Green Bay alderman to talk to state legislators about residents with visible guns at public meetings

<p>A majority of guns used in New York crimes might have come from other states.</p><p>The New York attorney general&#39;s office looked at guns recovered from crime scenes between 2010 and 2015 &nbsp;<a href="https://targettrafficking.ag.ny.gov/#part1" target="_blank">74 percent</a>&nbsp;with a known source originated in states other than New York.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/gun-control-group-s-psa-says-toddlers-kill-people/">'Toddlers Kill People': Gun Control Group's PSA Points To Kids</a></b></p><p>Nearly half were from six states with, as the report calls them, &quot;weaker gun laws.&quot; The report also found the number of guns acquired out of state in 2015 were&nbsp;<a href="https://targettrafficking.ag.ny.gov/#part1" target="_blank">double the national average</a>.</p><p>To put some numbers on that, the state&#39;s attorney general says more than 46,000 guns were recovered in that five year period. Over 34,000 of those were from out of state.</p><p>Trafficking guns across state borders isn&#39;t exactly new, but officials called New York&#39;s rate &quot;overwhelming.&quot; And that probably has something to do with the so-called &quot;<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/19/news/iron-pipeline-gun-control/" target="_blank">Iron Pipeline</a>.&quot;</p><p>The Iron Pipeline is a stretch of I-95 that connects the heavily-regulated New York to Southern states, which tend to have more relaxed gun laws. It&#39;s a gateway a lot of gunrunners use.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/3-percent-of-american-adults-own-half-the-country-s-guns/">A Tiny Portion Of US Adults Own Half The Nation's Guns</a></b></p><p>And the pipeline doesn&#39;t just hit New York. It also connects Indiana to Chicago.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.vox.com/2016/7/27/12284996/trump-pence-chicago-gun-violence" target="_blank">Reports</a>&nbsp;from the Windy City show a large portion of guns used in crimes had originated outside of that state, too.</p><p>New York has some of the country&#39;s strictest gun laws. The state has&nbsp;<a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/12/09/458829225/heres-where-gun-laws-stand-in-your-state" target="_blank">universal background checks</a>, requires a concealed carry permit and completely bans assault weapons.</p><p>The plus side of the report is this: It suggests New York&#39;s gun laws are working the way the state wants them to, at least to a degree. But out-of-state gun transport probably won&#39;t be curbed unless federal laws change.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/this-italian-wants-to-share-the-truth-about-his-food/">Americans Have Italian Food All Wrong</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/byu-to-offer-amnesty-for-students-who-report-sexual-assault/">BYU Has Finally Changed How It Handles Sexual Assault Cases</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/how-the-blood-ban-affects-gay-men-who-donate/">Why Does The Government Care About The Sex Lives Of Blood Donors?</a></li></ul>