A Gun Ban That Misfired
Great article today in the Wall Street Journal by Jeffrey Shapiro, a criminal prosecutor for the District of Columbia from 2007-09.
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.
It’s great to see some of the press seeing the difference between facts and the fear mongering so often perpetuated by proponents of gun control. A Gun Ban That Misfired looks deeper than the headlines often show—and the fairytales and talking point often provided by gun control groups.
Read the full article here: A Gun Ban That Misfired
