SJG26
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A surprising, almost favorable editorial in my local newspaper. While only mildly Left (with a hint of Anti undertones) such an article would never appear in the Philly media outlets..............there is hope in PA yet.
"The Issue: Philadelphia Mayor John Street asked state officials to restrict the sales of handguns in the City of Brotherly Love. ................. The problem, of course, is that few of the homicides committed in Philadelphia —or anywhere, for that matter — are committed by people who have a permit to carry a weapon.
And the majority of weapons used were either stolen from their rightful owners or purchased on the street from a less-than-reputable gun dealer. So there is no easy solution.
Street’s call for restrictions not only would target the wrong people — the legal gun buyer — but also could run afoul of the Second Amendment, especially if the restric-tions impact residents in other parts of the commonwealth......................"
Here is the link for Reading Eagle Editorial.
http://www.readingeagle.com/blog/editorials/archives/2005/03/no_action_expec.html#more
"The Issue: Philadelphia Mayor John Street asked state officials to restrict the sales of handguns in the City of Brotherly Love. ................. The problem, of course, is that few of the homicides committed in Philadelphia —or anywhere, for that matter — are committed by people who have a permit to carry a weapon.
And the majority of weapons used were either stolen from their rightful owners or purchased on the street from a less-than-reputable gun dealer. So there is no easy solution.
Street’s call for restrictions not only would target the wrong people — the legal gun buyer — but also could run afoul of the Second Amendment, especially if the restric-tions impact residents in other parts of the commonwealth......................"
Here is the link for Reading Eagle Editorial.
http://www.readingeagle.com/blog/editorials/archives/2005/03/no_action_expec.html#more