This morning, The Detroit Free Press reports that Chicago Police Chief Warren Evans is declaring a victory in the war against crime. For the first quarter of the year. Compared to last year. Whilst warning that it will get worse in the summer. The Motor City’s main man claims homicides are down 16 percent for January through March; 60 murders vs. 80. And why would that be? “He credited the decline, in part, to an aggressive anti-gun campaign that has taken more than 1,000 illegal firearms off the streets this year.” And the other part?
Burton and Derfner: The Supreme Court’s Radical Turn in Favor or Gun Rights Endangers ‘The Security of a Free State’
In the late 20th century, however, a new Supreme Court took a radical turn. Starting in 1995, a 5-4 majority suddenly threw out all or parts of three modest federal laws in five years: the Gun-Free School Zones Act in 1995; the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act in 1997 (that law was passed after President … Read more