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There are 3 comments on New Comprehensive National Database Advances Gun Policy Research

  1. And, what states (cities) locked up bad guys (and gals) caught committing a crime with a gun?

    Chicago for the most part doesn’t and what a mess.

    Support passing mandatory criminal control!

    Step one.

    If charged with having/using a firearm unlawfully….

    No reduced bail, Subject to an automatic dangerousness hearing, No plea bargains, No reduced sentences, No early release from prison, and minimum state sentencing laws for assaults and/or robberies committed with a firearm.

    No need for step two.

    If you believe jails are over crowded and think most criminals should receive community service, go for it. But, when a criminal gets to the point of carrying a gun, a different and more serious ball game and mandated rules needed.

  2. Mr. Potosky has a certain point in reference to laws, a better emphasis should be observing the effects of laws being persecuted and how well they are followed, not which states have the most laws. Having a database of laws per states is as useful as having a database of what kind of clouds produce the most amount of rain. Interesting in the abstract but pointless. Almost every single “research” out there forgets one critical piece of information: laws are followed by law-abiding citizens. Gun crimes are committed by criminals. I.e., almost every gun law out there hinders law-abiding citizen, not the criminals. You can have 500 laws per states and guess what, the criminals will ignore all 500 laws. Better research would be comparing what the top 10 states with lowest gun crimes have that the others don’t – hint, quality of life, culture, training and crime have more to do than enacting more laws.

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