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May 15, 2003


Gun Laws Not Enforced

The Advocate reports on a national gun safety study that finds most federal laws are not enforced in Louisiana. The study found that just two statutes, which each target street criminals in possession of weapons, account for the vast majority of federal gun prosecutions.

"We don't fault federal authorities for taking up the felony possession and drug trafficking cases," said Matt Bennett, director of public affairs for the Americans for Gun Safety Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based private organization that advocates for gun ownership rights and stronger enforcement of firearms laws.
"But we don't want them to give up on the other 20 statutes designed to prevent criminals from getting those guns in the first place."

Not surprisingly, most firearms cases are handled in state court, so the numbers arguably fail to provide an adequate representation of the gun enforcement picture. The Times-Picayune reports that U.S. Attorney Jim Letten in New Orleans has adopted a "zero tolerance" policy for people who lie on criminal background checks to buy firearms in response to the study.

Posted by AJR at May 15, 2003 07:04 AM
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