2aguy
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This is from a Bloomberg journalist......
4 Ways to Cut Violent Crime in America
One common answer is gun control. Though prudent measures such as stronger background checks seem wise, I’m not sure large-scale gun control could do that much to reduce crime. There are a lot of guns already in circulation, and as the drug market has shown, illicit guns would continue to flow on the black market even if the Second Amendment were repealed and guns were banned.
Furthermore, the relationship between gun ownership and crime might just not be that strong -- Brazil, for example, has only 1/14th the number of guns per person that the U.S. does, but many more murders.
So setting aside the question of gun control, what else can be done? Here are four approaches that should be tried:
No. 1. Lead abatement
No. 2. Drug decriminalization
No. 3. Prison education
No. 4. Community policing
4 Ways to Cut Violent Crime in America
One common answer is gun control. Though prudent measures such as stronger background checks seem wise, I’m not sure large-scale gun control could do that much to reduce crime. There are a lot of guns already in circulation, and as the drug market has shown, illicit guns would continue to flow on the black market even if the Second Amendment were repealed and guns were banned.
Furthermore, the relationship between gun ownership and crime might just not be that strong -- Brazil, for example, has only 1/14th the number of guns per person that the U.S. does, but many more murders.
So setting aside the question of gun control, what else can be done? Here are four approaches that should be tried:
No. 1. Lead abatement
No. 2. Drug decriminalization
No. 3. Prison education
No. 4. Community policing