Here we go again
Kids are getting shot by street criminals involved in drug-related activities. What do you do? Well, if you're an ignorant, delusional leftist politician in Boston, you stick your head up your ass in the sand and go after law-abiding citizens. From today's Boston Globe:
One of the victims in this wave of violence was stabbed, but somehow it's always "gun violence" that gets called out as the culprit. How about "idiot crackhead violence" or "criminal activity involving murder and assault with intent to murder"? And as far as sparking widespread fear in these neighborhoods, no shit. I'd be afraid if that was going on in my front yard with our local and state leaders doing everything in their power to render us totally defenseless and dependent on the government for protection (more on that here).
Gee, the mayor came to visit the park in the middle of the day with a host of TV camera crews surrounded by heavily armed police officers...then left. I feel so safe now. Hey, Tom, you wanna swing by that park 'round midnight this Saturday..alone...and unarmed? Yeah, I didn't think so.
As long as they put them where they know the crime is, I have no problem with this plan. The problem here, that no politician will mention, is that the crime is happening in the black neighborhoods, so get ready for the cries of racism, they're coming.
Do you mean STRONGER gun control laws? Sure, the ones we have which are among the most stringent in the nation are proven every damn day to be an abject failure, let's implement more. How much more gun control would you like, Mr. Mayor? How about a complete ban on gun ownership in the city? That's what Chicago has on the books...only 599 homicides last year - great plan. Or how about a gun ban like Washington DC? There's another crime-free utopia for you.
Here's a couple laws for you: You commit a crime with a firearm, you go away for life. You kill someone in cold blood with any kind of weapon, you get the needle. You steal a firearm, you go away for life. You traffic in firearms illegally, you go away for life. This is the only way to address the cause of the violence, which is the presence of CRIMINALS in our communities. Any additional gun control legislation will only further the burden already being carried by law-abiding citizens looking to defend their loved ones from violent criminals. It makes as much sense as taking cars away from sober people to curb drunk driving.
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Um, because it's largely ineffective at reducing crime? Because it restricts which guns can be legally purchased by NON-CRIMINALS based on how they LOOK? Because these so-called "assault weapons" are NOT the weapon of choice among the CRIMINALS who are the ones "recklessly, randomly shooting" people in the city? The most commonly used weapons in street crime are small-caliber handguns. If you think they won't be looking to ban these next, you're delusional. Then it will be the "armor-piercing" "sniper rifles", also known as centerfire hunting rifles. And you know who will be right there to vote for that measure? Yep, John Kerry the great white hunter.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino ordered stepped-up patrols of city parks and playgrounds yesterday, hours after a 15-year-old girl was shot while waiting for a pizza in a Dorchester park, the latest shooting in a four-day wave of gun violence that has sparked widespread fear in Boston's neighborhoods.
One of the victims in this wave of violence was stabbed, but somehow it's always "gun violence" that gets called out as the culprit. How about "idiot crackhead violence" or "criminal activity involving murder and assault with intent to murder"? And as far as sparking widespread fear in these neighborhoods, no shit. I'd be afraid if that was going on in my front yard with our local and state leaders doing everything in their power to render us totally defenseless and dependent on the government for protection (more on that here).
Coming just hours after Menino sought to calm residents by visiting several parks on Tuesday, the latest shooting, shortly after midnight yesterday, triggered a new outcry, and officials rushed to implement crackdowns.
Gee, the mayor came to visit the park in the middle of the day with a host of TV camera crews surrounded by heavily armed police officers...then left. I feel so safe now. Hey, Tom, you wanna swing by that park 'round midnight this Saturday..alone...and unarmed? Yeah, I didn't think so.
Boston police said they may move high-powered surveillance cameras used for security during the Democratic National Convention to parks considered hot spots for crime.
As long as they put them where they know the crime is, I have no problem with this plan. The problem here, that no politician will mention, is that the crime is happening in the black neighborhoods, so get ready for the cries of racism, they're coming.
Menino said he and other mayors need help from other levels of government in preventing gun violence. He deplored "the availability of guns we have in our community today" and said, "We need to remove the guns from the streets...We need stronger laws, we really do."
Do you mean STRONGER gun control laws? Sure, the ones we have which are among the most stringent in the nation are proven every damn day to be an abject failure, let's implement more. How much more gun control would you like, Mr. Mayor? How about a complete ban on gun ownership in the city? That's what Chicago has on the books...only 599 homicides last year - great plan. Or how about a gun ban like Washington DC? There's another crime-free utopia for you.
Here's a couple laws for you: You commit a crime with a firearm, you go away for life. You kill someone in cold blood with any kind of weapon, you get the needle. You steal a firearm, you go away for life. You traffic in firearms illegally, you go away for life. This is the only way to address the cause of the violence, which is the presence of CRIMINALS in our communities. Any additional gun control legislation will only further the burden already being carried by law-abiding citizens looking to defend their loved ones from violent criminals. It makes as much sense as taking cars away from sober people to curb drunk driving.
It.
Doesn't.
Work.
"Cities can't do it alone," Menino said. "The gun legislation on assault weapons is ready to expire in Washington, but no one is dealing with that issue. Why?"
Um, because it's largely ineffective at reducing crime? Because it restricts which guns can be legally purchased by NON-CRIMINALS based on how they LOOK? Because these so-called "assault weapons" are NOT the weapon of choice among the CRIMINALS who are the ones "recklessly, randomly shooting" people in the city? The most commonly used weapons in street crime are small-caliber handguns. If you think they won't be looking to ban these next, you're delusional. Then it will be the "armor-piercing" "sniper rifles", also known as centerfire hunting rifles. And you know who will be right there to vote for that measure? Yep, John Kerry the great white hunter.
