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Obama at Town Hall on Gun Control Admits Violent Crime on Steady Decline
Cybercast News Service ^ | January 8, 2016 | 1:43 PM EST | Melanie Hunter

Posted on 01/08/2016 6:33:04 PM PST by Olog-hai

When Taya Kyle, widow of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle, asked President Barack Obama at a town hall meeting on gun control in Fairfax, Va., Thursday, why he doesn't celebrate the fact that the overall murder rate is at an all-time low, the president admitted that violent crime has been dropping "steadily" for a long time.

"The fact of the matter is, is that violent crime has been steadily declining across America for a pretty long time, and you wouldn't always know it by watching television, but overall, most cities are much safer than they were 10 years ago or 20 years ago," the president said during CNN's town hall event at George Mason University. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: banglist; chriskyle; guncontrol; obama; violentcrime

1 posted on 01/08/2016 6:33:04 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

You know, this guy talks smooth. Like a rapist. I am watching “Cape Fear” (the old version). I can see 0bama.


2 posted on 01/08/2016 6:35:37 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Olog-hai

Every time this arse mentions gun control, gun sales go up. When gun sales go up, crime goes down ... Hmmm


3 posted on 01/08/2016 6:38:51 PM PST by doc1019 (Cruz)
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To: doc1019
--Every time this arse mentions gun control, gun sales go up. When gun sales go up, crime goes down ... Hmmm

Here's another head-scratcher....prison population rises and crime goes down, too. Keeps the libs awake at night trying to figure out how this can be.

4 posted on 01/08/2016 6:47:38 PM PST by JPG (What's the difference between the Rats and the GOPe? Nothing.)
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To: combat_boots

“Like a rapist” is a perfect analogy. I’m getting really tired of it personally.


5 posted on 01/08/2016 6:51:03 PM PST by RC one (race baiting and demagoguery-if you're a Democrat it's what you do.)
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To: doc1019

This was a colossal, backfiring flop.

He should do this more often. Seriously.

How about next time, on health care? Or on how we can get along better with Muslims?


6 posted on 01/08/2016 7:06:22 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
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To: Olog-hai

7 posted on 01/08/2016 7:55:53 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Olog-hai

” the president admitted that violent crime has been dropping “steadily” for a long time. “

Hmmmm.

Gun ownership, concealed carry and open carry has been increasing ....


8 posted on 01/08/2016 8:24:56 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: grey_whiskers

Bammys first gig?


9 posted on 01/09/2016 6:32:49 AM PST by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Big Red Badger
Bammys first gig?

His CNN gun-grabbing liberal orgy.

10 posted on 01/09/2016 4:12:35 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Olog-hai

Another reason ‘statistics’ are down:

Police of all kinds—even school police—are using lower categories to describe an event. A mugging becomes ‘mutual combat’. 2 kids shot in the back of the head near Mena, Ark, when Clinton was Governor were classified SUICIDES!!!!

One Chief of School Police in Miami was canned after his ‘statistics’ went down massively. A review of the cases involved showed a massive pattern of downgrading the events to a lower class of problem. That chief was FIRED. It is happening all over the country. A neighbor of mine was attacked by his son in the confines of a semi truck cab. The kid started punching him, and it all ended up being called ‘mutual combat’. The kid was a trouble maker all of his life. The father was over 70 & blink in the eye closest to the side the kid attacked him from.


11 posted on 01/10/2016 8:00:54 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: Olog-hai

Another reason ‘statistics’ are down:

Police of all kinds—even school police—are using lower categories to describe an event. A mugging becomes ‘mutual combat’. 2 kids shot in the back of the head near Mena, Ark, when Clinton was Governor were classified SUICIDES!!!!

One Chief of School Police in Miami was canned after his ‘statistics’ went down massively. A review of the cases involved showed a massive pattern of downgrading the events to a lower class of problem. That chief was FIRED. It is happening all over the country. A neighbor of mine was attacked by his son in the confines of a semi truck cab. The kid started punching him, and it all ended up being called ‘mutual combat’. The kid was a trouble maker all of his life. The father was over 70 & blind in the eye closest to the side the kid attacked him from.


12 posted on 01/10/2016 8:01:24 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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