I want to show everyone here why gun control laws are moronic! This is a story about PA tightening up gun laws.
Quote:Pennsylvania becomes center of gun-control debate
By Jon Hurdle 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pennsylvania lawmakers held a special session on Tuesday to discuss 94 initiatives to tighten the state's relatively loose gun controls in an effort to reduce gun crime.
Now here we see that PA lawmakers believe gun crime is high because of loose gun control laws.
Quote:The two-day meeting was attended by the mayors of New York and Trenton, New Jersey, who believe their cities' crime rates are affected by the laxer rules in Pennsylvania. The state has one of the strongest pro-gun lobbies in the country.
"What happens in Pennsylvania or any other state doesn't stay in Pennsylvania or any other state," New York's Michael Bloomberg told a news conference. "We can't fight illegal guns from behind state lines." He said 85 percent of the guns used by criminals in New York originated outside the city.
And here we see lord Bloomberg blaming PA on NY's gun violence. HOWEVER he wants to fight "ILLEGAL guns". This is moronic. If PA gives gun they are not illegal, they are legal. If Bloomberg wants to fight illegal guns, he shouldn't be concerned with legal guns out of PA.
Quote:Pennsylvania, a largely rural state, has an estimated 1 million hunters and 250,000 members of the National Rifle Association, the biggest national gun advocacy group.
The state House of Representatives met in a rare "Committee of the Whole" session to take non-binding votes designed to let legislators debate with less partisan pressure. Bills that pass will be introduced into the statehouse and could become law.
The mayors of eight Pennsylvania cities also attended the meeting. Among the proposals was one to restore the ability of local governments to set their own gun laws. The state took that power away from Philadelphia in 1995.
Hmm how come no one blames the state for taking the power out of the hands of local governments to set their own gun laws? That is amazing...nope all the gun violence must be those NRA and hunting bastards.
Quote:Some 285 people have been murdered in Philadelphia so far this year, 86 percent of them with guns, said the city's police commissioner, Sylvester Johnson. There were 274 murders in the same period last year.
It's amazing that this story doesn't site any evidence of the guns being either legal or illegal. Just that there were 285 people murdered and 222 were committed by guns. What about those other murders? Were they done by knives? Cars? Axes? Why not crack down on those? That would still mean 63 people were murdered without guns. That's still a lot of people. Also, the story says there were 274 murders last year. Why no statistics on which of those were gun related? Is it because they want people to briefly read this without thinking and believe that all those 274 murders were carried out with guns? Again, my main point is that the story does not specify the legallity or illegality of the guns used in murders.
Quote:Hundreds of gun-control campaigners from Philadelphia met on the steps of the state capitol demanding stricter controls.
Titus Brown, a prison social worker who came to Harrisburg, said guns were too easily available to young people. Brown's 20-year-old son -- whose picture he carried on his backpack -- was shot dead after an argument on a West Philadelphia street.
"Things used to be settled with fisticuffs," said Brown, 60. "Now these boys are using guns."
Charles Fox, an NRA member who came to Harrisburg to oppose the gun-control proposals, said a proposal limiting purchases to one a month would have no effect on gun crime and would restrict his right to bear arms as enshrined in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
"I resent any infringement on that right," he said. "The way to deal with it is to deal with the criminals."
Proponents say the limit is meant to stop people from buying guns and reselling them illegally.
Another proposal would require owners to report lost or stolen guns within 24 hours.
Again, was the gun used to kill this poor man's son legal? If not then go after illegal guns and gun shop owners who don't follow the law. Also, how stupid is it to believe that limiting the purchase of a gun to once a month will decrease crime? How many murders have thought..."darn, if I only had 6 more guns with me I could do some damage?" And, also, why doesn't this state already have a law to report lost/stolen guns? And what if the owner doesn't know it is lost or stolen?
The moral of the story is that 1.3 million crimes per year are prevented due to citizenry being armed. That means 1.3 million more crimes could have been comitted. Also, illegal guns are bad and legal guns are good. There should be some restrictions but an armed citizenry is a good thing. I would like to know, and I hope the lawmakers are smart enough to ask (ha ha ha ha ha ha) how much crime is comitted with legal guns than with illegal. Know your numbers people...they'll come in handy right before they take them away from us...just like they did in New Orleans.
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