About gun use Detroiters used revolvers in 35 percent of gun crimes, the highest rate of 27 cities studied.
Semiautomatic pistols account for half the weapons used in Detroit gun crimes.
Rifles and shotguns accounted for 13 percent of Detroit gun crimes. A machine gun was used only once in the 3,984 cases where firearms were recovered. Other than gun crimes, such as unlawful possession, drug offenses were the most common illegal use of t he firearms, representing 15 percent of the cases. Nine percent were used in assaults and 4 percent i n homicides. Adults represented 94 percent of the gun users in crimes where the user's age was known.