Chattanooga’s ‘Gun Unit’ All About Focusing On The Wrong Thing

By Tom Knighton

Townhall Media/Beth Baumann

I have a lot of respect for law enforcement, by and large. Obviously, there are exceptions. Like anything else, law enforcement draws all types. However, for the most part, law enforcement contains those who are interested in helping protect others to the best of their ability. It’s also a job that everyone probably agrees would be nice not to need.

That’s never going to happen, but it would probably be nice if law enforcement were unneeded. Since it is, though, it would be nice if officers focused on useful things.

In Chattanooga, there’s a police unit that focuses on so-called “gun crime.”

Chattanooga’s gun unit has been in place for a year now, and already it has become a nationally recognized model for how mid-sized cities can track — and hopefully reduce — gun violence, law enforcement experts say.

For gun unit supervisor Sgt. Josh May, working to stop the cycle of gun violence is more than just a job.

“You get tired of seeing dead bodies. You get tired of talking to kids who, at 10, 11 years old, know more people who are dead than you did, [more] people with bullets in them than you do. It’s disheartening.”

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Source:: Bearing Arms