for U.S. | National

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www.thecentersquare.com – Brett Rowland – (The Center Square – ) 2025-04-01 15:42:00

(The Center Square) – The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump and his tariff team are preparing to roll out a “perfect deal” for Americans on Wednesday, when Trump is expected to announce his plans.

Trump plans to unveil reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday on all nations that put duties on U.S. imports, which the president has been calling “Liberation Day” for American trade. Trump’s plans have roiled U.S. and global markets, but the president has yet to get into specifics ahead of Wednesday’s planned announcement. 

“The president said last night he has made a decision and a determination,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. “He is going to announce that decision tomorrow.”

Leavitt said Trump was working with his trade and tariff team to finalize the deal, which she said would be a “perfect deal for the American people.”

The tariffs Trump is expected to announce Wednesday will go into effect immediately, Leavitt said.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Trump steered the U.S. economy to new heights in his term and plans to the same this time. 

“You have to trust the president’s instincts on the economy. Why? This isn’t blind faith. Remember what he accomplished in the first administration. Before COVID, we had the greatest economy in the history of the world. Not the U.S, the whole world,” Johnson said. “Every demographic was doing better because we cut taxes, cut regulations and we made a better economic environment for everyone to succeed.”

Johnson said Trump’s proposed reciprocal tariff policy “is one that makes a lot of common sense.” Johnson said he ultimately expects other countries to reduce tariffs on American products

“This is a different world, it’s a much more integrated, complex economy. And the president’s absolutely right when he says we have to think about America’s interest first because if we don’t, we’re not going to maintain our status as the great super power,” Johnson said. “If we raise and match their tariff policy, I think ultimately what happens is you get back to a free trade agreement. These countries that engaged in this disparity – this raw deal for Americans for so long – it’ll get their attention and they’ll, I think, reduce their tariffs on us.”

Johnson said Trump’s plans for “Liberation Day” on April 2 could include challenges.

“It may be rocky in the beginning, but I think that this will make sense for Americans and it will help all Americans,” the House Speaker said.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Trump’s tariff plan will help U.S. workers.

“No American President in modern history has recognized the wide-ranging and harmful foreign trade barriers American exporters face more than President Trump,” said Greer. “Under his leadership, this administration is working diligently to address these unfair and non-reciprocal practices, helping restore fairness and put hardworking American businesses and workers first in the global market.”

Last week, Trump announced a 25% tariff on imported automobiles, duties that he said would be “permanent.” The White House said it expects the auto tariffs on cars and light-duty trucks will generate up to $100 billion in federal revenue.

Trump said eventually he hopes to bring in $600 billion to $1 trillion in tariff revenue in the next year or two. Trump also said the tariffs would lead to a manufacturing boom in the U.S., with auto companies building new plants, expanding existing plants and adding jobs.

Trump predicts his protectionist trade policies will create jobs, make the nation rich and help reduce both trade deficits and the federal government’s persistent deficits.

The “Liberation Day” tariffs come after months of talk since Trump took office in January. On the campaign trail, Trump frequently called “tariff” the most beautiful word in the English language.

Some economists have predicted Trump’s tariffs could mean higher prices for U.S. consumers. The Budget Lab at Yale modeled a broad 20%, but noted “it is highly uncertain whether this is the policy that will be announced April 2.” The model suggests that prices would by 2.1% to 2.6% in the short run, the equivalent of an average per household consumer cost of $3,400 to 4,200 in 2024 dollars.

Leavitt said Tuesday that Trump’s tariff plan was long-term when asked how they could affect senior citizens living on a fixed income.

“Tomorrow’s announcement is to protect future generations of the senior citizens you mentioned,” she said. “It’s for their kids and their grandkids. To ensure that there are jobs here in the United States of America for their children to live the American dream.”

Last week, S&P Global said U.S. consumers could reduce spending in the near-term.

“We think Americans will soon pull back on purchases, dealing a blow to the world’s biggest economy, which is largely fueled by consumer spending,” the credit-rating agency said, noting a recession was possible in the next year.

Business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Farm Bureau Federation, have urged Trump to back off tariff threats.

Trump has promised that his tariffs would shift the tax burden away from Americans and onto foreign countries, but tariffs are generally paid by the people who import the foreign products. Those importers then have a choice: Absorb the loss or pass it on to consumers through higher prices. The president also promised tariffs would make America “rich as hell.”

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Republicans introduce bill to repeal gun control rule on pistol braces | National

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www.thecentersquare.com – By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square – (The Center Square – ) 2025-04-01 14:18:00

(The Center Square) – A Biden-era rule placing greater constraints on millions of legal American gun owners could be struck down if newly introduced Republican legislation becomes law.

Companion bills introduced by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., would undo a 2023 ruling by the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that classified pistols modified with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles and thus placed them under the National Firearms Act.

The action required all owners of pistols modified with stabilizing braces to pay a $200 fee, register their name with the U.S. Department of Justice and obtain federal approval to construct or transfer a short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun.

“‘Shall not be infringed’ is crystal clear – and the Biden-era abuses of the Constitutionally protected rights of gun owners across the country need to be undone,” Marshall said in a statement Tuesday. “The SHORT Act takes a step toward rolling back nonsensical regulations that the National Firearms Act has placed upon gun owners.”

A 2021 report by the Congressional Research Service estimated that between 10 and 40 million stabilizing braces and similar components are in civilian hands. Supporters of the rule say it will increase safety.

Both the Gun Owners of America and the National Association of Gun Rights, who called the Biden-era rule unconstitutional when it was implemented, expressed support for the legislation.

“The SHORT Act is a long overdue step toward restoring the rights of Americans, freeing gun owners from the burdensome and outdated regulations of the National Firearms Act,” NAGR political affairs director Hunter King said. “By removing short-barreled rifles, shotguns, and similar firearms from egregious federal regulations, gun owners would be able to exercise their Second Amendment freedoms without oppressive government interference.”

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Sex education bill proposed in North Carolina House | North Carolina

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www.thecentersquare.com – By Alan Wooten | The Center Square – (The Center Square – ) 2025-04-01 13:32:00

(The Center Square) – Directions on curriculum measured age appropriate and access in public libraries to materials considered harmful to minors are in a proposal at the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Parental Rights for Curriculum and Books, also known as House Bill 595, adds to state law a section for age-appropriate instruction for students; a human growth and development program for fourth and fifth graders; and says reproductive health and safety education shall not happen before seventh grade.



Rep. John A. Torbett, R-Gaston




The bill authored by Rep. John Torbett, R-Gaston, and filed Monday additionally has sections on instructional materials and clarification of “defenses for material harmful to minors.” Public library access for minors is in a fourth section.

Gender identity instruction, a buzzword of recent election cycles, is prohibited prior to students entering the fifth grade. The proposal extends that to prior to the entering seventh grade.

The bill would require parental consent to learn about some elements associated with sex education – infections, contraception, assault and human trafficking.

State law allows schools the option to adopt local policies on parental consent for the reproductive health education.

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