Such was the case in San Diego on Thursday when a group of local elected officials and their state congressman announced their support for multiple federal measures. None of these acts would meaningfully address violent crime, but the event drew journalists and gave speakers an opportunity to appear to do “something.”
Congressman Scott Peters (D) told the assembled reporters that it is time for a sweeping federal ban on bump stocks and “ghost guns.”
“I am tired of seeing innocent Americans senselessly killed with military-style weapons — children at school, grandmothers at grocery stores, families at places of worship.”
Peters declared that the so-called Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was hastily enacted after the Uvalde tragedy, did not do enough.
The congressman noted the second anniversary of the controversial legislation.
He called for a ban on “ghost guns” that may be built using a 3D printer and strongly hinted at support for prohibiting many popular sporting rifles. This is despite statistics that show these weapons are rarely used in criminal activity.
Repeating the “common sense” mantra of those who would eradicate Second Amendment rights, County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer pushed for stronger federal action.
“We need Congress to take action on the bills that would make common sense changes to federal law to ensure safe and responsible gun ownership.”
Nowhere in these diatribes was a call for stricter penalties on those who commit violent crimes and prey on innocent victims. And it was never mentioned that taking these perpetrators off the streets and ending the current revolving door system of justice would go far to enhance community safety.
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