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On to RichmondMunicipalities concerned about violent crime rates in their communities and dismayed at the Supreme Court finding in Heller that cements a public right to legal gun ownership would be wise to point themselves towards Richmond, Virginia for a dose of common sense. The capital legislature of the Old Dominion teamed with local, state and federal law enforcement to 1) enact, and 2) vigorously prosecute strict laws concerning the criminal possession and use of firearms. Violent crime in what was once the country’s third most dangerous city has dropped over 50%. By 2007, Richmond had dropped off the list of the top 25 most dangerous cities. This in a state with some of the most liberal gun ownership laws in the country.
Imagine: Enforcing laws against the criminal use of firearms rather than the law-abiding ownership of them. What a concept. 13 comments to On to Richmond |
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I live in Richmond and this is program has been totally ignored by the media outside of the area. To show how effective it is criminals (can i use that word) learned to use anything but a gun when committing a crime. The key? A mandatory 5 year term in a federal prison for committing a crime with a gun. even if the gun wasn’t fired.
Imagine what DC would be like if they did the same thing there
Careful Lex, Deputy Assistant U.S. Attorney James Comey, who you elevate on a pedestal, lead the rump group of DOJ lawyers who challenged Card (White House Chief of Staff) and Alberto Gonzales on the White House domestic surveillance program.
My most recent talking point memo from Carl Rove was firm on this point: Do not mention Comey’s name, as the great unwashed have a tendency to go to Wikipedia. Concentrate on Nancy Pelosi, for we want to obscure McCain’s anti-feminine stance… Or something like that, I did not keep the original memo.
Cheers, tomorrow I leave for the summer cottage, so once again I will be on the dark side of the WEB.
Nothing to the matter at hand then, OP?
All politics is personal, yah?
I wonder how many states would be willing to do this. Enforce existing laws without the ACLU jumping all over it for being unfair!!!111!!! to criminals.
Gasp!
[...] all these gun controls, try aggressively prosecuting those that commit violent crimes with guns. Seems to work: By 2007, Richmond had dropped off the list of the top 25 most dangerous cities. This in a state [...]
[...] tip to Uncle for linking to some facts that Bryan Miller and Paul Helmke will find uncomfortable. As this blogger points out, prohibitionism (taking liberties away from the law abiding in a vain effort to deny weapons to [...]
Gun show in Richmond this weekend, just sayin’….
Richmond’s approach makes great sense. Then again, we are talking about Virginia. Around the rest of the country the anti-gun crowd’s rabid unthinking reaction to any personally owned firearm triggers cognative dissonance. The results of this in other legislative and city councils is the reaffirmation of every citizens right, nay, obligation to be a victim so that their liberal sensitivities will not be offended. One can only hope that a blinding flash of the obvious will cure their intellectual dyslexia.
Florida tried it state wide with their 10-20-life law but they just don’t have enough officers to implement aggressive enforcement like they should… That and the courts don’t keep criminals locked up like they should.
[...] this, Daley? Municipalities concerned about violent crime rates in their communities and dismayed at the [...]
Living as I do in the Old Dominion, I am actually surprised at the number of people I know that have CCW permits and carry on a regular basis. TX, FL and VA have fairly gun friendly laws for the good guys.
I am genuinely looking forward to moving back to San Dog here next spring, but I wonder, what to do with all my standard capacity magazines that are verboten in the Golden State?
Yooper, does the California provision have a grandfather clause? I’d check that, since a grandfathered magazine is worth its weight in gold. When I first heard of the ’salt weapon ban back in the 80’s I purchased as many 50-round Jam-Line 10/22 magazines as I could get my hands on, at about $15 per. After the ban, they were immediately worth $50 per. Made enough to buy a new rifle, I did. Just keep the sales receipt and you’re golden.
You do bring up a good point, though, regarding CCW. Here in South Dakota the rate is 1 in 7 are packing. Funny, don’t seem to have much gun-related crime either. Or other types of crime, for that matter. There was a rash of car thefts in Sioux Falls last year, went on for almost a week until it was announced that the cars being stolen had their keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked. Fairly self-correcting problem.
– Max
Max,
No such luck. All of them are post ban and stamped with the Law Enforcement/Military Only verbiage. Picked a lot of them up at Quantico when I was a student at Command and Staff College.
An interesting side note Re: California. I fished a lot in the Sierra’s and usually carried a sidearm because of the dangerous fauna that often inhabited environs the best trout fishing streams. I never had a single person bat an eyelash at my drop leg holster up in those parts. Despite it being fairly conspicuous the most oft asked question was, “Any luck?”, followed by, “What fly are you tossing?” Some things are better in the more remote bits.