In 1997, Police Chief Charles Ramsey disbanded the unit so that he could assign more uniformed officers to patrol the streets instead, but the police periodically tried other gun crackdowns over the next decade with littleeffect.
Usually internet rabble rousing has littleeffect on giant companies or conglomerates, but protestors have had unusual success with SOPA, and a number of brands have publically distanced themselves from the bill after threats of boycotts and having their names dragged through the mud.