Seattle, a city once known for its laid-back lifestyle and far-left politics, is making headlines of a different kind following a violent weekend during which four people were fatally shot, leaving outgoing Mayor Jenny Durkan speaking in familiar platitudes. “Tackling gun violence has no easy solutions,” she told reporters. “This level of gun violence in […]
NY Republican Lawmaker Says ‘Defund Police’ Effort Behind Crime Spike
Republican New York Congressman John Katko, appearing over the weekend on Fox News with former Congressman Trey Gowdy, suggested the main reason behind crime spikes in major U.S. cities such as New York City is the effort to defund police departments. Katko said the problem in the Big Apple is, “Number one, they defunded the […]
Mother Jones Article Misses Target on Background Checks
A new article in Mother Jones profiling anti-gun Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy’s continuing crusade to push gun control once again misses the mark, suggesting that universal background checks is the goal of the gun prohibition lobby—and may somehow be the panacea everyone is looking for—when it may be nothing more than snake oil. “Since the […]
Urban Violence: A Problem of Dem Administrations?
ABC News is reporting that “At least four major U.S. cities were reeling from an onslaught of mass shootings over the weekend that left at least 38 people wounded, six dead and police officials alarmed that the surge in gun violence is a prelude to a bloody summer.” But is there more to the story, […]
Chicago: No Moratorium on Murder Even on Mother’s Day
Five days after Chicago resident Nortasha Stingley pleaded for a Mother’s Day ceasefire in the Windy City, her request was answered with a new body count, with six dead and more than 20 others wounded, according to various reports. As noted at the popular Heyjackass.com website, Chicago has seen more than 200 people murdered so […]
‘Cracking Down on Gun Violence’ Requires More than Money, Talk
Only a couple of hours after the Tacoma, Washington City Council “invested thousands of dollars toward cracking down on gun violence in its streets,” a 29-year-old woman was found fatally shot, in a crashed car on the city’s waterfront, a grim reminder that it takes more than money and “creating work groups, and finding best […]
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