Disparity In Gun Laws

Last year, Shaneen Allen, was stopped by New Jersey police for making an unsafe lane change. She informed the officer that she was a resident of Pennsylvania and had a concealed carry permit, and that she had a handgun in the car as well. Allen, a black single mother of two and clear of any previous criminal record decided to purchase a handgun after being robbed twice in a one year span. There isn 't any evidence to prove Allen had any intentions of doing anything harmful with the gun. However, she had to spend 40 days in jail before being released on bail and had to undergo various charges before finally being pardoned. Allen 's case isn 't unusual, if anything, it 's incredibly common. Although some do become victims of overly broad gun

According to the Bureau of Justice, weapon arrests are 5 times greater for blacks compared to whites; numbers reading 69 for whites and 430 for blacks. Progressives will argue that the disparity reflects on the institutional racism in the criminal justice system. Others say the disparity is due to the fact that black people are disproportionately more likely to commit such crimes. There 's truth to both, yet there 's no disputing the figures. Much of it comes down to professional discretion. When a person victimizes another person with a gun, the person has already committed a crime. Under many state and federal laws, it is an additional crime to use or possess a gun while doing something that is already a crime. Gun control advocates argue that we should crack down on gun offenders; however, we already go after those who rob banks and commit murder. Instead, they’re proposing we go after individuals who have guns;