Guns in Missouri, specifically.
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Hold on a second I think that guy has a screw loose. I just bought myself a new handgun for Christmas (duh)
and I had to undergo the standard federal background check.
Only change was doing away with the local sheriffs background check, and going to the the new federal system utilizing national data base.
I love the line by the KC Mayor how those white rural lawmakers don't understand the impact of laws on black folks. Well JUST MAYBE if black folks stopped breaking the law so much they wouldn't tend to end up in prison so dang much????
and I had to undergo the standard federal background check.
Only change was doing away with the local sheriffs background check, and going to the the new federal system utilizing national data base.
I love the line by the KC Mayor how those white rural lawmakers don't understand the impact of laws on black folks. Well JUST MAYBE if black folks stopped breaking the law so much they wouldn't tend to end up in prison so dang much????
I wonder why the District of Columbia leads the nation at 16 firearm homicides (per 100,000 pop)
when they have the strictest firearms laws in the county.
Three times Missouri rate. And If you took out the cesspools of Kansas City and St Louis it would be ten times the rate
maybe its the people and not the guns?
when they have the strictest firearms laws in the county.
Three times Missouri rate. And If you took out the cesspools of Kansas City and St Louis it would be ten times the rate
maybe its the people and not the guns?
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Kansas City mayor, Sly James Jr. says
"Legislators, who are predominantly white, seem to ignore the racial implications of the laws they make"
What is he saying? Is he suggesting the law should be different based on race?
First, whites are racist for treating blacks differently, then it's the whites fault when they treat them the same, with different outcomes.
that's exactly what they are saying, Kind of like the sentencing disparity between convictions for powder cocaine vs crack. I almost agree with that though all the sentences should be what it is for crack cocaine
I have never heard anyone say that the minoritys in prison are innocent, so they break the law at a much higher rate than whites they go to jail more (duh??)
I have never heard anyone say that the minoritys in prison are innocent, so they break the law at a much higher rate than whites they go to jail more (duh??)
This is a well written article that gives arguments from both sides. It tells you the source of the research and even provides criticism. Yet you still need someone to explain it to you. Ironically, this explains a lot.
Parts of the article have caused me to consider a softer stance.
There is a lot of data that shows some of the disparity is caused by policing. That's a difficult thing for a lot of departments to admit. Black Americans do not use illegal drugs at a higher rate than whites, yet they go to jail a lot more often for using drugs. They have illegal things on them at a lower rate than whites do when searched by police (but they get searched a lot more often)
That's certainly not true for every crime (murder being a blindingly obvious example) but there are real racial disparities in policing.
I had forgotten Sly's sentiments. You know he got bullets shot at him on the Plaza?
I attended the symphomy, and the Sly was at the table next to ours. I take to heart most things he say's. Interesting.
