Four out of every five homicides in Washigton DC are drug-related. (source of statistic: "Armed", Kleck and Kates, page 21, ISBN 1-57392-883-6) Gun-control lobbyists know that every drug-related shooting increases support for gun control. So nobody should be surprised that gun-control lobbyists and their families sell illegal drugs.
Her son was shot dead, in the bright light of a winter afternoon, on a day when much of the city celebrated the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
A week later, there was still not a word in the newspapers or on television news. There were no answers from D.C. police. Barbara Lipscomb was beyond sad. She was hollow. When she felt anything at all, it was rage.
snip of middle of articleLipscomb knew her son was in danger. Le'Pierre Clemons Sr. was the youngest of her four children and the one who lived closest to the edge. She knew he had quit high school. She knew he had been in trouble with police. Though not convicted as an adult, he had been arrested on charges of cocaine possession, marijuana possession and carrying a handgun without a license.
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