The article Gun Offenders Are Repeaters states: “The study, conducted by the state Office of Policy and Management, analyzed data from 14,391 male Connecticut inmates who are were released from prison in 2005. Of these, 1,862, or approximately 13 percent, had served a firearms conviction, either in this or a previous incarceration. Of these, 75.2% were rearrested within three years and 45.5% returned to prison. The numbers were almost as high for those arrested on firearms charges but convicted of a misdemeanor.” (Hartford). Ultimately, enforcing current gun laws would keep repeat offenders away from the market