Governor Jim Doyle has been busy.
He's toured the flood-ravaged areas of Wisconsin and declared five counties disaster areas -- La Crosse, Sauk, Richland, Crawford, and Vernon.
Doyle visited another disaster area of sorts -- Milwaukee.
From 620 WTMJ:
Mayor Tom Barrett and other elected officials were at the news conference.
It makes sense that Barrett would be there to help Doyle bash the NRA.
When I heard Doyle say that what Milwaukee needs in the way of gun laws is "very different than what is needed in a small town in northern Wisconsin," I cringed a bit.
What's different?
Why is Milwaukee different?
Why does Milwaukee need different gun laws?
A gun in Milwaukee and a gun in a small town in northern Wisconsin is no different. There is no qualitative difference between an inanimate object in one area of the state or another.
The guns aren't different. So, what is?
In effect, Doyle is saying that the people in Milwaukee are different from the people residing in a small town up north.
He's saying that some people in Milwaukee do not have the same discipline or control when it comes to guns as the people in other places in the state.
He's saying that the lawlessness of certain people in Milwaukee requires that city residents be bound by different gun laws.
Such statements could be considered racially charged.
Doyle didn't directly say that Milwaukee's gun violence is a people problem rather than a firearm problem.
He danced around blaming the actual users of guns, preferring to focus on the things themselves.
Good leaders don't have to play games. A good leader would say there are bad people living in Milwaukee and those bad people prey on others.
Here's an example of one of the bad guys:
Omega Frozen Custard had just opened at 10:30 a.m. and a thug roughs up the employees and commits armed robbery.
Is it the gun that's the REAL problem?
I think it's the thug.
Doyle thinks so, too.
He's too spineless to say it.
He's toured the flood-ravaged areas of Wisconsin and declared five counties disaster areas -- La Crosse, Sauk, Richland, Crawford, and Vernon.
Doyle visited another disaster area of sorts -- Milwaukee.
From 620 WTMJ:
In order to help curb Milwaukee's violent crime, Governor Jim Doyle announced new gun control initiatives Tuesday. "These are good practical common sense measures we can take to make Wisconsin a safer place," the governor said during a news conference in Milwaukee.
Doyle's initiatives include requiring ballistic fingerprinting, prohibiting the sale of guns to anyone under twenty-one, and allowing cities across the state to set their own gun control laws.
"We know that in the area of firearms, one size doesn't fit all," the governor said. "What is needed in the city of Milwaukee is very different than what is needed in a small town in northern Wisconsin."
Mayor Tom Barrett and other elected officials were at the news conference.
It makes sense that Barrett would be there to help Doyle bash the NRA.
When I heard Doyle say that what Milwaukee needs in the way of gun laws is "very different than what is needed in a small town in northern Wisconsin," I cringed a bit.
What's different?
Why is Milwaukee different?
Why does Milwaukee need different gun laws?
A gun in Milwaukee and a gun in a small town in northern Wisconsin is no different. There is no qualitative difference between an inanimate object in one area of the state or another.
The guns aren't different. So, what is?
In effect, Doyle is saying that the people in Milwaukee are different from the people residing in a small town up north.
He's saying that some people in Milwaukee do not have the same discipline or control when it comes to guns as the people in other places in the state.
He's saying that the lawlessness of certain people in Milwaukee requires that city residents be bound by different gun laws.
Such statements could be considered racially charged.
Doyle didn't directly say that Milwaukee's gun violence is a people problem rather than a firearm problem.
He danced around blaming the actual users of guns, preferring to focus on the things themselves.
Good leaders don't have to play games. A good leader would say there are bad people living in Milwaukee and those bad people prey on others.
Here's an example of one of the bad guys:
Milwaukee police are seeking a man who masked his face and carried a handgun when he robbed a north side custard stand.
The robbery occurred about 10:44 a.m. Monday at Omega Frozen Custard, 7822 W. Capitol Drive.
Milwaukee police said the man went to the counter and demanded money from an employee who was unable to open the cash register. The suspect grabbed her by the hair and found another employee who was able to open the register and get money.
Omega Frozen Custard had just opened at 10:30 a.m. and a thug roughs up the employees and commits armed robbery.
Is it the gun that's the REAL problem?
I think it's the thug.
Doyle thinks so, too.
He's too spineless to say it.
4 comments:
No liberal is ever going to admit to the causes of inner city problems. They will continue to toss money at problems and put on band-aids
I think you're right.
As long as libs are calling the shots, I don't see any significant improvement on the horizon.
Our lax gun control laws have enabled dealers to flood urban areas with. How can making it easier for, say, malicious crack kingpins to get their hands on guns be a step in the right direction? I argue in my op-ed on the Huffington Posttoday that while the way to get to the root of most social problems is to provide economic opportunity, it’s foolish to repeal gun control laws. Check it out hereand please share your comments.
I'm not suggesting gun control laws be repealed. I think they should be enforced.
But I also think that it should be acknowledged that the people using the guns are the real problem, not the inanimate objects.
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