Gun control makes us less safe
Gun control, which started in the slave codes, has a champion today right here in Maryland. Sen. Brian Frosh has introduced the sorely misnamed Gun Safety Act of 2010.
Under the bill, anyone who wishes to buy a gun [would have] to first have a designation placed on his or her driver's license, reminiscent of yellow stars for Jews. This would be a new police approval process prior to a purchase, in addition to the background checks required by federal law. Higher fees will pay for the new bureaucracy, making self defense harder for the poor.
In practice, gun control hits urban minority communities the hardest. Most predominantly white parts of America have few or no state gun laws. Virginia, with a much lower crime rate than Maryland, allows residents to buy and openly carry loaded handguns without requiring a permit or registration. Virginia concealed carry permits are cheap and are issued to anyone without a serious criminal record.
Gun control gives criminals confidence to safely victimize the general population. It makes us all less safe.
The public interest would be best served if Sen. Frosh resigned from office and devoted all his energies to representing his beloved criminal clients.
John Clark, Crofton
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