Hague: Objects don’t cause crime; people do

I have an easy answer to the question Stan Sipple posed (“Would restricting sale of ammo decrease gun violence?”). No. Restricting the sale of ammunition would not result in the decrease of violent crime committed with firearms. The incident you mentioned happened at Cabela’s in Christiana Mall. The person who headed up the theft ring received probation and drug treatment. That is a problem. By definition, criminals do not obey the law. Just as they steal the firearms they use in their “trade,” they steal the ammunition or buy it from their local community gun dealer.

I must also respectfully disagree with your statement that “guns are out of control in America.” What is out of control are prosecutors, such as our attorney general, and many other George Soros-backed individuals who are not prosecuting criminals. If one commits a crime, there must be accountability if there is to be a deterrent effect. There are far too many instances here in Delaware where someone arrested for a gun crime is released on no bail or unsecured bail. Juveniles are not being detained when they commit violent crimes. As I have said repeatedly, you must focus on the person, not the object. Objects are not the cause of crime. People are. Until legislators have the intestinal fortitude to hold criminals accountable and put them in jail, crime will not go down. It is a known fact that a person in jail does not recidivate and hurt people on the street.

Jeff Hague

President and legislative liaison, Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association

Ellendale

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