So on the one hand Democrats want to pass sweeping gun control legislation that will make it extremely difficult for law-abiding citizens to own guns, while on the other hand they will stop penalizing criminals who use guns during the commission of their crimes:
LA County DA George Gascón reverses course, says he will allow certain sentencing enhancements
Yes, he is walking back some enhancements. But notably he is not walking back his refusal to prosecute enhancements for gun crimes. From the same article:
Firearm allegations pursuant to Penal Code section 12022.53 shall not be filed, will not be used for sentencing, and will be dismissed or withdrawn from the charging document.
So – penalize law-abiding citizens with draconian rules meant to effectively end private firearm ownership, but refuse to prosecute criminals who use firearms to commit violent crimes? Why not; criminals vote Democrat (or at least they will now!).
My guess is that it’s intentional. You can’t easily pass gun control laws without gun crimes, and the lack of prosecution has caused gun crimes to soar in Los Angeles county. Should be much easier to win local support for gun control now….