Eeyore
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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/06/15/cbs2-exclusive-atf-gun-crime/
At first I thought this might be good news--that NYC might have learned from Richmond's success with "Project Exile," where federal charges were added to state charges to make sure violent criminals were put away for a long time. And it appears that that might be one of the objectives, but the Obama administration's attitude about gun control and its Justice Department's pathetic record on enforcement of existing gun laws made me suspicious.
About halfway down, I found what I believe to be the real motivation: “Of course, when the ATF gets involved with our resources and our tracing expertise, we’ll be able to figure out if weapon is part of an interstate trafficking operation,” Mulham said. So this is probably a Bloomberg-inspired effort to prove that New York's gun control regime actually works and that all crime guns in NY come from Virginia or somewhere else. Then the logical conclusion would be that other states need to tighten up their gun control laws.
This might even be part of a coordinated media campaign, since it comes right on the heels of recent reports about a study (by the Johns-Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) which claims Connecticut's handgun registration requirements have reduced "gun violence" by 40% (but only if you compare CT to the "right" states and only if you pick the "right" years to analyze).
At first I thought this might be good news--that NYC might have learned from Richmond's success with "Project Exile," where federal charges were added to state charges to make sure violent criminals were put away for a long time. And it appears that that might be one of the objectives, but the Obama administration's attitude about gun control and its Justice Department's pathetic record on enforcement of existing gun laws made me suspicious.
About halfway down, I found what I believe to be the real motivation: “Of course, when the ATF gets involved with our resources and our tracing expertise, we’ll be able to figure out if weapon is part of an interstate trafficking operation,” Mulham said. So this is probably a Bloomberg-inspired effort to prove that New York's gun control regime actually works and that all crime guns in NY come from Virginia or somewhere else. Then the logical conclusion would be that other states need to tighten up their gun control laws.
This might even be part of a coordinated media campaign, since it comes right on the heels of recent reports about a study (by the Johns-Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) which claims Connecticut's handgun registration requirements have reduced "gun violence" by 40% (but only if you compare CT to the "right" states and only if you pick the "right" years to analyze).