Criminals don't buy guns at market prices from gun stores or private sellers...they buy guns from other criminals. And where do those criminals get their illicit guns? They may steal them...but more often they are taken in trade for illegal narcotics.
Reduce the flow of illegal drugs, the flow of illegal guns and inner-city firearm deaths will see similar reductions.
Claim we can't reduce the flow of illegal drugs? Then you undermine your own gun control argument. If we can't stop drugs from flowing into the country, we can't stop illegal guns from flowing in either.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in January 2014, ATF and the New Haven Police Department began “Operation Red Side” through a series of controlled narcotics purchases and firearms seizures. The investigation revealed that members and associates of the Red Side Guerilla Brims (“RSGB”), a sect of the Bloods street gang based in New Haven, were engaged in narcotics trafficking and related acts of violence, including murder, attempted murder, assaults and armed robberies. In addition to distributing crack cocaine and other narcotics in and around New Haven, the investigation indicated that members and associates of the RSGB, under the direction of one of its alleged leaders, JEFFREY BENTON, transported crack cocaine and heroin to Bangor, Maine, and sold the drugs in Bangor and its surrounding communities. The RSGB also traded narcotics for firearms, brought the firearms back to New Haven and distributed them to gang members.
Joint Investigation Dismantles Violent New Haven Street Gang; Members Charged with 6 Murders
Joint Investigation Dismantles Violent New Haven Street Gang; Members Charged with 6 Murders
Claim we can't reduce the flow of illegal drugs? Then you undermine your own gun control argument. If we can't stop drugs from flowing into the country, we can't stop illegal guns from flowing in either.
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