tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420740688947057.post1905621321807782016..comments2023-10-28T02:16:18.687-07:00Comments on Bullet Counter Points: Homeland Absurditystopgunviolencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11806648144323303424noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420740688947057.post-56428511825852163332008-09-24T13:36:00.000-07:002008-09-24T13:36:00.000-07:00Actually, Rudy, the District of Columbia doesn't h...Actually, Rudy, the District of Columbia doesn't have the highest murder rate in the nation. FBI data on murder rates indicates that <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_cities_by_crime_rate" REL="nofollow">D.C. ranked 7th among cities with populations greater than 250,000 in 2006</A>. Preliminary data from 2007 shows D.C. ranked 9th in this category.<BR/><BR/>And D.C.'s laws have actually worked extraordinarily well in denying criminals access to guns. <A HREF="http://www.atf.gov/firearms/trace_data/2007/districtofcolumbia07.pdf" REL="nofollow">In 2007, more than 97% of guns found on crime scenes in the District were illegally trafficked in from outside states</A>. It is not D.C.'s gun laws that criminals and traffickers are exploiting to purchase these firearms; but instead far weaker laws in states like Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Last we checked, neither the D.C. Council nor the MPDC had the power to write and enforce gun laws in outside jurisdictions that consistently allow criminals easy access to guns.<BR/><BR/>As for the argument that we should put law enforcement officers at additional risk in the District through weak gun laws because they signed up for this type of duty, well, we couldn't disagree with you more. Tough gun laws should be kept in place to protect both D.C. residents and law enforcement officers alike - and that is indeed what the people of the city want. - CSGVstopgunviolencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806648144323303424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420740688947057.post-39238020298376675532008-09-24T13:21:00.000-07:002008-09-24T13:21:00.000-07:00Rudy, given that 71% of Americans support renewing...Rudy, given that <A HREF="http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=498" REL="nofollow">71% of Americans support renewing the Assault Weapons Ban on semiautomatic military-style weapons</A>, we doubt that many would support legalizing fully automatic weapons. CSGV does not support changing current law regarding civilian ownership of automatic weapons.<BR/><BR/>In fact, civilian ownership of automatic weapons has been carefully regulated in this country since the National Firearms Act of 1934. That Act was passed precisely because Americans considered these weapons dangerous and a direct threat to public safety. That law has stood the test of time despite the power of the gun lobby. - CSGVstopgunviolencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11806648144323303424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420740688947057.post-12030948693842578232008-09-19T07:45:00.000-07:002008-09-19T07:45:00.000-07:00What does CSGV think of having fully automatic wea...What does CSGV think of having fully automatic weapons being allowed to be purchased by civilians again? When Scalia said that "a ban on an entire "class" of firearms is unconstitutional" that right there made the ban on automatic weapons UNconstitutional. Automatic weapons are Class III firearms, they are NOT "dangerous" or "unusual", the ATF has already defined what is "dangerous" and "unusual", and automatics don't fall under that catergory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420740688947057.post-60226940467601070202008-09-15T18:24:00.000-07:002008-09-15T18:24:00.000-07:00If only D.C. and CSGV would wake up and acknowledg...If only D.C. and CSGV would wake up and acknowledge that gun bans don't work, disarming citizens only leads to more crime against them and arming citizens is a good thing. The D.C. council HAS been doing a BAD job of protecting its citizens. Their murder rate is/was the highest in the nation, and that's with a gun ban! Police officer's know the risk when they joined the force, so that's not an excuse to not let citizens protect themselves with firearms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com