Time was when then-Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy told us that in a long career he had rarely seen a violent crime committed with a legally owned gun. The weapon almost always turned out to be illegally owned.
Now, although the illegal gun market still causes the most casualties, legally purchased guns also pose a threat to every American every day. To guard against rampant violence, America’s restrictions should be tightened on who can buy guns and the types of firearms they can purchase. That would also help police officers, who in so many cases are sent to confront a potentially fatal situation that could have been avoided.
