Article: Detective: Forget Gun Control; Focus on Criminal Control

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[Paul455]

That is how logical and rational people think.

The majority of gun crime is committed by criminals.

Reducing criminals reduces the gun crime.

It's really pretty simple.

 

[Finalygotabeltfed]

"Americans need to think beyond guns, and to confront the underlying social and economic problems that cause gun violence."

Well Thank you Captain Obvious!!!!!

Its proclaimed as if its something shiny and new.

People have been saying this forever but their voices and message have been ignored, criticized and disregarded completely because it has never fit the anti gun agenda of those who make the laws.

 

[gamma19]

Boston used to have such a program where they mentored at-risk urban youth---with a resultant drop in the number of shooting deaths and injuries in those neighborhoods. Of course they canceled the program--it just doesn't fit the anti-gun narrative.

 

[Paul455]

People expect the police to fix all the social ills that cause these problems.

They are the clean up crew after the shit hits the fan.

The bigger issue is the lack of a strong family structure in many areas of our society.

 

[garandman]

Boston used to have such a program where they mentored at-risk urban youth---with a resultant drop in the number of shooting deaths and injuries in those neighborhoods. Of course they canceled the program--it just doesn't fit the anti-gun narrative.

It's the pattern other cities use.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ceasefire

 

[Carl in Ct]

Speaks for itself.......

The following was submitted to POST staff from My Safe Harbor

A report from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that 62% of new moms in their early 20s
are unmarried. The report also found that 36% of all moms were unwed in 2011, up
from 31% in 2005. In families with incomes of less than $10,000, that number goes up
to 69%.

Single moms are one of the most disadvantaged groups in the U.S. — nearly 30% of
their families live under the poverty line, according to the US Census, as compared
with 62% of families with married parents.

18.4% of all births in the U.S. in 1980 were to unmarried women

40.6% of all births in the U.S. in 2008 were to unmarried women
In 1960, just 5 million children under 18 lived with only their mother. By 1980 that
number had more than doubled. Today, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation,
19 million children live in single-mother families, up from 17 million in 2000. In some
school districts today, including several in New York and Michigan, the majority of
families are led by a single mother.

Twenty five million children are growing up without fathers in the home. That’s 40%
of the kids in America. As reported by the Center for Children and Families:

40% of all live births in the US are to single mothers.

90% of welfare recipients are single mothers.

70% of gang members, high school dropouts, teen suicides, teen pregnancies
and teen substance abusers come from single mother homes.

Statistically, a child in a single-parent household is far more likely to experience
violence, commit suicide, continue a cycle of poverty, become drug dependent,
commit a crime or perform below his peers in education.

 

[Paul455]

Speaks for itself.......

The following was submitted to POST staff from My Safe Harbor

A report from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that 62% of new moms in their early 20s
are unmarried. The report also found that 36% of all moms were unwed in 2011, up
from 31% in 2005. In families with incomes of less than $10,000, that number goes up
to 69%.

Single moms are one of the most disadvantaged groups in the U.S. — nearly 30% of
their families live under the poverty line, according to the US Census, as compared
with 62% of families with married parents.

18.4% of all births in the U.S. in 1980 were to unmarried women

40.6% of all births in the U.S. in 2008 were to unmarried women
In 1960, just 5 million children under 18 lived with only their mother. By 1980 that
number had more than doubled. Today, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation,
19 million children live in single-mother families, up from 17 million in 2000. In some
school districts today, including several in New York and Michigan, the majority of
families are led by a single mother.

Twenty five million children are growing up without fathers in the home. That’s 40%
of the kids in America. As reported by the Center for Children and Families:

40% of all live births in the US are to single mothers.

90% of welfare recipients are single mothers.

70% of gang members, high school dropouts, teen suicides, teen pregnancies
and teen substance abusers come from single mother homes.

Statistically, a child in a single-parent household is far more likely to experience
violence, commit suicide, continue a cycle of poverty, become drug dependent,
commit a crime or perform below his peers in education.

Great post - facts and data don't lie.

A large number of these kids end up in gangs, in prison, or dead.

 

[kHaNg]

Finally a decent point from credible people that understand the environment.

 

[Horrible]

"Americans need to think beyond guns, and to confront the underlying social and economic problems that cause gun violence."

Well Thank you Captain Obvious!!!!!

Its proclaimed as if its something shiny and new.

People have been saying this forever but their voices and message have been ignored, criticized and disregarded completely because it has never fit the anti gun agenda of those who make the laws.

Common sense. But will never happen anytime soon. The agenda to disarm the law-abiding is to pervasive.

 

[Horrible]

Finally a decent point from credible people that understand the environment.

This data will continue to be ignored by our overlords. Doesn't help them get re-elected. Blaming guns and racism does.