Interesting story from the WaPo

That supports the argument (even if they didn't intend to) that the problem isn't guns, the problem is felons with guns.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/how-dc-police-seized-nine-illegal-guns-on-one-of-the-citys-most-violent-nights/2015/09/05/e9078ff0-5269-11e5-8c19-0b6825aa4a3a_story.html

Of the nine guns seized, the vast majority were in the hands of convicted felons who were barred from owning a firearm. And Police Chief Lanier made the interesting comment that

There is a small number of repeat violent gun offenders who commit violent crime after violent crime after violent crime, and they are not spending any time in jail,” Lanier said.

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Interesting story from the WaPo (Original post)	TeddyR	Sep 2015	OP
What is the ownership history of those guns?	TexasProgresive	Sep 2015	#1
Sounds like an argument for gun safes.	Hangingon	Sep 2015	#2
I would imagine the supply chain runs through the same channels as drugs like meth.	Nuclear Unicorn	Sep 2015	#3
"...not spending any time in jail."	Eleanors38	Sep 2015	#4

Response to TeddyR (Original post)

Sun Sep 6, 2015, 02:22 PM

TexasProgresive (11,974 posts)

1. What is the ownership history of those guns?

There are so many guns around and so many people who break into peoples houses that there must be a great market in guns for people who can't "own" them. 50 years ago the only person I knew that had a burglary in his home, what was stolen was 2 pistols, a rifle and a shotgun. They took nothing else, oh yeah they took all the ammo. I bet they get top dollar from the fence.

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Sun Sep 6, 2015, 03:51 PM

Hangingon (3,035 posts)

2. Sounds like an argument for gun safes.

Secure storage is fairly inexpensive. Everyone I know wants "his/her" guns and not an insurance settlement that will be short of replacement cost.

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Response to TexasProgresive (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 6, 2015, 06:07 PM

Nuclear Unicorn (19,497 posts)

3. I would imagine the supply chain runs through the same channels as drugs like meth.

We aren't even allowed to buy allergy medicine without showing ID. Yet, the meth manufacturers, dealers and consumers seem perfectly capable of supporting their respective shares of the industry.

I'm curious to know why people who commit violent crimes while armed are still on the street. We're supposed to disarm honest people but we keep turning loose the violent predators the honest people want to defend themselves against. When does the average guy catch a break?

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Mon Sep 7, 2015, 06:57 PM

Eleanors38 (18,318 posts)

4. "...not spending any time in jail."

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