In New York City, the current capital of Gun Control in America:
There are more than 300 of them in New York – violent crews of dozens of 12- to 20-year-olds with names such as Very Crispy Gangsters, True Money Gang and Cash Bama Bullies.
Police say these groups, clustered around a particular block or housing project, are responsible for about 40 percent of the city’s shootings, with most of that violence stemming from the smallest of disses on the street, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
There are more than 300 of them in New York – violent crews of dozens of 12- to 20-year-olds with names such as Very Crispy Gangsters, True Money Gang and Cash Bama Bullies.
Police say these groups, clustered around a particular block or housing project, are responsible for about 40 percent of the city’s shootings, with most of that violence stemming from the smallest of disses on the street, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
The trend of smaller, younger crews has also been seen in Chicago and Northeast cities over the last few years as police have cracked down on bigger, more traditional gangs, experts said.While the Bloods, Crips and Latin Kings still exist, operating such money-making schemes as drug dealing, their members are usually older and understand the timeworn mantra of organized crime: violence is bad for business.
Not so for the crews, whose recklessness prompted former Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly in 2012 to launch an initiative to confront the crews dubbed Operation Crew Cut.
…Sixty-three people were rounded up, and at least 62 entered guilty pleas, including crew members so young that one told another to “mob up” after school.
‘The evidence was very powerful,’ said Robert Anesi, who represented a 19-year-old who pleaded guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges in the case last week. ‘They had such access to social media and they knew who the players were.’
NYPD statistics show gang arrests are up citywide nearly 14 percent from 2013 – and more than 28 percent from two years ago.
So we have a huge number of murders and violent crime perpetrated by people too young to own guns, and not in compliance with New York’s laws. Also the amount of violence compared to the number of perpetrators shows that people are generally good, but when good people are disarmed, the few violent monsters are empowered.
Also interesting to note that violent crime is UP in New York City where gun control is high, but crime is DOWN nationwide where gun laws are being relaxed.
Yet another massive data point showing the failure of gun control laws to increase public safety!
