These deputies are now "frequently" encountering dangerous assault weapons even during routine traffic stops. In Houston. homicides rose 25 percent in 2006 over the previous year. Police Chief Harold Hurtt acknowledged the AK47 assault rifle has become the "weapon of choice" for major drug dealers. warring gangs and immigrant smugglers. "The reality on the street is that many of these weapons are readily available." according to Hurtt. whose department has also been consistently upgrading its weaponry with assault style arms. It is clear that allowing the 1994 assault weapons ban to lapse has contributed to the dangerous and deadly consequences so many of us feared. Over the past 2 years criminals have been permitted easier access to weapons that simply have no place on our streets.
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