Maybe, maybe not. And maybe we have some sort of reasonable position being taken by Baltimore's mayor.

With violent crime rising sharply here, Mayor Sheila Dixon announced plans Wednesday to form a task force on illegal guns and install a system to track where and when guns had been used in crimes.

“Attacking gun crime,” Ms. Dixon said, “means cracking down on gun sales and arresting, prosecuting and putting in prison criminals who carry and use guns.”

Now presuming that Mayor Dixon means cracking down on ILLEGAL gun sales, I'm with her completely. To the degree she wishes to prevent or discourage the sale, purchase, or possession of legal weapons, as is the right of Americans under the Second Amendment, I've got a problem. But it at least sounds like she has her head in the right place on this one. Go after the criminals, not the weapons.

After all, cars are used in many crimes in this country -- far more than guns, as a matter of fact. We don't seek to crack down on car purchases or ban automobiles -- we go after the criminals for their criminal activity.. When politicians and law enforcement recognize the parallel, we start getting reasonable, constitutional public policy.

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