Posted March 31, 2015 2:00 pm by Comments

By Robert Farago

"Two Brooklyn cops took a gun off the street with the help of the ShotSpotter system and a bit of confusion, police sources said Monday." (photo and caption courtesy nydailynews.com)

We’ve been deriding the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system for years. It’s a hugely expensive technological “fix” that only fixes politicians’ need to be seen to be “doing something” about “gun violence.” Which is why you’ll find it in urban areas where “strict” gun control does even less to reduce firearms-related crime. The number of stories we’ve encountered where ShotSpotter led to the apprehension of a criminal is precisely zero. Last year, Oakland pulled the plug on the system, which cost the city – wait for it – $264k per year. And here’s an excellent example of …read more

Via:: Truth About Guns

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