The new group, Police Leaders for Community Safety, plans to push for stronger gun laws, such as closing loopholes, requiring background checks for gun buyers, and cracking down on “ghost guns.”…
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about gun safety at Everytown’s Gun Sense University at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. A group of law enforcement officials touted the formation of a new organization Tuesday to endorse federal candidates and argue that Congress has not done enough to protect public safety.
“Our organization was formed by prominent police leaders from around the nation that are completely fed up to act on vital measures that we know will save lives and make us all safer,” said Susan Riseling, the chair of the group’s board of directors who served as police chief and associate vice chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“Especially young people who demanded our nation do better. … You protested, you organized, you voted, you ran for office, and yes, you marched for lives. From my perspective, today is about celebrating you,” Biden said. “Last year, we saw the largest decrease in murder in history,” he said. “Last year, we also saw one of the lowest rates of violent crime in nearly 50 years.”It appears that violent crime is continuing to trend downwards. The FBI announced on Monday a 15 percent decrease in reported violent crime across the country in the first quarter of the year compared to the same time period in 2023.
Research by Gallup and others, however, has shown a disconnect between actual crime data and Americans’ reported perception of crime. In 2023, even as crime declined from a pandemic high, 77% of respondents to a Gallup poll reported that there was more crime that year than the year before. The new group, led by former police professionals, many of whom also consult or teach, said it plans to begin accepting donations from the public and will endorse candidates in federal races whose policy positions match theirs.
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