Current failure to prosecute gun law violators is rampant. New York had an effective means of getting guns off the street and out of the hands of criminals - the so called “stop and frisk” law. After that was declared unconstitutional, gun crimes and murders exploded.
Law enforcement and prosecutors must aggressively put violators away, …
Current failure to prosecute gun law violators is rampant. New York had an effective means of getting guns off the street and out of the hands of criminals - the so called “stop and frisk” law. After that was declared unconstitutional, gun crimes and murders exploded.
Law enforcement and prosecutors must aggressively put violators away, rather than pleading out the gun charges to get an easy guilty plea.
In Chicago, less than 50% of homicide cases by gunfire are cleared; car jacking, usually gun related, has less than 10% convicted.
So, the first thing, enforce current laws aggressively. We might be surprised at how that works out!
Current failure to prosecute gun law violators is rampant. New York had an effective means of getting guns off the street and out of the hands of criminals - the so called “stop and frisk” law. After that was declared unconstitutional, gun crimes and murders exploded.
Law enforcement and prosecutors must aggressively put violators away, rather than pleading out the gun charges to get an easy guilty plea.
In Chicago, less than 50% of homicide cases by gunfire are cleared; car jacking, usually gun related, has less than 10% convicted.
So, the first thing, enforce current laws aggressively. We might be surprised at how that works out!