Walker accidentally says what he means
Sometimes people accidentally say what they mean. Like Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, vetoing a resolution asking the legislature to do something to stop the sale of guns to minors and felons.
That action comes while Milwaukee is in the midst of a murder spree that has already claimed 88 lives this year. Four more people died over the weekend, all of gunshot wounds.
Walker said the county should focus instead on getting people off the streets who commit gun crimes and addressing "the symptoms that lead to more violence in our community."
A Journal Sentinel editorial has more to say about Walker's refusal to acknowledge that illegal gun sales are a major factor in the county's 2,000 deaths from gunshot wounds since 1991.
Those 2,000 deaths are the symptoms. Illegal, unreported gun transfers are part of the problem.
FOOTNOTE: Walker didn't mention that his solution to the problem includes support for a law to let people carry concealed weapons on the streets, in stores, parks, on buses, and almost everywhere else. Milwaukee law enforcement officials oppose it, including the wingnuts' favorite Democrat, Sheriff David Clarke.
posted by xoff @ 9:12 AM
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The thugs who are killing each other in Milwaukee aren’t buying their weapons at gun stores and abiding by the mandatory cooling off period.
As for concealed carry – that only applies to law-abiding citizens. There is NO evidence that concealed carry increases gun violence – NONE AT ALL.
Laws only apply to the law-abiding among us. The murderers running around in Milwaukee couldn’t care less about the laws. There is no doubt that nearly every one of those murders were committed by people who could never qualify for a permit to carry.
Who are you trying to kid with your false finger-pointing?
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