D.C. passed a law in 1976 to prohibit private ownership of handguns, however, Dick Anthony Heller, a security guard is challenging the city's gun law saying that the ban should be overturned because it is too braod to comply with the Second Amendment. D.C.'s argument is that handguns need to be banned because of sthe city's dangerous urban setting. Their argument in their brief to the court basically says that banning handguns saves lives. Heller's case is scheduled to be heard next week Tuesday.
Ok, so let's look at the numbers. The ban on handguns went into effect in the District of Columbia in 1977. However, every year since then, with the exception of 1985, the D.C. murder rate rose dramatically compared to other cities. D.C.'s murder rate ranked first or second among 50 other large cities over a span of 15 years. Over a period of 4 years, they ranked 4th.
Just as a comparison, Chicago's murder rate rose in the five years after implementing a similar ban.
Banning handguns just does not work. If perps don't have guns, they will grab anything that can get the job done whether it be knife, a bat, a shovel, etc. Hey, should we ban shovels?
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