The number one employer in Washington, D.C. is the prison system.  Guns have played a large role in making the Washington, D.C. prison system its number one employer.

In the June 30 Seattle Post-Intelligencer a Letter to the Editors addresses the recent decision by the Supreme Court which, through misinterpretation of the Second Amendment of the Constitution, says that "militias" have the right to keep and bear arms.  This passage was misconstrued to mean that everybody has the right to a gun.

Lawrence Jacobson of Mercer Island, Washington wrote the following:

"What will be the likely outcome when our government urges every citizen to carry a loaded gun?  Do law enforcement officials think our streets will be safer with more guns in the hands of everyday citizens, including the angry or mentally imbalanced?  Do you trust Antonin Scalia to decide your children's safety when they go to school?"