SOTG 180 – More Crime, Less Guns
Break out the duct tape, the big government progressives are at it again. Confirming the definition of insanity, Little Rahmie Emanuel took to the microphones in Chicago to call for more gun control. Yes, the Mayor of Chicago doesn’t think they have enough laws.
Not to be out done, the White House spokes-head called on Congress to enact more gun control laws to curb violence in, get this, Chicago, Baltimore and New York City. You can’t make this stuff up.
SOURCES:
From www.guns.com:
“A proposal that won the approval of the Texas Senate last week could leave concealed carry permit holders in the Lone Star State with fewer “gun-free zones” — under threat of heavy fines.
The measure, filed in January, would not only prohibit many state and local public buildings from barring lawful concealed carry, it would strip sovereign immunity from governmental bodies and officials who pursued such policies and allow them to be sued by gun owners for damages.
It passed the Senate on March 18 by a large 26-5 margin on its third reading.
“SB 273 protects citizens from improperly posted 30.06 signs used to coerce CHL holders into unnecessarily disarming on government property,” posted the legislation’s author, Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, on her social media account. “Today I am pleased to announce it passed the Senate and is on its way to the House!”
Campbell’s legislation, SB 273, would forbid a state or local agency or subdivision from posting signs restricting carry of concealed handguns by lawful permit holders. Those found in violation would face a fine of a minimum of $1,000 for the first incident and as much as $10,500 for subsequent violations. Government officials and agencies can be found liable for civil damages as well.
The bill would allow some provisions for keeping gun-free zones in schools, polling places and courts as well as property under federal control, and private property, but would provide a method to strike those in almost all other areas.
Officially opposing the measure are the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas, the Texas Association of Counties and the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas.
Supporting the measure are gun rights groups to include the National Rifle Association, Texas State Rifle Association and Open Carry Texas.
The state Legislative Budget Board found earlier this month in an analysis of the bill that it was likely to cause no significant financial impact to the state government and any fines collected because of the law would be credited to the Victims of Crime Fund. According to the website for the fund, it provides victims of violent crime financial assistance for crime-related expenses that cannot be reimbursed by insurance or other sources.
In 2013, Kansas passed a broadly similar measure that allows CCW permit holders to carry concealed firearms into most government buildings which was later clarified to include some polling places.
The Texas bill now heads to the Republican-controlled House and if it were successful there would land on the desk of Gov. Gregg Abbott (R), a former state attorney general who has vowed to sign pro-gun legislation.“
From www.guns.com:
“House Republicans snatched victory from the jaws of defeat for a measure that would bring lawful concealed carry to college and university campuses in the Lone Star State late Tuesday.
In a vote just minutes before a midnight session deadline, lawmakers in the Texas State House agreed by a101-47 vote to pass a Senate bill to allow campus carry. Originally introduced with the blessing of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in January, the measure passed the state Senate by a 20-11 Republican-led vote in March.
House Democrats, citing safety concerns, attempted to smother the legislation with amendments that were eventually stripped away, allowing for a partisan vote. Sponsors of the proposal downplayed the concerns.
“The idea that this bill will increase is any increase in violence is unfounded,” said House sponsor Allen Fletcher, R-Tomball.
The measure, SB 11, would allow concealed handgun permit holders to carry on college and university campus grounds to include living areas and classes. As originally framed, the bill allowed private institutions to opt-out of allowing guns on campus.
While most of the House amendments were stripped away, three were retained that extended the opt-out power to public institutions and exempted the Texas Medical Center altogether. Any such opt-out would require at least a two-thirds majority from the school’s board of regents or similar governing body.
The bill needs a final vote in the House, expected to come Wednesday, and chamber Dems anticipate another battle for passage.
“This is not over ’til it’s over,” said Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, who is leading the fight to derail the legislation. “The notion that we could take an entire day and fight campus carry until 11:35, 11:40 at night, it’s a significant accomplishment, to know there are negotiated changes to make this proposition much more difficult to become a legislative reality.”
Campus carry in Texas has proven to be a polarizing issue, with both student carry and gun control advocates lining up on both sides of the debate. Moms Demand Action has pushed hard against the bill onsocial media, characterizing Republican lawmakers as “extremists,” while Everytown for Gun Safety has bought airtime in Texas metro markets.
In support of the legislation are Students for Concealed Carry, who have created a website specifically for the measure and contend that claims made by college administrators about increasing costs associated with allowing concealed carry are overblown.
Further, the student group counters safety concerns with the fact that more than 150 U.S. college campuses currently allow licensed concealed carry and have done so for an average of five years, without a single resulting assault, suicide attempt, or accidental death.
The 84th Texas Legislative Session ends June 1.“
From www.foxnews.com:
“The city of Baltimore saw a bloody Memorial Day weekend, with a total of 29 people being shot, including nine who died, as the city scrambles to deal with its deadliest month since 1999.
The Baltimore Sun reported that one of those injured was a 9-year-old in West Baltimore who was shot in the leg Monday night. Another man nearby suffered a bullet graze to his head, police told the paper. Two victims in separate shootings suffered fatal gunshot wounds that pushed the number of homicides to 35 for May. A total of 108 have been killed in the city this year, The Sun reported.
WBAL-TV reports a man and woman were shot in a car around 12:30 a.m. Monday. Both were taken to the hospital where the man died. Officers responded to another report of a shooting around 1:43 a.m. Monday. A man died at the hospital. Another man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon. None of those shooting victims have been identified.
“The shootings and killings are all over the city. I don’t think any part of the city is immune to this,” William “Pete” Welch, a city councilman, told The Sun. “I’ve never seen anything like this.”
The city, which has seen its population fall about 35 percent since the 1950s, has found itself in the forefront of the national debate on policing in minority communities after the case of Freddie Gray, whose death has led to the arrests of several Baltimore police officers.
Gray suffered a critical spinal injury April 12 after police handcuffed, shackled and placed him head-first into a van, prosecutors said. His pleas for medical attention were repeatedly ignored, it is alleged.
Baltimore sees most violent month since 1999
“It was an earthquake kind of time and I think we’re still dealing with the aftershock,” Mary Pat Clarke, a councilwoman, told CBS Baltimore.Some suggest police in the city, discouraged with the Gray indictments of six officers, may be staging a slowdown in protest, while others say the cops find themselves in a precarious position and may be hesitant to intervene in violent crimes.
“Of course it makes me scared,” one resident in West Baltimore, who heard gunshots, told The Sun. “I started praying. I didn’t move. … The drugs have escalated in this block in the last six months. With this new drug element in the block — oh, Lord.”
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Sunday met with the police commissioner to discuss the crime issue, The Sun reported. Her spokesman said, “She is confident that the steps being taken by the Police Department will quell this latest uptick in violence”.“
From www.breitbart.com:
“Two Baltimore residents stated that they believed the police in the city are not doing their jobs in interviews broadcast on Tuesday’s “The Lead” on CNN.
Resident Malacka Reed El said, “I don’t think the police are doing their jobs, but I do not think that it’s all of the police. We do have some police officers that are doing their jobs.”
Rev. Jamal Bryant, (who National Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux said is “a close friend” of the Gray family) the Pastor of Empowerment Temple Church, added, “It’s almost akin to having a substitute teach in the middle of the semester who turns a blind eye, doesn’t know the students, and is not, in fact, giving a grade. And so it’s a very dangerous time in our city when crime is going up, but arrests are going down”.“
From www.breitbart.com:
“White House press secretary Josh Earnest reacted to reports of a surge in shootings in Chicago, Baltimore and New York City by calling for Congress to pass more gun control.
More than 50 people were shot in Chicago, some two dozen people were shot in Baltimoreand more than twenty people were shot in New York City over the three-day Memorial Day weekend.
“Obviously there’s some common sense things we could do – certainly passage of some gun safety laws in Congress that could keep guns out of the hands of criminals would be one thing that we could do to try to limit the violence,” he said.
Earnest added that there was more the government could do more to help poverty stricken areas in urban communities and support local governments to improve the lives of their citizens.
“There’s no one simple answer to try to address this,” Earnest said. “But this is a challenge that the president is willing to confront”.“
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