European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes july 13,196fl . Toll leads 14 other nations gun deaths lower in states with controls by Stephen m. Aug Washington a Al though the United states leads at least 14 other nations in the rate of murders committed with firearms Federal figures show that the percentage of murders committed with guns varies widely within the nation and is generally lowest in states with some form of gun control Laws. President Johnson cited the comparisons with the other nations recently when he called for congressional approval of a National registration plan. The proposal would require registration of All firearms starting six months after enactment. Although primary responsibility for registration would rest with the states the Federal government would take Over registration in any state whose stand Ards do not meet those set up by Congress. The president in his message to Congress said the United states is without the gun control Laws that other nations accept As an elementary need an condition of  he noted that the unite states ranked last among 15 nations with a rate of 2.7 gun murders per 100,000 population. This compared with rates of.03 per Hundred thousand popu lation in the Netherlands Japan .04 England .05 Wales .05 West Germany .02 Italy .70canada .52 Belgium .26 Australia 1.5 Denmark 1.3 france1.3 new zealand .17 Scotland .06 and Sweden .11.recent figures for states show that those with some form of gun control Laws generally have lower percentages of murder by firearms than states that have no such  to figures from the uniform crime reports com piled by the Fri 56.0 per cent of murders in this country Dur ing the 1962-68 period were committed with a firearm yet the northeastern states during this period had an average of Only 37.3 per cent. This relatively Low percentages credited to the fact that Massachusetts new Jersey Newyork and Rhode Island All have gun control  support for registration of firearms came last Yea from the president s commis Sion on Law enforcement an administration of Justice. In addition to registration of hand guns rifles and shotguns the commission recommended Lawsto prohibit such persons As chronic drunks mental defectives convicted felons and oth ers from buying firearms. Ala. Alaska Ariz. Traum maj  "  warts.  a . Rave Vyvy a4ia it an no qty a 1 Fri  it it Vav a to wimp few eke avs Eva 9amcvow Tva kit nov mva�pimalprtgi3mvft pm Mcvoy  Calif. C Conn. 1 . Del. Fla.e33  Hawaii ss365.9 gun death by Region 0962-66 a 532 23670 of i Pep  47.2 Idaho ill.e2ee ees367.6 5362.4 to by  us  it3ft  . .-.va�v.y.-. A a 661 ee2s3 ncitttt�g�nw3t�p�p wort la. Eseeees22e Maine to. Mass. Mich. Minn. S3 62 9 49.5 148.2uv.% a a .v.v-v-v--. T-j369.9vyv a Ess 66.8 vtv.7.xy v�v.7.v.\yv v  a a by a a neb.  65.5 h    Urt i a Tiai imm Viii  to mme hmm Mumm Nwa Icv Wal cd a 1000  the commission quoted Fri statistics As showing that a higher proportion of homicides Are committed with fire arms in those areas where fire arms regulations Are lax than in Hose areas where there Are More stringent  As examples it cited Dallas,tex., and Phoenix Ariz., where firearms controls Are  1963 in Dallas 72 per cent of homicides were committed with firearms in Phoenix 65.9 per cent. In Chicago where regulations Are stricter 46.4 per cent of homicides were committed with firearms and in new York City which has the most stringent controls of any major City in the United states the figure was about 25 per  for the availability of guns the commission pointed to the conclusion of a Senate juvenile delinquency subcommittee which found that criminals for the most part Purchase their firearms through the mails or in retail stores rather than stealing  the uniform crime report show that for the 1962-68 period the highest proportion of gun deaths in the nation was in the South where 65.1 per cent of murders were committed with firearms. In the West the figure was 55.2 per cent and in the tightened up by ii Hidi another types of firearms. I u  Hils l n ii lobbying against firearms Lecis lation by organizations of com Zens of Good standing who do not North Central Region 58.3. New England has 42.9 per cent while the lowest grouping of states is36.6 per cent in the Middle at lactic Region of new Jersey new York and Pennsylvania. States with some form of registration or permit required to Purchase a firearm show these percentages of deaths by guns Hawaii 47.2 Massachusetts,39.3 Michigan 48.2 Missouri 66.8 new Jersey 39.8 Newyork 32.7 North Carolina 69 Rhode Island 32.3 Illinois has Only recently enacted a Law and no figures were  Carolina which requires registration of handguns within the state but in a Law which apparently is not very effective reports firearms were used in 74.1 per cent of homicides  two states had higher rates Kentucky with 75.4 an Vermont with 100 per cent. Among those who have consistently sought some form of firearms registration has been Fri director j. Edgar Hoover. As far Back As Jan. 17, 1948,Hoover told the House appropriations committee the fed eral firearms statute should be a Edgar Hoover. Early warning want to interfere with people Hunting. But you have to Regis Ter an automobile and it would be just As simple to Register a pistol revolver and so  and again just last year Hoover said in the Bureau s monthly Law enforcement bul Letin i think mail order fire arms purchases should be banned interstate transportation of firearms controlled an local registration of weapons required and  he said the primary thrust against this serious problem must be from a local level but Federal assistance must strongly complement state gun Legisla  major . Crime soars by 25 per cent new York Iti major crime in new York City in creased 25.4 per cent during the first five months of 1968and two thirds of the murders and non negligent mans laugh ters were caused by suns the police department said Friday. 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