But isn't that impossible? After all, our nation's capital has one of the strictest gun-control laws in the United States.

The Post points out, "D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham has identified illegal firearms as a major factor fueling homicides."

But how is that possible? Given that the city has such strict gun-control laws, how is it possible that people are still being killed by guns?

The answer is very simple. People who are willing to murder people don't give a hoot about gun-control laws. Why should they? If they get caught, prosecuted, and convicted of murder, they are going to have to serve a very long jail term, maybe even life in prison. They know that. What difference does it make if a judge adds another 5 years for violating some gun-control law?