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Aren't all the bad things one might do with a gun already illegal?  What
else are we trying to prevent?
Not join the NRA?
Ridiculous!
Bill Bush
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> From: Fletcheror 
> To: Multiple recipients of list AIRGUN.LIST 
> Subject: Re: FWD from PRN:  HCI'S next target
> Date: Monday, April 06, 1998 7:07 PM
> 
> In a message dated 98-04-06 15:08:19 EDT, you write:
> 
> << I take it you never did join the NRA.  I guess theres little point in
> argueing
>  with a guy that thinks its reasonable to stop "gun trafficking" at
gunshows
>  and that believes some types of currently legal guns should be banned
from
> sale is
>  there?
>  
>  What bugs me is you make some of your living selling gun-related items! 
I
>  personally
>  would never buy from you.
>  
>  ld >>
> .
> Come on ld quit your spewing for a minute and try to actually READ the
HCI
> press release (not the bogus "secret" letter) and say what it is you
disagree
> with.  
> 
> Isn't combating the illegal use and sale of guns in the interest of every
law
> abiding citizen?
> 
> directly from HCI web site:
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> 
>                              COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIES HELP
>                         LAW ENFORCEMENT REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE
> 
> (April 2, 1998, Washington, DC.) A survey and analysis conducted by the
Center
> to Prevent Handgun Violence
> (CPHV) of 48 large urban police departments demonstrate that new
strategies
> developed to combat illegal gun
> trafficking and reduce gun violence are having a positive effect. ON THE
FRONT
> LINE: MAKING GUN
> INTERDICTION WORK shows that a strategic approach to gun crime, in which
every
> seized gun and every gun
> crime is treated as a piece of an interlocking puzzle, provides law
> enforcement with much better odds to combat
> the trade and use of illegal firearms.
> 
> "Every large city in America suffers from an ongoing plague of gun
crime,"
> said Sarah Brady, chair of CPHV. "But
> Boston, New York and other cities have demonstrated that we do not have
to
> accept gun violence as a fact of
> life. This report will help law enforcement around the country in
selecting
> the strategies that work best for them."
> 
> This report is the culmination of two years of research that included a
> nationwide survey of urban police
> departments, wherein the respondents described their efforts to reduce
gun-
> related crime in their jurisdictions.
> Eight site visits were made to police departments with comprehensive
> strategies. (Baltimore City, MD, Baltimore
> County, MD Boston, MA, Buffalo, NY, Kansas City, MO, Los Angeles, CA, New
York
> City, NY, San Antonio,
> TX.) The specific elements of these programs are presented as case
studies.
> 
> "The [eight] case studies of other cities," said New York City Police
> Commissioner Howard Safir, "were
> particularly interesting in that they gave me the opportunity to see how
other
> law enforcement agencies are
> dealing with the proliferation of firearms."
> 
> Although each city developed its own successful strategy for reducing gun
> violence, certain common elements
> are stressed by the report, including: 
> 
>     Cooperation with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
(ATF)
> in exploring joint initiatives and
>     effective methods of using the ATF’s gun tracing data. 
> 
>     Standardizing gun crime investigative procedures so that each
> investigation covers persistent areas of
>     concern -- and entering the information in a local gun database so
that
> the intelligence may be shared with
>     other units within the agency. These methods ensure that every time a
gun
> is seized, the circumstances of
>     that gun’s entry into the community are aggressively pursued. 
> 
>     An emphasis on regulatory enforcement of firearms dealers; although
most
> federally licensed gun dealer
>     transactions take place within the constraints of the law, one
corrupt
> dealer can put hundreds of guns into
>     criminal trafficking networks. 
> 
>     Special gun trafficking training for law enforcement officers,
including:
> refresher courses in the laws
>     governing search and seizure; specific elements of gun crimes; gun
> trafficking indicators; techniques for
>     officer safety; and firearms recognition. 
> 
>     Establishment of priorities with local prosecutors and legislators.
In
> some localities, local prosecutors
>     increased emphasis on gun trafficking; in others, legislators looked
to
> close loopholes in gun laws that may
>     lead to crime. 
> 
> Additionally, most of the participating law enforcement agencies agreed
on
> four necessary steps for gun violence
> deterrence: 
> 
>     Taking guns away from criminals and youth by intensive and focused
> patrolling, effective warrant service,
>     and in-depth interviews of everyone involved with gun-related crimes,
> including witnesses. 
> 
>     Deterring the use of guns through aggressive investigation of
shootings,
> computerized offense tracking, and
>     patrols by off-duty officers where there is a high risk of gun
violence. 
> 
>     Removing repeat offenders from the community, including the use of
> interagency and multi-jurisdictional task
>     forces to track and arrest career criminals. 
> 
>     Offering alternatives for at-risk youth -- through school, community
> center and religious programs. 
> 
> For copies of ON THE FRONT LINE: MAKING GUN INTERDICTION WORK, contact
the Law
> Enforcement
> Relations department at the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence at (202)
> 289-7319.
> 
> 
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