Sunday, November 29, 2009

Let's Enact Sensible Gun Laws


"Did you know, in most states, people can walk into gun shows and purchase firearms — from Glocks to AK-47s — from unlicensed sellers without a Brady criminal background check? This is legal and a currently glaring loophole within America's background check system."

One recent report I read had 105 crimes in just a matter of days in Lake Worth.

Our new Mayor said crime is down throughout Lake Worth and his new found supporters gleefully nodded in agreement. Afterall, it is they who wanted the Sheriff's Department so desperately and cost was no object. Jeff Clemens said last week that crime was down by 14% in Lake Worth and the Varela crowd cheered in triumph. This is when I took the photo of Cpt. Silva who didn't blink an eye. The only one not giving a percentage or making these sorts of statements is the Sheriff's Department.

One thing that will definitely reduce violent crime is to make it very difficult for criminals to have guns, their weapon of choice. We can start by closing one loop hole at a time and stop the insanity.

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