I've seen a few big-city police chiefs complain that we need more gun control laws lately. While it's not surprising, these calls for semi-auto bans and the like aren't going to do anything to make our streets safer.
No, we know what works. It's just a matter of doing it.
Take Minneapolis, Minnesota, for example. Violent crime in that city dropped 13 percent in 2007, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune-and it wasn't because Minnesota passed any gun control laws. Instead, the city put more cops on the street and started cracking down on juvenile crime.
In north Minneapolis, where violent crime is higher than in other parts of the city, law enforcement officials say residents are taking ownership of their community-they're standing up to criminals and those who support them.
Gun control isn't crime control. It never has been, and it never will be. If you want to get tough on crime, that means getting tough on the criminals, not law abiding gun owners. Minneapolis is seeing the benefits of going after those who prey on the innocent. Let's hope other cities do the same in 2008.
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