During a year when people should be staying at home, gun violence in cities around the country is skyrocketing. Homicides in Oakland, California are up 86% since quarantine started, and just south of there in Hayward, the number of murders in 2020 so far is DOUBLE that in 2019. There are 38% more guns being recovered this year by police, including fully automatic weapons. Part of the problem according to police is the emergency cash-free bail that went into effect since covid, in an attempt to limit prison populations & hopefully prevent further spread of the virus. While this may definitely contribute to the problem, it is NOT the root of the problem as far as I believe. By my estimation, access to guns of any kind is the problem. The manufacturing and sale of guns is the problem. No guns = no problem. Imagine a world with no guns. There would be no gun violence. We can argue about the constitution, rights, crime, & criminals all we want. But at the end of the day, I firmly believe that no. guns. means. no. gun. violence. That goes for everyone.
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