Truth will win...eventually
The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Mayor of Philadelphia, the commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department, the television news...and on and on and on...
These are the people lecturing us that gun control will save the lives currently being lost to violent crime in Philadelphia.
They are respected voices. They are influential voices. They are also voices of capitulation and cynicism.
These people say that guns are the problem and that new gun control laws will fix that problem.
However, they don't like to mention the following inconvenient FACTS:
1. Currently:
-Purchasing any firearm with the intention of reselling it to someone who is legally prohibited from owning it...
-Reselling a handgun without notifying the State Police...
-Selling a firearm to anyone legally prohibited from owning one…
-Purchasing a handgun without going through the proper background check...
-Possession of a handgun by anyone under 21 years of age...
-Possession of a firearm by anyone convicted of a felony...
-Possession of a firearm by anyone on probation or parole...
-Carrying a firearm without a license…
-Assault…
-Battery…
-Attempted murder…
-Murder…
Are all violations of Pennsylvania law – and most are felonies.
Ask (and then answer) yourself – honestly - what new law is going to stop activities that are already illegal from the start?
Well, I guess we could ban all handguns and allow no one to have them because they cause crime and mayhem.
Except…
Currently, in the city of Philadelphia there are over 30,000 people who have permits to carry concealed handguns. Interestingly, among these thirty thousand people, the number of crimes committed is so small, the Police Department doesn’t even track them. The number of gun-related crimes committed by permit holders is – at worst - in the single digits and is rumored to be ZERO.
Now, if guns are the problem, why haven’t these thirty-thousand people racked up a sizeable body count?
The answer is: Because guns aren’t the problem.
The longer people fool themselves that more laws and the restriction of other people’s rights are going to solve the problems that face our inner cities, the longer the blood will flow in areas like Kensington and the South West of Philadelphia.
The truth will set you free.
These are the people lecturing us that gun control will save the lives currently being lost to violent crime in Philadelphia.
They are respected voices. They are influential voices. They are also voices of capitulation and cynicism.
These people say that guns are the problem and that new gun control laws will fix that problem.
However, they don't like to mention the following inconvenient FACTS:
1. Currently:
-Purchasing any firearm with the intention of reselling it to someone who is legally prohibited from owning it...
-Reselling a handgun without notifying the State Police...
-Selling a firearm to anyone legally prohibited from owning one…
-Purchasing a handgun without going through the proper background check...
-Possession of a handgun by anyone under 21 years of age...
-Possession of a firearm by anyone convicted of a felony...
-Possession of a firearm by anyone on probation or parole...
-Carrying a firearm without a license…
-Assault…
-Battery…
-Attempted murder…
-Murder…
Are all violations of Pennsylvania law – and most are felonies.
Ask (and then answer) yourself – honestly - what new law is going to stop activities that are already illegal from the start?
Well, I guess we could ban all handguns and allow no one to have them because they cause crime and mayhem.
Except…
Currently, in the city of Philadelphia there are over 30,000 people who have permits to carry concealed handguns. Interestingly, among these thirty thousand people, the number of crimes committed is so small, the Police Department doesn’t even track them. The number of gun-related crimes committed by permit holders is – at worst - in the single digits and is rumored to be ZERO.
Now, if guns are the problem, why haven’t these thirty-thousand people racked up a sizeable body count?
The answer is: Because guns aren’t the problem.
The longer people fool themselves that more laws and the restriction of other people’s rights are going to solve the problems that face our inner cities, the longer the blood will flow in areas like Kensington and the South West of Philadelphia.
The truth will set you free.
posted by Voolfie at 3:07 PM
1 Comments:
Bravo, Wolfie. Keep it up, both here and on the Golden BB.
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