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Damn lawyers*

The president of the ABA urged renewal of the assault weapons ban:

American Bar Association President Dennis W. Archer today said that, unless President Bush urges Congress to reauthorize the 1994 federal assault weapons ban, “our communities will once again see an increase in senseless violence. We must ensure that the ban remains in effect for the sake of all law-abiding citizens.”

An increase in violence? Has there been a decrease in violent crime as a result of the ban? The Justice Department and CDC both say no.

Archer said these weapons have no place on our streets. “Since enactment of the ban,” he said, “there has been a dramatic reduction in crimes committed with these prohibited firearms.”

A dramatic reduction from an already insignificant number remains insignificant. And I thought lawyers were smart.

*note: this doesn’t mean those lawyers that I know or who read this site.

8 Responses to “Damn lawyers*”

  1. damnum absque injuria » ABA Practices Gunnery Without a License Says:

    […] ill remain subject to the state ban, regardless of how the federal one pans out. Link via Uncle.

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  2. Xrlq Says:

    This is one of the many reasons I am not an ABA member. I was during law school, but only because the student division dues are so cheap that I knew I wasn’t really supporting them significantly, and probably actually cost them money.

  3. damnum absque injuria Says:

    ABA Practices Gunnery Without a License
    ABA President Dennis W. Archer reminded me why I am not a member of the American Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association, or any other bar association whose membership is not required as a condition of practicing law. While the California B…

  4. markm Says:

    Lawyers are smart – but they are professional liars.

  5. Xrlq Says:

    I resemble that remark.

  6. Alphecca Says:

    Weekly Check on the Bias…
    Is it July 19th already? Gosh, the Summer is almost half-over! Well, in Vermont, anyway. So here’s the latest Weekly Check on the Media’s Bias Against Guns… I examine some of the stories reported by the press regarding guns and…

  7. James Brown Says:

    The Bar Association is losing members rapidly, given their desire to utilize their association for political positions. The sooner we get all of the lawyers out of Congress, the better off we will all be.

    J.B.

  8. Xrlq Says:

    Nah. Get bad people out of Congress, not lawyers per se. Fewer lawyers in Congress will mean one thing, and one thing only: more confusing, poorly-drafted statutes. We have enough of those as it is.

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