Let's Discuss Those Democrat Cities

[Meister]

Lol! You excuse and defend the most dangerous criminal in this country. Trump.

I didn't think this thread was about Trump.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Do you have a quote by any Democrat officials claiming they want to take away all your guns?

Did you ever read Dementia's gun plans when he was running for President?

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

You are changing the subject. You stated very clearly that the problem across the country is there are more guns than people. Why is the majority of violent death by guns occurring in poor Black sections of major cities? The obvious answer that you continue to ignore is the drug industry that preys on angry young black men to be their soldiers. The cartels ship in the drugs and guns and reap billions of dollars in drug profits along with corrupt city officials. There is a perpetual supply of angry young black men due to the absence of Fathers in homes or even strong male role models save for a handful of men like Pastor Brooks.

He didn't start this topic to discuss the issues of violent crime, he started it to blame shift the failed policies of the left to Republican Governors.

 

[Meister]

He didn't start this topic to discuss the issues of violent crime, he started it to blame shift the failed policies of the left to Republican Governors.

Indeed, he did.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

No more or less than the cities that harbor white domestic terrorists.

^ Truly sick in the fucking head

 

[Independentthinker]

Republicans who keep losing local elections because their ideas are no good, like blaming Democratic mayors for problems. Seems that finally Democratic mayors have had enough.

Newsweek: Republicans Blame Us for Violent Crime—While Blocking Our Efforts to Fight It

America is in the throes of a gun violence epidemic that is driving an increase in violent crime. Horrific acts of violence have permeated every part of our daily lives. We can't go to a concert, a nightclub, a mall, the gym, to schools, celebrate the 4th of July or Pride without fear of a shooting. And as soon as we begin to come to grips with one shooting, another happens.

We are four Democratic mayors in red and purple states and we can tell you that contrary to the narrative on the Right, gun violence is not confined to liberal states on America's coasts; it is a national epidemic that requires immediate, national action. While mass shootings capture the headlines and flood our phones with push alerts, as mayors, we know those are only a small fraction of the acts of gun violence that shatter our communities every day. We have attended the funerals and heard the stories of families destroyed because the wrong person had access to a deadly firearm.

As mayors, we are on the front lines of fighting back against violent crime. And as Democratic mayors, we are the driving force behind directing resources to support proven violence prevention programs and law enforcement. This includes activating community-based interventions, gun buy-backs, jobs and outreach programs for at-risk youth. We have also used American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funds funds to support police departments in hiring, retaining, and training officers, creating programs to address domestic violence and forge technological upgrades to ensure police safety.

But even with these smart interventions and investments, many of us are facing uphill battles, thanks to the very people who like to blame Democratic mayors for violence.

Our state Republican governors and legislators are tying our hands as we attempt to curb gun violence and keep our cities safe—even while they blame us for crimes in our communities. They are doing this by repealing life-saving gun safety laws and actively passing legislation that puts communities and officers in danger by flooding our streets with guns.

Last year, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation to prohibit police and sheriffs from enforcing federal gun laws. Texas Governor Greg Abbott helped pass pro-gun legislation like open carry, campus carry and permit- and training-less carry. As a result, both the numbers of murders and the percentages of homicides committed with guns increased. Of the 1,187 murders in 2014, 63.3 percent were committed by the use of firearms. By 2020, that increased to 80.6 percent. Texans felt the impact of the gun crisis when 19 children recently lost their lives in Uvalde.

In March, Ohio's Republican-controlled Statehouse rolled back gun laws when he signed a bill allowing all Ohioans aged 21 and older to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, training, or background check. Gun deaths in Ohio were already on the rise, with deaths from firearms in 2021 at an all time high. The impacts are already being felt. Due to the state's new permitless carry law, law enforcement in Youngstown had to recently release 10 people without charge whom they could have charged with a gun crime before the law took effect.

Newsweek: Republicans Blame Us for Violent Crime—While Blocking Our Efforts to Fight It — Democratic Mayors

Mayor Levar M. Stoney, Mayor Regina Romero, Mayor Sylvester Turner, and Mayor Justin M. Bibb America is in the throes of a gun violence epidemic that is driving an increase in violent crime. Horrific acts of violence have permeated every part of our daily lives. We can't go to a concert , a nig

www.democraticmayors.org

Hmmmmmmmmmmm, funny thing though is that blue cities in blue states are having the same problem

 

[Thunk]

Do you have a quote by any Democrat officials claiming they want to take away all your guns?

Incase you forgot...pete buttplug said he would go door to door and confiscate all AR-15s. (actually I Thunk he said AK-15s...but what can one expect from a butt plug?)