>>>The law originated in a strategy by the National Rifle Association and the Bush administration to forestall further anti-gun legislation by emphasizing tougher enforcement of existing gun laws.
>>>Once they run out of serious gun crimes, they push on with technical and meritless indictments.
>>>No one should be surprised when many of those prosecuted in the name of Safe Neighborhoods are hapless gun owners who are no threat to society.
Upon initial review, this seemed like a reasonable law to enact. Now it appears, this law has gone over the line of reason and may be inflicting some seriously, excessive actions and burdens, on basically innocent people. I think a reevaluation by the Bush administartion, is in order.
OK, some fine-tuning is in order. One change would be to have the prosecutors work on other cases also, not be dedicated to gun violations only. Eliminate the "make-work" problem but don't throw the baby out with the bathwater IMHO.