Carol Schwartz issued the following statement on July 28, 2014 at 7:55 pm.
“Here in DC, we all value our strong gun control laws and not without reason. Less than 25 years ago, we were called the “murder capital,” with 478 homicides in 1990. We have come a long way in rectifying that situation. While our population has grown considerably since then, our homicides were reduced to 88 in 2012. Alarmingly, though, this year at mid-point, July 1st, 2014, we have experienced 59 murders, a 55% increase over the same period in 2013.
DC’s concern about guns is justified. I am glad that the Attorney General has asked the Court for a stay. I can only hope that we get it, and that the Council will write legislation that will pass constitutional standards while protecting DC’s sovereignty and our long-held desire and need to have strong gun control laws that protect our citizens and visitors.”
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