Enforce Gun Laws, Not Making New Ones

Getting tough on crime really works!

In 1997, Richmond, VA., striking fear in the hearts of criminals, It was called “Project Exile”, meant zero tolerance for criminal gun use.  No Deals, No Plea-Bargains, No Bail, No Exceptions.  Do a crime with a gun, you’re finished.

It goes like this: A police officer arrest a suspect carrying a gun.  Police officer asked the suspect do you used drugs,i.e. cocaine, heroin, marijuana.  If the answers -”YES”- suspect nailed on a Federal Gun Crime.  Conviction meant mandatory five [5] years in the Federal Prison. 

DO NOT PASS GO- DO NOT COLLECT $200 DOLLARS- NO FREE GETTING OUT CARD!

The larger picture is thus:

• In less then two years, Exile had taken 350 armed felons off the streets.
• Cut the “gun carry” rate among arrested suspects by half.
• Cut Richmond’s murder rate by 62 percent.

It’s not surprising that in Rochester, Philadelphia, Fort Worth, San Francisco, Brimingham, and beyond, one city and state after another have used Richmond as a model for their getting tough on criminals.

Project Exile said with merciles certainty that guns are for the Law-Abiding, and it’s proof that getting tough on criminals, not on our rights to own guns, crime will disappear.

True Stories

A HOMEOWNER ANSWERED  a knock at his door to find a man in an energy company uniform, who warned him of a gas leak.  Knowing that the surrounding homes were not fueled by gas, the homeowner became suspicious.  Police say he grabbed a pistol and went to investigate, where he encountered the man and at least two others.  One of the suspects shot the homeowner in the arm, but he returned fire and fatally wounded the uniformed man.  The others fled and were being sought by police.  The phony utility worker’s uniform included handcuffs, a tool kit and a badge that identified him as a restaurant employee.  “It was clear he was intent on doing some kind of robbery or home invasion,” said Harris County Sheriff’s Lt. John Martin.  The homeowner was taken to the hospital with no-life-threatening injuries.  —Huston Chronicle, Houston, Tx., 05/22/06

POLICE SAID A CARRYOUT restaurant employee was restocking shelves and cleaning after hours when two masked burglars entered the store by breaking a lock off a security gate and shattering the glass of the front door.  Hearing the ruckus, the employee, armed with a handgun, went to investigate.  When one of the intruders confronted hm with a crowbar, he shot him once in the upper chest, killing him.  The dead man’s accomplice fled, but police apprehend him two blocks away.  The suspect was charged with murder for committing a felony in which an accomplice was killed, and with aggravated burglary.  —The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH., 07/01/06

DAMEKO ROBERSON and his family were awakened by the sound of someone jiggling the locked front door knob.  According to police, an intruder unlocked the door and charged into the apartment as Roberson grabbed his rifle.  “The occupant fired, fearing for his safety and for the safety of his family,” said Detective Jeff Felton.  The suspected burglar was pronounced dead at the hospital from gunshot wounds to the torso.  —Tulsa World, Tulsa, Okla., 06/17/06

2nd Amendment Update, Vol.1, No.4

South Carolina: Two NRA-Backed Bills Into Law!

Gov. Mark Sanford signed two bills into law.  The “Castle Doctrine” self-defense bill protects the rights of innocent victims, while the “Emergency Powers Protection” language prevents local governments from confiscating firearms.

Louisiana: NRA-Backed Emergency Powers Protection Act Signed!

Gov. Kathleen Blanco has signed into law the National Rifle Association -backed “Emergency Power Protection Act” [HB 760]. 

San Francisco: 2nd Amendment Upheld!

San Francisco Superior Court Judge James Warren struck down the San Francisco handgun ban, asserting that under California law local officials do not have the authority to ban firearms from law-abiding citizens.

Alaska: Castle Doctrine Bill is law!

Gov. Frank Murkowski has signed the NRA-backed “Castle Doctrine” self-defense bill into law.

Michigan: Six-Bill Castel Doctrine Become Law!

Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed into law a package of six self-defense bills into law.

House Passes NRA-Backed “Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act!

NRA and law-abiding gun owners won another major victory today when the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass HR 5013 with a broad bi-partisan margin of 322-99.

H.R. 5013 amends federal emergency statue law to prohibit federal, state and local authorities from confiscating lawfully owned firearms during times of national emergencies, as witnessed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina last year when police and military confiscated firearms from law-abiding citizens.