The proliferation of illegal guns in our community has caused many lives to be lost, both victim and perpetrators. Through prevention, we can stop a legal gun from becoming and illegal gun. In turn we will save lives on both sides of the gun if people do not have access to illegal guns.

The way to go is to demand tamper-proof, anti-theft locks on all guns, and mandate that all gun owners and dealers be required to immediately report lost or stolen guns to the police.

XCE's Proposal
"We're researching ways to target legitimate dealers who sell illegal guns under the table in stores or gun shows as well as the guy selling illegal guns out of his car trunk," says Jacobs, "because they are just as guilty of murder as the kid who uses that gun to rob a gas station. We must restrict the availability of these weapons by holding owners and dealers responsibility for missing, stolen or under-the-table guns." Illegal guns are destroying our cities," Blackburn adds, "and this is something we think both the NRA and the gun control advocates can get behind". It’s the middle ground of the debate, a perfect compromise for both sides. Look, people can walk right out of jail and get a gun with just a phone call. And as a society, we only seem interested in what happens after the gun is obtained and a violent crime is committed. What we're saying is we have to start looking at ways to prevent kids from getting their hands on a gun, not just wait to lock them up after somebody gets shot."