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By Larry Keane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big city mayors must have a standard checklist in the back of their press briefing binders. That page would have one entry that would read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen your failed policies create chaos, blame guns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would sound ridiculous, but that is what is happening. Crime is skyrocketing in New York City, Chicago, Atlanta and Seattle. Those aren\u2019t the only cities, but a crime storm is brewing. City leaders are engaging in a blame game rather than accountability when the consequences of failed policies wreak havoc in their communities. Their bogeyman is a gun. Laying the blame at the feet of the criminals committing the crimes would be problematic because it would call into question a series of poor decisions that left citizens vulnerable and forfeited their streets to criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blame Guns<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blaming guns has become almost a knee-jerk reaction. The accusation is lobbed at the inanimate object enough that it would seem to be losing luster if it were not for an adoring and unquestioning media. Chicago\u2019s Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot was asked about the meteoric rise in homicides and attempted murders in the Windy City. Her answer minimized the issue and anyone who dared question her answer all at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a complicated question,\u201d Mayor Lightfoot said, according to the Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cWe have way too many guns on the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her trite response came after the news that murders in Chicago were up by 78 percent in June, criminal shootings were up by 75 percent, over 2019\u2019s figures. That accounts for 424 people shot, and 89 people murdered. For comparison, in June 2019, those figures were 242 shootings and 50 murders. It\u2019s also on the horrific revelation a 3-year-old was murdered on Father\u2019s Day and a 14-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl were murdered over July 4th<\/sup> weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Same Story, Different City<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Seattle showed the absurdity of elected officials refusing to address criminal activity too. Protestors set up their \u201cCapitol Hill Occupied Zone\u201d (CHOP) or \u201cCapitol Hill Autonomous Zone\u201d (CHAZ) and it quickly became a den of criminal activity. NSSF pointed out<\/strong><\/a> organizers were illegally distributing firearms in contravention of recently-passed state laws. Seattle\u2019s Democratic Mayor Jennie Durkan called<\/a><\/strong> it a \u201csummer of love\u201d and a \u201cblock party atmosphere.\u201d That was until protestors showed up on her doorstep<\/a><\/strong> and tragically, two were killed<\/a><\/strong> in the protest zone and another four were injured from criminal shootings. One teen was killed<\/a><\/strong> when his vehicle approached barriers at the protest zone and criminals opened fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York City\u2019s Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio blamed<\/a><\/strong> the spike in criminal activity on the coronavirus and quarantine orders. The Big Apple witnessed<\/a><\/strong> more than 64 people shot and 10 killed over July 4th<\/sup> weekend. One was a father holding his 6-year-old daughter\u2019s hand as they crossed the street. Criminals pulled up in a car in broad daylight and murdered<\/a><\/strong> the man in front of his child. Shootings in NYC totaled 528 at the end of June, making it the worst year from criminal misuse of guns since 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlanta\u2019s Democratic Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms decried<\/a><\/strong> the murder that claimed the life of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner. \u201cYou shot and killed a baby,\u201d the mayor said to the criminals who claimed control of the area surrounding a fast-food restaurant. Armed men told news media just weeks ago that \u201cpolice aren\u2019t allowed here<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d after taking over the area. Citizens told media<\/a><\/strong> they were threatened and intimidated. No action was taken until Secoria was murdered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get to the Root<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

These problems are not an issue of lawful gun ownership. These are crimes. People lawfully buying firearms today are overwhelmingly saying they are concerned<\/a><\/strong> for their personal safety. Those concerns began when mayors and governors began releasing criminals back into the community at the onset of the coronavirus. Mayor de Blasio released<\/a><\/strong> nearly a thousand prisoners in the first month alone. New York\u2019s Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law last year eliminating<\/a><\/strong> bail holds for those accused of crimes and turns criminals back on the street within hours. Illinois\u2019 Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker released<\/a><\/strong> 4,000 prisoners, including 64 convicted murderers. Washington\u2019s Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee released<\/a><\/strong> 1,000 convicts from prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of that, these same elected officials are backing calls to defund police. Mayor de Blasio slashed $1 billion<\/strong><\/a> in police funding and disbanded plain-clothes anti-crime police units that were highly effective at taking illegally possessed firearms out of the hands of criminals. Seattle\u2019s Mayor Durkan proposed cutting $409 million<\/strong><\/a> from city police budgets. Atlanta\u2019s Mayor Bottoms said<\/a><\/strong> her city is \u201cahead of the curve\u201d on \u201creallocating funds\u201d from police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These cities don\u2019t have a gun problem. They have a crime problem. They also have a leadership problem that will scapegoat the issue and expose their citizens to criminals who will prey on the most vulnerable in our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larry Keane <\/strong>is Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs and General Counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a>, the firearms industry trade association.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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