POLITICS - Philadelphia gun smokescreen

homefront · Post by **homefront** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:56 am

The new "management" in Philadelphia has decided that defying the Pennsylvania State Constitution will win support for Hillary in her bid for president.
Rather than enforcing the existing and more than adequate plethora of gun laws, and rather than addressing the real causes of crime, Mayor Nutjob and his cronies have created another stinking political smoke screen; the signing into city law 5 new gun laws that will impact no one but lawful gun owners/buyers.
It makes absolutely no sense to anyone with a brain, unless viewed from this point of view: to the law ignorant public, it makes the Democrat sponsors of this garbage look like the heroic protectors of the innocent victims of "gun crime". They, of course, are also supporting Hillary Clinton. Not coincidentally, the TV and radio ads in which Mayor Nutjob proudly promotes Hillary are all over the local media.
When the NRA and many others challenge the city on the breach of state law, there will be (more) national attention given to this situation, and I'm betting Hillary gets behind this illegal legislation as part of her campaign. The dems, including Rendell, are playing a political game here on a national scale, to garner support. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYONE'S SAFETY - IT'S TO GIVE HILLARY A PIVOTAL ISSUE TO SCREECH ABOUT WHILE SHE CAMPAIGNS HERE, AND WILL EFFECT OUR SECOND AMENDMENT FIGHT NATIONWIDE! Everyone should fight this!
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t.r. · Post by **t.r.** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:47 pm

The crime problem is not guns.

The crime problem is all about creeps who have zero fear of Judges and the Penal System. East Coast Judges tend to be soft on crime which makes a mockery of victim's rights.

Reading, PA has a severe crime problem inherited from NYC. When NYC got tough on crime, the bad guys re-located to more liberal environs.

All it would take to clean up Philly & Reading are these human factors:
- replace City Prosecuter
- replace Police Commissioner
- replace Chief of Police
- replace every liberal Judge
- replace Mayor

TR

Jeeps · Post by **Jeeps** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:09 pm

The other measures approved on Thursday include a ban on certain semiautomatic weapons, and a bill that lets police confiscate guns from people whom the officers consider to be a risk to themselves or others.

Here we go again

stretch · Post by **stretch** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:01 pm

See Bill Cosby's quote(s) elsewhere on this forum.

A coupla of ineffectual guns laws are not gonna solve
Philadelphia's problems.

It plays to the bleeding-heart left and the media, though.

oldgerboy · Post by **oldgerboy** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:45 pm

That is just another item in the continuing Philthadelphia saga that has touched many parts of PA government thanks in part to Fast Eddie, the Gov ... take a look at a picture of the Mayor of the great city ... if that isn't a scuzzy looking character ...

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:19 pm

Homefront,
I saw that on the news today and I just had to laugh. As you know, Pennsylvania is one of the last "free states" in the East. This joker that is mayor actually thinks he can bypass the law and do what he wants. Sounds to me he is just like 99% of the inhabitants. After all, it is near a lawless city.
I just don't have an answer to this quagmire us Pa. residents are in. I can't believe those so called leaders are that stupid. The druggies will just go outside of the city to get their goods.
I say we build a Mexico/U.S border type 12' fence all around Philly and let 'em kill each other off.----------Sixgun

homefront · Post by **homefront** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:26 pm

Pennsylvania is one of the last "free states" in the East. This joker that is mayor actually thinks he can bypass the law and do what he wants.

That's the thing... I don't think it's that simple. I think the national demoncratic party and the run for the presidency is involved, as we will soon find out. Pa is being used as a pawn in their game.

kaschi · Post by **kaschi** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:53 pm

Since the root cause of gun violence in Philly and elsewhere is drugs(which are already illegal), it blows my mind that they don't want to concentrate on that even greater problem. The politicians are treating cancer with aspirin and looking for results.
How many were killed in Philly last year, something like 400 or so? How many of those were drug related? I do not know the answer to that question but it probably was the overwhelming majority. Seems to me that was cheaper than prosecuting and jailing those that would have otherwise been declared "guilty" if they did make it to court.

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:59 am

kaschi wrote:Since the root cause of gun violence in Philly and elsewhere is drugs(which are already illegal), it blows my mind that they don't want to concentrate on that even greater problem. The politicians are treating cancer with aspirin and looking for results.
How many were killed in Philly last year, something like 400 or so? How many of those were drug related? I do not know the answer to that question but it probably was the overwhelming majority. Seems to me that was cheaper than prosecuting and jailing those that would have otherwise been declared "guilty" if they did make it to court.

Well I suspect there is more than a few lefties that would love to legalize several street drugs.Although I recall BILL didn't inhale....