How can Democrats promote gun control while going soft on gun criminals?

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The Bite of Seattle shooting earlier this year is yet another reminder that Democratic demands for gun control are meaningless, as such laws do not prevent criminals from acquiring guns, and Democrats don’t care to enforce them anyway.

The food festival shooting that took place this summer left three dead and four others wounded, including a 2-year-old child. The defense attorney for the 15-year-old suspect arrested in the shooting said that the suspect was firing his gun into the crowd only in self-defense, alleging that one of the other suspects involved fired first. The 15-year-old, who was captured in possession of a gun with a 33-round magazine, was released from juvenile detention to house arrest by a judge while awaiting trial, over the objection of prosecutors.

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