DaveinElma Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/19/violent-crime-dc-surges-2012/ Violent crime so far this year in the District has spiked sharply — a 40 percent increase that includes twice as many robberies at gunpoint than at this time last year. Across the city, all police districts are reporting increases in violent crime, and all but one have had double-digit percentage increases, according to internal Metropolitan Police Department documents. The documents contained preliminary crime data for the city as of Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 DC v. Heller weakened the DC gun laws in 2009. So what's your point now, dumbass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 DC v. Heller weakened the DC gun laws in 2009. So what's your point now, dumbass? Forget it, he's rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 DC v. Heller weakened the DC gun laws in 2009. So what's your point now, dumbass? It's damned difficult to get a permit in D.C. Emily Miller wrote a series of articles in the WashTimes about her odyssey, starting last October and she finally got one on 8 Feb. after spending several hundred dollars in fees and "countless" hours dealing with the rigamarole designed to discourage citizens from legal ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 It's damned difficult to get a permit in D.C. Emily Miller wrote a series of articles in the WashTimes about her odyssey, starting last October and she finally got one on 8 Feb. after spending several hundred dollars in fees and "countless" hours dealing with the rigamarole designed to discourage citizens from legal ownership. Still looser than it was. And from the sounds of it, the nightmare process of getting a licensed firearm in DC seems less about anti-gun roadblocks than it does the nightmare process of getting ANYTHING done in the DC bureaucracy. The DC government makes the Buffalo government look streamlined and honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_In_Norfolk Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Homicide in the nation fell off of the top 15 reasons that killed people for first time since statices have been kept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Homicide in the nation fell off of the top 15 reasons that killed people for first time since statices have been kept See me after class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) Homicide in the nation fell off of the top 15 reasons that killed people for first time since statices have been kept Man-caused disasters must have knocked them out of the top 15, 9. Edited February 21, 2012 by 3rdnlng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Still looser than it was. And from the sounds of it, the nightmare process of getting a licensed firearm in DC seems less about anti-gun roadblocks than it does the nightmare process of getting ANYTHING done in the DC bureaucracy. The DC government makes the Buffalo government look streamlined and honest. It's not just red tape. It's the ambiguity in much of the laws. D.C. is absolutely podunk in this, from the permit being a yellow piece of carbon-copy paper with two passport photos stapled to it, to an officer answering this woman's questions about the reality of transporting her gun with such things as she'll have to hope that the officer believes her when she says she's going to a range and that she should plan ahead so she doesn't have to stop anywhere (e.g. for gas) on her way. There seems to be a very real sense that if you cut too loud a fart while transporting you could get arrested at an officer's whim because the wording of regulations is so gray. Link Owning a firearm is a big responsibility. I have been told repeatedly of the importance of regular training in order to practice safe handling and accurate aim. But it seems, the politicians in D.C. do not encourage residents to regularly train. There are no shooting ranges in the District, and it is virtually impossible for one to be opened. In addition to the zoning laws, it is illegal to shoot a gun within the city limits. Also, it is against the law to have a gun in a public space - which means anywhere but your home. Thus, responsible gun owners who live in Washington have to go to Virginia or Maryland for target practice, which means figuring out the transport laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisconsin Bills Fan Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Chicago's tough gun laws are working wonders as well, nobody ever gets shot in Chicago LOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 See me after class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) When the majority of people are unarmed sheep, the few with guns have immense power. They are a projection of force. Most criminals are scared to death of encountering resistance in a burglary or a robbery. If you're going to rob somebody's house, would you rather rob a house in Chicago or DC or in rural Texas or rural Pennsylvania? In Texas, you're almost guaranteed to be greeted with the homeowner and a shotgun or a handgun, more than ready to use it. In my neck of the woods here in Pennsylvania, there was a case last month of an elderly gentlemen jogging in Reading, PA, one of the nation's most poor cities. He gets jumped by three kids trying to rob him in broad daylight. He shoots two, kills one, defending himself. Half the problem is that firearms are treated as a taboo subject in many parts of the United States. A generation of kids have grown up never learning how to properly use them and respect them and understand their value as a tool in defending yourself. Edited February 23, 2012 by dpberr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Half the problem is that firearms are treated as a taboo subject in many parts of the United States. A generation of kids have grown up never learning how to properly use them and respect them and understand their value as a tool in defending yourself. We have no firearms in the house but I have taken my 10 year old daughter to firearms safety and shooting. Seems like an important life skill to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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