Earlier this week, the FBI released its latest figures on violent crime. For the second straight year crime is on the increase, although violent crime climbed by a modest 1 percent. Don't be surprised if the anti-gunners start their frenzied calls for more gun control based on this small increase.
The truth is, the FBI says the increase in violent crime can be attributed to just a few factors: a rise in juvenile crime and gang activity. Often, these two factors are one and the same, as juveniles in the inner city turn to a life of crime at an early age.
In Los Angeles, for example, gang-related crimes jumped 14 percent over the last year. Many of these gang members are juveniles, and Los Angeles seems to go out of its way to treat these young criminals with a slap on the wrist. A visit to an L.A.-based criminal defense attorney's website shows that he was able to get boot camp for a defendant charged with armed robbery!
A few years ago, California voters approved a law that says juvenile gang members can be charged as adults for their violent crimes. But Los Angeles County doesn't seem to be using this tool. Back in October, a gang of teens viciously assaulted a group of women in Long Beach. Months later, some of these ladies still haven't recovered from their injuries. But instead of charging the teenagers as adults as the law allows, prosecutors went after them in juvenile court. And instead of years behind bars for their assault, most of them got off with probation, community service, and two months of house arrest.
What type of message does this send to violent criminals? Assault people within an inch of their lives, and you're going to be "grounded" for two months? Is that going to make any criminal think twice before he breaks the law?
Gun control is not the answer. Criminal control is.
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