D.C. Gun Sources - say it ain't so

[chasfm11]

The Washington Post
By Clarence Williams, Monday, December 19, 12:40 PM

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They had real connections to real gun traffickers,” said Sutherland an interview. “It is unusual to get that many guys that have a ‘connect’ where they can get guns steady. ... We know criminals have this kind of stuff on the street, but we don’t get to recover it very often.”

I never thought guys could get guns as fast as those guys can get guns,” said Officer Kief Green, who posed as Valdez’s bodyguard, in an interview. “Amazing.”

Rarely have I seen LEOs admit to the volume and speed with which illegal guns can be obtained or the fact that those guns are not often recovered.

In the mean time, the the honest, law abiding citizens of D.C. have many road blocks preventing them from defending themselves against the illegal guns.

[n5wd]

Washington D.C. - nice place to visit during the day, but not at night and I would never live there.

[chasfm11]

I've spent more time in D.C. than I would have preferred and agree with your assessment. That is the city where they elected Marion Berry AFTER he had been convicted of crimes so I sort of figure that they at least partially deserve their plight.

My point in posting this was that it is the strongest counterargument to the Brady Bunch. There is nothing unique about D.C. and the same easy availability of illegal guns is possible anywhere. The Brady argument is that making guns illegal removes them from the social equation. This article refutes that claim. I know that we, on this forum, understand that but it is much better when those high in law enforcement positions admit it, too.

[couzin]

Lived and worked in the DC area most of my adult life. Most US and world citizens don't realize how bad it is in certain parts of the district and outside the fence in Prince George. It looks like the Bronx. Used to be - you broke down on 295 in Anacostia - best thing was get in whatever other commuter car you can - and when you leave, your car would be stripped and burned within 10 minutes. Rumor used to be that the DC police had an 'agreement' with the gangs and dealers to dump the bodies outside the fence in Maryland so the DC murder rate didn't scare tourists. I worked for Prince George MNPPC and we had bodies in our parks everyday. The pretty turns to ugly real quick. Kinda reflection on DC in general IMHO. Glad I'm outta there...