On the evening of the 9th Beijing time, the US gun safety organization Everytown spoke to the data of the Federal Bureau of investigation.BingoquestThe analysis found that the proportion of guns stolen from American cars has tripled in the past decade, making it the largest source of gun theft in the United States.

The report analyzed FBI data from 337 cities in 44 states and concluded thatBingoquestThe percentage of guns stolen from cars has been rising almost every year for the past decade, while it soared during the novel coronavirus pandemic. During the same period, the United States also significantly increased its arms purchases.

In some cases, stolen weapons are present at the crime scene. In July 2021, a 27-year-old U.S. Coast Guard member was shot dead by a gun stolen from an unlocked car in Riverside, Florida, Florida, while trying to stop a car theft near her home.

The US Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Administration (ATF) has also found a link between stolen guns and violent crime. Steve Dettelbach, director of the bureau, said the shocking trend highlighted the urgency for Americans to keep their guns safely to prevent them from falling into the hands of dangerous people.

"those people don't go to the mall to buy guns, they steal guns from locked cars and go hunting," Dettelbach said. These guns flow directly to the community. Guns fall into the hands of rioters who fail background checks. Guns flow into gangs and fall into the hands of drug traffickers, which can hurt and kill people living in nearby towns, counties or neighboring states. "