Cars Kill more People than Guns – Guilty Till Proven innocent
Cars Kill more People than Guns – Guilty Till Proven innocent
After the tragic shooting in Aurora, Colo., an outcry has emanated from many calling for tougher gun laws. While I agree that this shooting was a true tragedy, a much larger tragedy plays out daily: innocent people killed by drunken drivers. In 2010, drunken drivers killed 13,000 people. According to the CDC there were 10,400 firearm homicides in our country. Reviewing the statistics, we find that the majority of these gun-related deaths were criminal on criminal violence or justified police shootings, not innocent people killed as is the case of a death by a DUI. You and I have a far, far greater chance of being killed by a drunken driver than we do have of being killed by a person like James Holmes, the Aurora shooter. There appears to be very little correlation between “looser” gun laws and gun deaths. Washington, DC has one of the tightest gun laws in the country, and yet the highest rate of violent crime. Vermont, with no gun control laws has a very low rate of violent crime. Statistics show that violent crime is somewhat lower in states which allow concealed carry of weapons. However, DUI related deaths are a much different thing. One third of DUI killers are repeat offenders.
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Guilty till proven Innocent
Colorado SB 197, part of the recently passed gun control package in the state, could end up confiscating guns from law-abiding citizens. The bill concerns “preventing persons who have committed domestic violence from possessing firearms,” but “committed” and “domestic violence” remain loosely defined.
SB 197 requires a person subjected to a temporary or permanent protection order for alleged domestic violence to relinquish any firearm in or subject to his immediate possession or control within 24 hours. If the order is issued outside of the court, the person may be given 48 hours. In special cases, the person can receive a maximum of 72 hours at the court’s discretion.
SB 197 is one of five recent gun control measures passed in Colorado. Compared to the other measures—restriction of magazine capacity to 15 rounds, requiring universal background checks for private gun sales, placing a $10 fee on these background checks, and re-defining deadly weapon—SB 197 has received little attention and its consequences are not well understood.
If a person is taken into custody after being subjected to a protection order, he must relinquish any firearms or ammunition in his immediate possession before being released.