Hero/Hack: Firearm Friday Edition
My hack this week is Philadelphia Mayor John Street, who blames the city's astronomical murder rate and out of control gun crime...on President Bush and Iraq:“At first,” Gottlieb recalled, “Nagin, Riley and the city claimed they had not seized anyone’s firearms. Then, faced with the threat of a contempt motion, they ‘discovered’ that guns had been taken and were being held at a central location. After that, the city promised to begin returning firearms, but put roadblocks in the way for citizens to retrieve their guns.
“The city’s behavior in this matter, and particularly that of Mayor Nagin and Chief Riley, has been deplorable, and it is time for them to behave like adults,” Gottlieb said. “Since the day the city began seizing firearms, Nagin and Riley have acted as though they are above the law. It is time they learned otherwise.”
"I believe the fact that we are a country at war has something to do with the attitude of people in the streets. Let me tell you, it's not just this city. I have seen it
everywhere and I've talked to people a lot about it," Street said.
"We are a country that is becoming less and less civil. We are a place where people will pull out a gun and shoot it at the drop of a hat," he said.
Hat tip for hack goes to Hube at Colossus of Rhodey.
Labels: Blame it on Bush, Gun Rights, Hero/Hack, Philadelphia
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