Name:   MrHodja - Subject:   The Elephant In the Room Date:   6/22/2022 4:23:55 PM (updated 6/22/2022 4:26:08 PM)

So I posted a while back that an actor was given the pulpit in the White House and spouted some common sense.  At least he tried to forge some sort of compromise, albeit not one that would make a l0t of difference.  

I was uninformed about the downside of red flag laws, and now see that their success and fainess depend on how they are implemented and the metrics used for their enforcement.  Jury is definitely still out on that one.  That leaves more restrictive laws to be enforced on law abiding citizens.  Nice thought, but take a look at the following list of persons captured in a sting operation in Central Alabama.  Now mind you, these are only the ones facing Federal charges and there is a group more who were arrested on state charges.  As you read down through the list you will se that laws don't make a whit of a difference to criminals, so what will more and/or more strict laws accomplish?

From the WSFA web site:

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a total of 18 individuals have been indicted from the Montgomery area on federal charges. Those suspects include:

• Mario Aguilera, 38, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon;
• Antonio Bailey, 39, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a controlled substance;
• Christopher Shay Barron, 45, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of an unregistered firearm;
• Patrick Bass, 42, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense;
• Julius Calhoun, 27, for possession of a stolen firearm;
• Rodricko Davis, 30, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon;
• Christopher Duncan, 39, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon;
• Antwon Fisher, 38, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon;
• Arthur Hamilton, 34, on three counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon;
• Deshunquez Harris, 27, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon;
• Eric Hoskins, 27, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute;
• Willie Thomas Luckie, Jr., 56, for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon;
• Kendarius Powell, 23, for possession of a stolen firearm;
• Marcus Salter, 26, for possession of a stolen firearm;
• Tadarius Salter, 22, for possession of a stolen firearm;
• Adrian Fitzgerald Talley, III, 29, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon;
• Jeremiah Trammer, 32, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a controlled substance; and
• Christopher Washington, 41, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.