Government,
Criminal,
Administrative/Regulatory
Oct. 11, 2017
Expand and enforce state gun laws
As high as the current gun-related crime rates are today, they were significantly worse before California passed strict gun laws. Since we began intensifying our efforts to regulate and punish criminal gun use, gun related crimes fell by 50 percent compared to the national decline of about 20 percent.
Eric Siddall
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
211 W Temple St Fl 11
Los Angeles , CA 90012-4455
Eric is vice president of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, the collective bargaining agent representing nearly 800 deputy district attorneys who work for the County of Los Angeles. The opinions expressed here are the author's own and do not reflect the views of his employer or any other organization.
LAW & ORDER
In 2016, approximately 15,000 robberies, 20,000 assaults, and 1,368 murders involved firearms. To reduce gun crimes in general, and mass shootings in particular, California needs to pursue two paths: (1) ban, or at least heavily regulate, civilian ownership of militarized weapons, and (2) severely punish those who break our gun laws. We can do both, while upholding second amendment principles and preserving legitimate recreational ...
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