2aguy
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Yes....when you don't punish the gun criminals....who get multiple arrests on illegal guns...and then you let them off with 16 months the way they do in Baltimore...you get more gun murders...
Focusing on law abiding gun owners the way democrats do because they hate guns and gun owners does nothing to save lives.....in fact, it makes more victims...
Focus on actual criminals who use guns....it actually lowers gun violence...
Illegal gun charges aren't sticking in Baltimore
As violence continues to spike in Baltimore, gun charges aren’t sticking and criminals are serving only a fraction of their sentences, according to a Baltimore Sun analysis.
A quarter of illegal gun cases are dropped before trial and convictions see an average of 16 month sentences, the newspaper found. Police data also show a decline in the number of people held without bail when arrested with illegal guns.
“There’s no certainty of a consequence,” Police Commissioner Kevin Davis told the Sun, adding that he believes possession of an illegal gun should be considered a “pre-murder” crime.
Johns Hopkins University professor Daniel Webster said “focusing on gun offenders very consistently, when done well, correlates with fewer people getting shot.”
Homicides in Baltimore are expected to exceed 300 this year, with one in three shooting victims dying. Those numbers make the 29th most populous city in America one of the most lethal.
Davis and State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced a new unit last month that aims to build stronger cases and secure better convictions. Mosby notes that many illegal gun cases are dropped because of technicalities, or officers failing to appear in court. She acknowledges that more cooperation between police and prosecutors could help the problem.
Focusing on law abiding gun owners the way democrats do because they hate guns and gun owners does nothing to save lives.....in fact, it makes more victims...
Focus on actual criminals who use guns....it actually lowers gun violence...
Illegal gun charges aren't sticking in Baltimore
As violence continues to spike in Baltimore, gun charges aren’t sticking and criminals are serving only a fraction of their sentences, according to a Baltimore Sun analysis.
A quarter of illegal gun cases are dropped before trial and convictions see an average of 16 month sentences, the newspaper found. Police data also show a decline in the number of people held without bail when arrested with illegal guns.
“There’s no certainty of a consequence,” Police Commissioner Kevin Davis told the Sun, adding that he believes possession of an illegal gun should be considered a “pre-murder” crime.
Johns Hopkins University professor Daniel Webster said “focusing on gun offenders very consistently, when done well, correlates with fewer people getting shot.”
Homicides in Baltimore are expected to exceed 300 this year, with one in three shooting victims dying. Those numbers make the 29th most populous city in America one of the most lethal.
Davis and State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced a new unit last month that aims to build stronger cases and secure better convictions. Mosby notes that many illegal gun cases are dropped because of technicalities, or officers failing to appear in court. She acknowledges that more cooperation between police and prosecutors could help the problem.
