Given that 3 of the 4 people shot were not the intended target, I think there’s a compelling argument to teach criminals how to shoot better and more accurately. Then you’d reduce or eliminate innocent bystanders being shot. If every criminal in DC only shot their intended victim, you’d probably see a 30+% reduction in shootings and homicides. That would be a HUGE reduction in shootings. Much more so than any other measure has ever produced. We see things like needle exchange programs to reduce the associated side effects of drug use, how would this be any different? And along those lines, perhaps the city could even supply criminals with types of firearms that have a reduced lethality potential as well? Time to think outside the box. Because the answer isn’t inside the box. We know that. |