Jesse Jackson is clamoring for another "Assault Weapons" Ban. There's a certain sense of urgency from all anti gun rights organizations that something be done before the Zimmerman case fades from national prominence. In his latest news release, he cited problems in Chicago during the waning days of March, 2012.
He said, "At least two people were killed and 11 others wounded in violence across Chicago overnight. And last weekend ten people were killed and at least 39 others were wounded in shootings across the city.1
That's a curious connection to "Assault Weapons," which are already illegal to possess in Chicago. Apparently, he wants to make possession of them even more illegal than they are now. The majority of those shootings were gang related. An estimated 70 to 75 gangs with more than 100,000 members reportedly operate within Chicago and have consistently been a concern for law enforcement. 2
They are armed to the teeth.
They are armed to the teeth.
The McDonald case allowed possession of handguns in Chicago, but an owner can't even legally carry his handgun into a detached garage on his property. In addition to the ultimate goal of no guns except those in the hands of criminals, he wants to make possession of handguns outside the home even more illegal too.
One of his goals is to prohibit all violent criminals from possessing firearms. But, no one has come up with a way to do that when the criminal just considers jail time a cost of doing business when he is caught with a gun. Often, possession is one of many charges faced when a gun is used in a felony, and it can be plea bargained away by just pleading to other charges from the same crime.
Its a frenzy for more gun control. Never mind the fact that the homicide rate before the "Assault Weapons" Ban nationally continuously decreased before the 1994 ban beginning in 1991 and through 2000 from 9.8 homicides per 100,000 persons to 5.5 per 100,000. It remained at 5.4-5.7 until 2009, when it dipped down to 5.0, and continued to drop in 2010 to 4.8. 3
According to the most current FBI statistics, homicide fell nationally 5.7% from 2010 levels in the first 6 months of
2011. 4
2011. 4
The year 2010 was overall the safest year in 5 years. That's 6 years after the "Assault Weapons" Ban expired. 5
We will be at the greatest threat of gun bans if Obama is reelected in 2012 when he can do what he wants to without worrying about another term. His use of Executive Orders will be the greatest threat.
2 National Drug Intelligence Center Attorney General's Report to Congress on the Growth of Violent Street Gangs in Suburban Areas
April 2008
3 FBI Uniform Crime Reports (1991- 2011)
4 http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/december/crime-stats_121911/crime-stats_121911
5 http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/violent-crime
Here's the press release:
Rev. Jesse Jackson Continues the Call for Common Sense Gun Laws and the Ban on Assault Weapon
WHO: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
WHAT: PRESS CONFERENCE
WHERE: Rainbow PUSH Coalition
930 E. 50th Street, Chicago IL 60615
WHEN: Friday, March 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM
WHY: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, continues to make the appeal for stricter gun laws and for President Barack Obama to revive the ban on assault weapons.
At least two people were killed and 11 others wounded in violence across Chicago overnight. And last weekend ten people were killed and at least 39 others were wounded in shootings across the city.
We appeal to President Barack Obama and the Congress to revive the ban on assault weapons”, said Rev. Jackson. “Under a federal ban from 1994 to 2004 there was a 60% drop in assault weapons deaths. We have the power to stop putting dangerous weapons in the hands of dangerous persons, if we create and implement concrete gun laws. We need to enforce universal background checks on every gun transfer and prohibit all violent criminals from possessing firearms.”
Nearly 30,000 people a year die as a result of gun violence in the United States. One hundred thousand a year are injured, requiring medical treatment and hospitalization that contributes to our crisis in public health. None of us are safe until all of us are safe.
Later this afternoon Rev. Jackson will board a flight heading back to Stanford, FL where 17-year-old Treyvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home from a 7-Eleven by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman..."
WHAT: PRESS CONFERENCE
WHERE: Rainbow PUSH Coalition
930 E. 50th Street, Chicago IL 60615
WHEN: Friday, March 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM
WHY: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, continues to make the appeal for stricter gun laws and for President Barack Obama to revive the ban on assault weapons.
At least two people were killed and 11 others wounded in violence across Chicago overnight. And last weekend ten people were killed and at least 39 others were wounded in shootings across the city.
We appeal to President Barack Obama and the Congress to revive the ban on assault weapons”, said Rev. Jackson. “Under a federal ban from 1994 to 2004 there was a 60% drop in assault weapons deaths. We have the power to stop putting dangerous weapons in the hands of dangerous persons, if we create and implement concrete gun laws. We need to enforce universal background checks on every gun transfer and prohibit all violent criminals from possessing firearms.”
Nearly 30,000 people a year die as a result of gun violence in the United States. One hundred thousand a year are injured, requiring medical treatment and hospitalization that contributes to our crisis in public health. None of us are safe until all of us are safe.
Later this afternoon Rev. Jackson will board a flight heading back to Stanford, FL where 17-year-old Treyvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home from a 7-Eleven by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman..."
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