Frank Shiers’ political cartoon (of Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, Kent Reporter, Jan. 31) is right on target. It is typical of cities run by a Democrat administration throughout the United States. They always talk about a call to action; however, action is usually lacking.<\/p>\n
After a homicide is committed in their city, the first thought is to limit gun access or to take away guns from law-abiding citizens. They seem to be blinded that a law limiting or removing guns has no affect on criminals. By definition, a criminal is someone who breaks the law. Murder is a much more serious crime than a violation of a gun law, yet the law doesn’t stop murderers. Law enforcement is the only effective method to reduce crime, which is included in the things the mayor didn’t say.<\/p>\n
In the case of a shooting in a Texas church, the shooter was taken out in four seconds, which probably saved dozens of lives. Unfortunately, the FBI doesn’t keep track of lives saved or shootings prevented because a law-abiding citizen had a gun on the scene. Law officers can’t be everywhere, and response times negate their ability to quickly stop a killer.<\/p>\n
Everyone can do their own research. Just Google the cities with the highest homicide rate. I found that one of the top 28 cities on the list was run by a Republication administration, and it was 18th on the list. In most cases, they had been run by a Democrat administration for many, many years. For example: No. 1, St. Louis 71 years; No. 2, Baltimore 53 years; No. 3, Detroit 58 years; No. 4, New Orleans 150 years; and No. 5, Baton Rouge, La., 148 years minus 16 years between 1989-2005.<\/p>\n
My conclusion is to never take the ideas of a Democratic mayor on actions that will reduce homicide in their city. Strict law enforcement would be a first step. Asking for support from armed, law-abiding citizens would seem to work better than removing guns from law-abiding citizens. If not, why is the Secret Service, police officers and most body guards armed?<\/p>\n
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