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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My office recently began an initiative to build on a statewide gun violence restraining order to remove firearms from those who pose a risk to themselves and others. https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/New-program-in-S-F-would-help-remove-firearms-16226201.php … 7/
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And I appreciate that the Biden Administration is working to stop the proliferation of "ghost guns" and address gun violence. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/07/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-initial-actions-to-address-the-gun-violence-public-health-epidemic/ … 8/
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But we also need Congress to finally pass sensible gun reforms - popular reforms that have been blocked for a decade by Republican obstruction. Too many lives have been lost due to preventable gun violence. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/05/20/politics/senate-gun-control-negotiations/index.html … 9/
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We must keep moving forward to make our communities safer - and remember that more guns have made us all less safe. 10/10
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The people of SF are tired of being your personal social experiment - and blaming everybody but yourself for the escalation in crimes and violence. Please explain who is left at the DA's department and why so many firings/resignations in such a short time. @chesaboudin
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