It would surprise me (and I suspect them) if there was much overlap between the political and philosophical thoughts of myself and the International Association of Police Chiefs. There is one area where our opinions do broadly coincide and that is on the issue of gun crime. They has just released a report entitled "Taking a Stand: Reducing Gun Violence in Our Communities".
"Nearly 30,000 American lives are lost to gun violence each year—a number far higher than in any other developed country. Since 1963, more Americans died by gunfire than perished in combat in the whole of the 20th century.
The impact goes far beyond the dead and injured. Gun violence reaches across borders and jurisdictions and compromises the safety of everyone along the way. No other industrialized country suffers as many gun fatalities and injuries as the United States. And no community or person in America is immune.
Read the rest (PDF) here.
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