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[font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]This latest stupid, totalitarian move by DC Government officials seeks not only to violate 2nd Amendment rights, but also 4th Amendment rights.
Be sure to read the comments about the article, too. More and more comments keep appearing -- nearly all of which deride this latest plan by the mayor and police chief as completely ridiculous and wrong.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031202717.html
D.C. Mayor, Police Chief Announce New Anti-Gun Plan[/font]
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By Allison Klein Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 12, 2008; 2:38 PM [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"] D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) and Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced several new initiatives today aimed at combating gun crimes, including one encouraging residents to submit to voluntary searches of their homes in exchange for amnesty if the residents have illegal guns or drugs. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]The "safe homes initiative" is aimed at residents, such as parents or guardians who know or suspect their children have guns in their home, who want to cooperate with police, Lanier said. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]"If we come across illegal contraband, we will confiscate it," Lanier said. "But amnesty means amnesty. We're trying to get guns and drugs off the street." [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]All seized guns will be tested to see whether they have been used in criminal activity. If they have, police may initiate a criminal investigation, Lanier said. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]The program will begin March 24 in the Washington Highlands area of Southeast Washington, where officers will go door to door asking residents for permission to search their homes. It will then expand to other areas of the city. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]In addition to the safe homes initiative, D.C. police are starting to hold monthly meetings with law enforcement partners to identify trends in gun-related crimes. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"] "We are not satisfied with the number of guns on the streets of the District of Columbia," Fenty said. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"] Next week, the Supreme Court is set to examine the District's ban on handguns.[/font]
[font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]This latest stupid, totalitarian move by DC Government officials seeks not only to violate 2nd Amendment rights, but also 4th Amendment rights.
Be sure to read the comments about the article, too. More and more comments keep appearing -- nearly all of which deride this latest plan by the mayor and police chief as completely ridiculous and wrong.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031202717.html
D.C. Mayor, Police Chief Announce New Anti-Gun Plan[/font]
[font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
By Allison Klein Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 12, 2008; 2:38 PM [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"] D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) and Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced several new initiatives today aimed at combating gun crimes, including one encouraging residents to submit to voluntary searches of their homes in exchange for amnesty if the residents have illegal guns or drugs. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]The "safe homes initiative" is aimed at residents, such as parents or guardians who know or suspect their children have guns in their home, who want to cooperate with police, Lanier said. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]"If we come across illegal contraband, we will confiscate it," Lanier said. "But amnesty means amnesty. We're trying to get guns and drugs off the street." [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]All seized guns will be tested to see whether they have been used in criminal activity. If they have, police may initiate a criminal investigation, Lanier said. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]The program will begin March 24 in the Washington Highlands area of Southeast Washington, where officers will go door to door asking residents for permission to search their homes. It will then expand to other areas of the city. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]In addition to the safe homes initiative, D.C. police are starting to hold monthly meetings with law enforcement partners to identify trends in gun-related crimes. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"] "We are not satisfied with the number of guns on the streets of the District of Columbia," Fenty said. [/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"]
[/font] [font="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"] Next week, the Supreme Court is set to examine the District's ban on handguns.[/font]