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In fact, it got a lot easier to buy them *after* criminalization than it was prior to it.

As to steep penalties, the minimum sentence in the State of Georgia for murder is life imprisonment. The average time served for murder is 7 years. Just how steep a sentence were you aiming for if they had a gun, and exactly how much of a deterrent do you think you will achieve when you have to let them go to clear room for the next wave of convicts?

I suppose you could legalize drugs. That should clear out the prisons quite a bit, and clear out the courts a good bit too. Of course, try getting that done in the legislature, and you might see exactly why an actual solution to the problem seems beyond our reach currently.

The only laws that can be enforced are ones that 90% of society voluntarily complies with. Our legal system can deal with a small minority of offenders, but it cannot deal with a significant portion of the population breaking the law. That causes the entire system to overload, and then the judicial process becomes hopeless for any crime.

Doctors committing malpractice kill more people every year in the USA than guns do.

Want to outlaws doctors?

I’ll sleep better soon when I don’t live in Atlanta.

The fact is that we have fewer police on the streets(no matter what the reason).

The fact is that in a lot of neighborhoods crime goes unreported, and has become a norm because some people are afraid of the repercussions.

The fact is that often the criminals don’t live far from the crimes.

The fact is that the increase in foreclosures and empty homes provide a haven for all breeds of criminals (thieves, drug dealers, whores, and etc)

The fact is areas that look “dirty”(overgrown bushes, litter, and etc) attract criminals

I think ya’ll see where I’m going with this. Let list some facts and attempt at finding individual solutions.

Lets do things like join the civic league and other local organizations that focus on improvement and reducing urban decay. Lets clan up our neighborhoods. Lets put up security cameras on our homes that also record whats going on in the streets.

Lets try to reduce the demand for crime….Meaning….drug dealers need someone to sell their drugs to….whores need someone to screw….thieves need someone to sell their stolen goods to….Lets reduce/eliminate their demand and report those that would hlp to increase it.

The truth is you can’t rely on single individuals such as the mayor or chief because atlanta has become wholly inefficient. There are plenty of people in city administration who suck at their job and they were not voted in. We need to demand efficiency and that people be fired when they suck regardless of their race.

And lastly although gun control wont solve the problem it will help. And by gun control I dont mean that people should not be allowed to own guns but that they should be required to register them(all of them), keep them in a safe manner, and immediately report if they are lost or stolen. And they should face very steep penalties if they don’t. Doing this will help without interfering with anyone’s second amendment rights.

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perhaps s. dekalb voter is the fence for all of those stolen flat screens?

check his/her home and bank records.