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It is NOT a gun-friendly place compared to Indiana, but certainly seems to have 'issues' with violence against their citizens.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/albuq ... i-AA1H3HNR
I'm not sure calling in unarmed National Guard troops is going to do much...
I wonder if Albuquerque will lighten up on 'guns'...
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I wonder if Albuquerque will lighten up on 'guns'...
It's 2025 - "Cutesy Time is OVER....!" [Dan Bongino]
Re: I wonder if Albuquerque will lighten up on 'guns'...
blood thirsty . . . there used to be a couple of videos of local cops MURDERING unarmed men, one man shot in the back while walking away. it was just how it was. never saw any procecutions.
i used to enjoy Albq when 66 ran thru the center of it, and the side roads were dirt. i no longer have family there so now i drive an hour or so out of my way to avoid it.
i used to enjoy Albq when 66 ran thru the center of it, and the side roads were dirt. i no longer have family there so now i drive an hour or so out of my way to avoid it.
Re: I wonder if Albuquerque will lighten up on 'guns'...
One of Albuquerque's biggest issues is that it's at the intersection of I-25, a major north and south drug route and I-40, a major east and west drug route. The majority of crime is related to drugs and a consequence is that it seems that every Tom, Dick and Harry has a gun and unfortunately is willing to use it at the slightest provocation. We very seldom are in town after about three in the afternoon and I feel blessed that we live about 20 miles away in an entirely different social climate.
There are distinct similarities to eastern inner cities and my frequent question is...how in the world is it that parents are so lax at discipline that they let their young people out to roam at night? It is an exceedingly vicious cycle. Attempts are made to hold the parents responsible for their offsprings' behavior but if parents are incarcerated then the behavior of the kids becomes even worse.
The kids know and even state upon arrest that they know the the juvenile detention system can't hold them beyond age 21 for even the most callous crimes. At least there is current discussion about revamping the juvenile laws to provide adult punishment for serious crimes. Still, there's resistance from the liberal state government, trying to keep kids out of the criminal justice system.
I don't have an answer. Even if major changes were initiated it would take generations to effectively turn things around, to make Albuquerque a safe and attractive place again.
There are distinct similarities to eastern inner cities and my frequent question is...how in the world is it that parents are so lax at discipline that they let their young people out to roam at night? It is an exceedingly vicious cycle. Attempts are made to hold the parents responsible for their offsprings' behavior but if parents are incarcerated then the behavior of the kids becomes even worse.
The kids know and even state upon arrest that they know the the juvenile detention system can't hold them beyond age 21 for even the most callous crimes. At least there is current discussion about revamping the juvenile laws to provide adult punishment for serious crimes. Still, there's resistance from the liberal state government, trying to keep kids out of the criminal justice system.
I don't have an answer. Even if major changes were initiated it would take generations to effectively turn things around, to make Albuquerque a safe and attractive place again.