D.C. Police Setup Military Style Checkpoints To Curb Gun Violence

June 5, 2008 · Filed Under Crime, Gun Control

The Trinidad area of Washington D.C. is like a war zone. Since April 1, the Trinidad neighborhood has had seven homicides, 16 robberies and 20 assaults. They’ve had 22 homicides total so far this year, which is 1 more than all of last year.

The violence has become so severe that D.C. Police have resorted to setting up military style checkpoints at the entrance to the worst neighborhoods.

The ironic and frankly laughable part of all this is that Washington D.C. is the only city in America with a complete handgun ban. Only the Police and other law enforcement agencies are allowed to even possess a handgun.

This is a prime example of why gun control laws are so ridiculous. It’s no accident that the city which keeps law abiding citizens from owning guns is also plagued by the worst gun violence.

To believe that a criminal or gang member is going to stop carrying a gun because it’s illegal to do so is hilarious.

A lot of homicides, robberies, and assaults, could have been avoided if law abiding citizens had been allowed to defend themselves.

The U.S. Supreme Court is in the midst of deciding whether or not D.C.’s gun ban is in fact unconstitutional, which they will almost certainly rule that it is.