The rise in homicides across our state should be alarming to all of us. And while violence has many causes, a big factor is the ready availability of guns. https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Homicides-suddenly-spiked-last-year-in-California-16304461.php … 1/
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As the article states, "Both Lofstrom and Taylor also pointed to an increase in gun sales as a potential factor — 2020 set the record for handguns sold in a year, according to state data, and roughly three-quarters of the year’s homicides were committed with guns." 2/
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"Garen Wintemute, an expert on gun violence and the director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis, said that the increase in availability and number of firearms 'without a doubt' has to do with the increase in violence." 3/
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And many of the guns on our streets are deadly assault weapons. Law enforcement has warned about the impact these weapons have in our communities - and how they're presence has proliferated since the assault weapons ban was allowed to expire in 2004. https://abc7news.com/gun-violence-statistics-san-francisco-bay-area-assault-rifles-murder/10850493/ … 4/
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“‘This is why police want to get those guns off the street,’ said Hayward Police Chief Toney Chaplin”
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While San Francisco has not seen the sharp spike that some cities have experienced, that doesn't mean we aren't working to prevent these needless tragedies. 6/
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If people have confidence that their District Attorney is committed to putting criminals in jail, and not opening the jails to release criminals to the street, they won't feel the need to have a handgun in the house to protect themselves and their family.https://twitter.com/Dividist/status/1414354306464063488?s=19 …
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