The (same old) Philadelphia Story

[rev214]

Mayor Street Takes Anti-Violence Message to Primetime TV
by KYW’s Mike Dunn

Mayor Street hit the airwaves Thursday night with a televised speech about this year's rash of gun-related homicides.
In a nine-minute speech to the city, Mayor Street attempted to put the rash of gun deaths in a slightly different perspective -- by pointing out that violent crimes are actually down 16 percent over the past six years.
The Mayor also highlighted the on-going efforts of his administration to reduce gun violence, including "Operation Safe Streets."
But his primary message was a call to arms of sorts -- calling on every resident to get involved in the fight against crime through grassroots volunteerism -- through youth and community programs or Town Watch.
As he has in the past, Street called on Governor Rendell and the state legislature to allow Philadelphia to enact its own gun control legislation.
The Mayor also made a direct appeal to the city’s young people:
“Please take a deep breath before resorting to the use of guns to settle minor conflicts or perceived personal snubs. There really are better ways to resolve these disputes.”
In the coming weeks, the Mayor said, his message will be underscored by a number of radio and TV public service announcements.
The Mayor closed his speech with the theme of the ad campaign: “This is our house,” he said, “it must be respected.”

and a sentence from the Philadelphia Inquirer article:

He also asked residents in the region to call their state lawmakers and express support for tougher gun laws, including a restriction of one gun purchase a month.

 

[Colt]

Same old is right. Instead of taking a look at the root cause of Philly's rampant violence, or enforcing the existing laws, he'd rather take away the law-abiding citizens' ability to protect themselves from the mess he's created.

How many of the guns used in Philly crimes are legally owned? <crickets>
How many of the guns crimes in Philly are commited by CCW holders? <crickets>
How will creating more gun laws decrease crime, when the already existing laws are already being broken? <crickets, a coyote howls in the distance>

Can't we just give Philly to NJ? The rest of PA is tired of funding Street's failed social experiments, a city full of lazy professional handout recipients, and the city's rampant voter fraud.

Philly. The smelly armpit of Pennsylvania.

 

[AnthonyRSS]

The Mayor also made a direct appeal to the city’s young people:
“Please take a deep breath before resorting to the use of guns to settle minor conflicts or perceived personal snubs.

Major conflicts are okay though. Shoot away.

 

[Lou629]

Funny but when Philly had its' last REAL mayor, Frank Rizzo, the problems with guns & violence weren't a fraction of what they are today. But who have been in the office since? Wilson Goode? Ed Rendell? John Street? All three taken together might make ONE decent mayor if you were charitable about your expectations for results, given that Goode and Street were/are pathetic, and Rendell was so-so at best. With these guys running city hall for the past quarter century, no wonder the whole town is going to hell in a handbasket.

 

[Beren]

http://www.nbc10.com/news/9585876/detail.html

"I don't believe anyone should have a gun," Christophe said. "My brother was murdered in a drive-by, my sister was killed and my nephew was shot and killed two years ago."

"Some of my friends can't even go outside in their neighborhoods because there are people with guns," Minich said.

"Somebody needs to take responsibility. The killings are every day," said Mary McLauren, of West Philadelphia.

 

[m0ntels]

It is amazing how the rest of the state can behave with guns but Philly cant. At least they are all centralized.

Randy

 

[Lonestar]

Thank God Ex Governor and Ex Homeland Security Chief Republican Tom Ridge got into a disagreement with then Mayor of Philly and now Democratic Governor of PA Ed Randell. Randell wanted PA CCW permit holders not to be able to carrying in Philly city limits. In Philly it is real hard to get a CCW, for the rest of the resident of PA it is pretty easy. Ridge fought it making it possible for someone from the suburban counties to carry in the city of Philadelphia. I may not carry 24/7 but when I visit Philly I'm always packing. Unfortunately Philly was a great city that is going to hell in a handbasket. I lived in Philly during the days of Frank Rizzo, it was a lot safer and nice back then. It was still a 1970 urban city, but with the exception of a few bad areas most of the city was safe. Old people left their doors open , you could walk the streets at night and for the most part everything was ok. Now it is the Wild West in almost every part of Philly. The Honest and good people are fleeing the city in record numbers. The current Mayor John Street crippled the police and fire departments. If they take away the ability to own and carry a firearm in Philly, it is all over. I give them 10 years and they will be calling in State police or the national guard like they did in Camden, NJ or Washington DC.

 

[geekWithA.45]

Unfortunately, the deep Blues in their bastions will never wake up, and realize that they've been had. In order to do that, they'd have to admit their own culpability in the matter, and that's not going to happen.

So, on and on, with the bread and circuses, the surveillance cameras, and the blaming of everyone but themselves, while the machine they feed gets fatter, richer and stronger. Meanwhile, honest folks and businesses with a clue and no stake in the machine leave in droves, leaving behind dependents mewling for another tug @ the great socialist teat.

 

[Gray Peterson]

Thank God Ex Governor and Ex Homeland Security Chief Republican Tom Ridge got into a disagreement with then Mayor of Philly and now Democratic Governor of PA Ed Randell. Randell wanted PA CCW permit holders not to be able to carrying in Philly city limits. In Philly it is real hard to get a CCW, for the rest of the resident of PA it is pretty easy. Ridge fought it making it possible for someone from the suburban counties to carry in the city of Philadelphia. I may not carry 24/7 but when I visit Philly I'm always packing. Unfortunately Philly was a great city that is going to hell in a handbasket. I lived in Philly during the days of Frank Rizzo, it was a lot safer and nice back then. It was still a 1970 urban city, but with the exception of a few bad areas most of the city was safe. Old people left their doors open , you could walk the streets at night and for the most part everything was ok. Now it is the Wild West in almost every part of Philly. The Honest and good people are fleeing the city in record numbers. The current Mayor John Street crippled the police and fire departments. If they take away the ability to own and carry a firearm in Philly, it is all over. I give them 10 years and they will be calling in State police or the national guard like they did in Camden, NJ or Washington DC.

It is not hard to get a CCW in Philadelphia, at least since 1995, when they were brought into the UFA fold.

 

[yhtomit]

A rant I try not to drag out too often ...

So I'll keep it short

I've lived in a lot of places in the U.S., and certainly found (and find) various things to like about all of them, from Seattle to Austin to Brooklyn to El Paso (and several more). But the only place I've ever been robbed at gunpoint is Philly, the city where I'm now attending grad school. I don't think the thugs who took my phone, wallet, and several hundred non-refundable dollars worth of train fare had consulted the mayor for his opinion of civilian gun ownership.

timothy

 

[Standing Wolf]

The root cause of violent crime is criminals.

Is that really so difficult to figure out?