Gun Control & RKBA

Why are federal prosecutors not doing their jobs?

Does that mean that PA's gun laws are working?
You can WALK from Camden to Philly in maybe 30 minutes.
Philly used to have a much worse violent crime problem. What happened? Here's a clue: it wasn't gun laws.




From where? Philly? Is Philly some lower crime haven because it neighbors Camden, an epic violence haven? If the guns are coming Philly, why doesn't Philly have the problem? If the guns are coming from somewhere else then where? The other bordering states are New York and Delaware which have non-trivial gun laws of their own. Maryland is a short hop across Delaware but it also has gun restrictions. Your train of logic is on the wrong track.



Of the guns traced from Camden in the report you linked, the median 'time-to-crime' was 6.1 years; that's the same as the national median.


NJ's gun laws aren't working.
Do they need to change a bit? Yes.
Should they be scrapped all together? No.
Did New Jersey benefit even a tiny bit from persecuting Shaneen Allen? Hell no! That was a national embarrassment.
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/04/gov_christie_grants_pardon_to_pistol-packing_pa_mo.html



Stupid gun law band-aids aren't the miracle blessing that's needed.



Here's an off topic question: Is it valid to blame the tool or means for the actions of the user?

Why not blame cheesecake for obesity?

Blame alcohol for DUIs? Now there's a good target for a ban.

I'm not saying shall issue would help. I am saying de facto no issue isn't helping.