an interesting question is inherent in the following
The above mentioned question is as follows.
Why is it that supposedly "smart" people, Mayor Street forinstance, seem unable to tell the difference between law abiding citizens, who happen to be gun owners, and or are licensed to carry concealed, and criminals, whose possession of firearms under any circumstances, is violative of law? Might it be that they can tell the difference, but what with media having entered the lists, they find it inconvenient to deal with the facts of the matter, or even to speak thereof? Why is it that this so often seems to be the case, or is it that push having come to shove, elected things revert to type and lie? Asking the question saddens me, however given the antics of so many in public office, the question must be asked. How will it be answereed remains to be seen.
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PHILADELPHIA MURDERS NO REASON TO CLAMP DOWN ON HONEST CITIZENS, SAYS SAF
A wave of homicides in Philadelphia should not be used as an excuse for Mayor John Street to advocate clamping down on the self-defense rights of thousands of law-abiding citizens, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) said today.
"When the Philadelphia Daily News asked Mayor Street whether the homicides were related to the 28,000 legally-issued concealed carry licenses in the city, he sidestepped the question," noted SAF Founder Alan M. Gottlieb. "Instead, he argues that there are just too many handguns in the city.
"That's a bogus response to a legitimate question," Gottlieb said, "and it lies at the very heart of the gun control debate. It's typically not law-abiding citizens who gun people down on the street in drug deals, or who are the killers in drive-by shootings or acts of domestic violence. Yet anti-gunners like Mayor Street are quick to argue that the only way to stop the criminal misuse of firearms is to punish people who aren't even remotely responsible for the crimes."
Gottlieb concurred with State Rep. Dwight Evans, a Philadelphia Democrat, who told a newspaper that, "It's not like you're going to pass a bill and this is going to go away."
"Evans is right," Gottlieb observed. "If Mayor Street thinks he's going to suddenly make street violence disappear by denying law-abiding citizens their right to self-defense, he's sadly mistaken. This is not a problem that can be easily solved by eliminating the means of personal protection for thousands of Philadelphia residents, turning those people against you in the process. Gun owners are typically the most ardent supporters of law enforcement efforts to crack down on crime.
"Tired rhetoric about ‘too many guns on the streets' is not going to prevent a single crime in Philadelphia or anywhere else," Gottlieb concluded. "Absent the city's ability to round up the perpetrators and hold them accountable, Mayor Street's approach is to shift responsibility to legally-armed citizens who had nothing to do with any of these crimes. That's not simply wrong, it is dangerous."
The Second Amendment Foundation is the nation's oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 600,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control. SAF has previously funded successful firearms-related suits against the cities of Los Angeles; New Haven, CT; and San Francisco on behalf of American gun owners, a lawsuit against the cities suing gun makers & an amicus brief & fund for the Emerson case holding the Second Amendment as an individual right.
