Opposing Views: Politicians Wrongly Target Handguns to Stop Crime
There is a startling disconnect between the problems many of our urban areas face and the solutions advocated by gun-control advocates. In Chicago, for example, Police Superintendent Jody Weis says the city has more guns and more gang members than almost any other city in the country. The solution, according to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley? Keep enforcing a decades-old ban on handguns.
In Philadelphia, more than 47,000 fugitives wanted on bench warrants despite warrants being issued for their arrest. One in five armed robberies ends in a conviction. Children in one neighborhood are engaged in a "game" that involves identifying homeless individuals and then assaulting and robbing them. The solution, according to Mayor Michael Nutter and his allies on the City Council? An ordinance that would turn burglary victims into criminals themselves if they fail to provide a full accounting of missing firearms to police within 48 hours.
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