A Sense of Community

The gun that was used to take Garcia's life wasn't like the crime guns in most cities, either. It was not Rivera's gun, nor his father's or brother's. It was the community's.

Although police never found the .40-caliber Glock used in the killing, they learned its violent history by matching the markings found on shell casings from the murder scene with casings collected at other crime scenes. And they were stunned at the sheer quantity of "hits."

Before it had been used to shoot Garcia, that semiautomatic handgun had been fired in 11 other crimes.

You know what would stop this?

Microstamping.

Either that or waiting periods.

Maybe one gun a month laws.

I know, how about sharing NICS registration data with law enforcement?

Licensing? Bans on concealed carry?

Oh, hell, let's just have a buyback and really solve the problem.