Posted April 17, 2019 4:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Last week, I reported how Mobile, Alabama is so desperate for solutions to its violence problem that it was looking to start punishing those who were the victim of theft. In particular, those who had guns stolen from them.

Well, Alabama’s not considering it anymore. No, that’s not a good thing, though not as bad as it could have been.

It’s a step forward in the local fight to regulate stolen guns.

The Mobile city council passed a resolution Tuesday to urge state lawmakers to pass a law that would allow municipalities to enact local laws to regulate stolen weapons.

Now, Alabama’s still moving forward on a plan to urge legislators to amend the state constitution, so it can deny bail to those who are likely to commit further crimes while released.

Luckily, both of these measures are simply urging state lawmakers to act, which means it’s little more than a humble request. Originally, city officials had discussed charging people, but apparently, someone decided not to pull a Pittsburgh and test Alabama’s preemption laws. Probably a wise move.

That said, the idea of punishing those who have their guns stolen is dangerous. On the …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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