riverrat10k
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http://www.market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=216193
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As a former prosecutor in Washington, D.C., who enforced firearms and ammunition cases while a severe local gun ban was still in effect, I am skeptical of the benefits that many imagine will result from additional gun-control efforts. I dislike guns, but I believe that a nationwide firearms crackdown would place an undue burden on law enforcement and endanger civil liberties while potentially increasing crime.
Yep. And the statistics?
The gun ban had an unintended effect: It emboldened criminals because they knew that law-abiding District residents were unarmed and powerless to defend themselves. Violent crime increased after the law was enacted, with homicides rising to 369 in 1988, from 188 in 1976 when the ban started. By 1993, annual homicides had reached 454.
Remember -- this is the former DC Prosecutor. He saw the crime increase first-hand. He also saw the dilution of police response since they were both chasing phantoms and violating people's civil rights. The people living in DC received a negative outcome from both."