NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE DRAWER: Gun Control: You Can Fool Some Of The People All Of The Time
The spate of murders in Chicago involving guns has made headlines coast-to-coast. Under pressure to do something, Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis proposes a crackdown on assault weapons, reports Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman, who notes:
If there are too many guns in Chicago, it's not because of any statutory oversight. The city has long outlawed the sale and possession of handguns. It also forbids assault weapons. If prohibition were the answer, no one would be asking the question. …
Gun control hasn't worked as a remedy for crime. So what makes anyone think the answer is more gun control?
And another thing: Chapman asked the Chicago Police Department how many of the murders are known to have involved assault weapons. One.
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