New York's attorney general says an analysis shows that three-quarters of nearly 53,000 guns used to commit crimes were originally purchased in another state.
The report released Tuesday by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is intended to pressure the federal government and state governments to enact stricter gun control laws.
"For the first time ever, we can confront opponents with the hard evidence of where the guns were coming from and where they're going to. We look forward to similar analytics being developed by other cities that are being plagued by gun violence," he said.
The report looks at data from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on 52,915 guns used in to commit crimes in New York between 2010 and 2015.
Schneiderman said guns are trafficked from other states because ``it's hard for bad guys to get guns in New York.''
But the analysis also shows that Rochester is unique, with just 44 percent of crime guns originating out of state.
That's 30 percentage points below the statewide average.
And the data also show some of the weapons were originally purchased in states such as Massachusetts and Connecticut that have relatively strict gun laws, as New York does.
Here's a link to the new report: