Cleveland Police Seize Guns In Gang Raid Despite Felony Convictions

By Tom Knighton

If gun laws worked as gun control proponents claim, criminals wouldn’t have any guns. None at all.

That’s especially true of gang members in our inner cities. Many of them have numerous convictions yet keep getting their hands on guns somehow. It’s baffling. After all, there are already a plethora of gun laws on the books to prevent this very thing, right?

Well, maybe we’re wrong. Maybe gang members aren’t carrying guns for real. After all, gun laws work, right?

The Cleveland Division of Police arrested three people as part of its investigation into the Blitz street gang.

Imonte Sims, 25, Marcus Hopper, 23, and Toney Hope Jr., 28, were taken into custody for parole violations, weapons offenses and drug charges. Officers also seized several assault rifles and handguns, police said.

Oh.

Well.

There went that idea, didn’t it?

The truth of the matter is that this isn’t surprising. These three men allegedly had illicit drugs and firearms despite criminal convictions. Between these three, apparently, there were something like 10 handguns, an AK pistol, and an AR-15 rifle. All this despite apparent felony convictions. It’s kind of like that just didn’t matter.

“This is why we need universal background checks,” some nimrod will try and claim.

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Source:: Bearing Arms