The streets of Washington D.C. saw a sweep of activity from the Metropolitan Police Department last week as they focused on halting the circulation of illegal firearms. This initiative is a part of the department’s ongoing efforts to curb the violence that stems from gun-related crime within the city. In a span of one week, from Monday of last week to Monday of this week, MPD officers made considerable progress, recovering a total of 41 firearms.
According to an official release by the MPD, these recoveries are a result of “intelligence-based policing to identify, interdict, and interrupt armed violent offenders within the District.” The operations span both the efforts of patrol officers and specialized units, who work not only to retrieve these weapons but also to do so with the intent to maintain community safety and respect…