KRISTOPHER BAUMANN, Chairman of the D.C. Fraternal Order of Police – in the Washington Post, Sunday, April 18, 2010; A15:

"For more than three decades, the District [of Columbia’s] government has relied on the city's gun ban as an excuse to avoid developing true crime-fighting strategies. While the gun ban was in place, there were more than 30,000 registered firearms in the city. Neither the police department nor the U.S. Attorney's office has any record of a registered gun having been used in the commission of a crime. The problem is not individuals who legally own guns; the problem is criminals...."