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NAACP lays out five point plan to reduce gun violence
RI Future.org ^
| July 15, 2014
| Steve Ahlquist
Posted on 07/15/2014 7:28:20 PM PDT by Q-ManRN
Grown-up time means Jim Vincent, president of the Rhode Island NAACP, calling a news conference on the steps of the Garrahy Judicial Complex in response to a drive-by shooting in Chad Brown late Tuesday night in which five people were injured. The NAACP, in consultation with other neighborhood groups, issued a Call to Action, demanding that Providence Mayor Angel Taveras call a leadership conference to discuss solutions to a problem that is putting families and children at risk.
In addition to the leadership conference the NAACP also called upon Governor Chafee to direct the Governors Workforce Board to establish targeted workforce development programs in neighborhoods with high unemployment.
Vincent also wants Mayor Taveras to evaluate the Providence Recreation Department to determine its effectiveness in providing recreation and youth development services to increase its relevancy.
Vincent also wants 15% of the Google settlement money. This would provide about $30 million to support youth development and ex-offender training and employment programming, a real investment in our communities.
Lastly, the NAACP wants the Public Safety Commission to establish a community liaison to connect high crime neighborhoods with the police department to help prevent wars and provide mediation support.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Rhode Island
KEYWORDS: banglist; guncontrol; naacp; rhodeisland
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To: Q-ManRN
At the same time, these proposals
are targeting some of the causes of violence instead of just calling for more useless gun control. I was actually surprised that not a single one of their proposals had anything to do with guns.
Will these measures solve the problem? No. Is there more they could do? Absolutely. They could provide firearms training to citizens to allow them to protect themselves. They could bring in the non-profit organization (the name escapes me) that's been providing free training and free shotguns to inner city women in Texas. Any of those things would help the people to protect themselves from the violence around them. But their proposals might help.
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posted on
07/15/2014 7:49:50 PM PDT
by
lcms rev
To: doc1019
> And exactly how would you plan on taking guns away from the bad guys?
Magnets. Very strong magnets...: )
To: Q-ManRN
“Vincent also wants 15% of the Google settlement money. This would provide about $30 million”
In all my years watching these people I have never seen a single time when they proposed a “solution” that did not entail them being given money that they did not earn or deserve and were not entitled to in any way.
To: jsanders2001
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posted on
07/15/2014 7:50:45 PM PDT
by
doc1019
To: Q-ManRN
But whatever you do, don’t look at the DemocRat plan to destroy the black family by trapping them out of wedlock and on the government dole.
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posted on
07/15/2014 7:53:44 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: Q-ManRN
1. Shall issue ccw
2. Stop listening to rap
3. Stop and frisk in tough neighborhoods
4. Get married
To: Q-ManRN
Only one step is needed . . .
1. Disarm democrat voters/supporters
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posted on
07/15/2014 7:58:01 PM PDT
by
Sgt_Schultze
(A half-truth is a complete lie)
To: Q-ManRN
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posted on
07/15/2014 8:00:04 PM PDT
by
Eccl 10:2
(Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding")
To: Q-ManRN
Charge the NAACP under the RICO Act.
To: Q-ManRN
So let's see, the NAACP wants:
- A boondogle "leadership conference" that will have no real impact on violence or crime.
- Blow money on workforce development which is useless unless there are actually jobs for people to do. Hey, I can train you to be a typewriter repairman, not going to be real useful...
- Have one government group evaluate the effectiveness of another government group. Oh yeah, that'll help. Note, just evaluate, not offer recommendations or even, gasp, make changes...
- Oh, yeah, send $30 million to me to play with.
- Pay some one or more people to be a liaison between high crime neighborhoods and the police. Pay the criminals directly.
No surprise, no useful suggestions at all.
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posted on
07/15/2014 8:16:32 PM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: ThunderSleeps
These groups get tens of million from the taxpayers. Can't remember which group, La Raza, LULAC or some such was getting federal funds and the NAACP can use a boost, since they are an endangered species.
It's like Jackson and Sharptongue embezzling funds from corporations because they don't want to fight a boycott.
To: Q-ManRN
I am a little dubious of the reporting on this. I may have missed it, but I did not see anywhere that the NCCLCP or the politicians called for the disarming of honest law abiding people.
Well, to be honest I also did not see where they called for the disarming of the dishonest and lawbreaking people either.
But this being New England, I would think circumventing the Second Amendment would be a least 1 thru 4 on their list of five points.
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posted on
07/15/2014 8:31:10 PM PDT
by
Tupelo
(I am feeling more like Phillip Nolan by the day.)
To: Q-ManRN
five point plan to reduce gun violence Lemme guess: all five involves taking what is mine, what I have a constitutional right to keep and bear.
Hell. No.
To: Q-ManRN
25% of a certain Demographic that consists of 12% of the total Population is responsible for over 50% of the Violent Crime in this Country.
That boils down to the fact that 3% of the entire Population is responsible for over 50% of the Violent Crime.
Guess who is “represented” by the NAACP...
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posted on
07/15/2014 8:42:25 PM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses...)
To: MrB
Women, marry the men before you have sex with them. U.ncle S.ugar won't like that.
To: Q-ManRN
They sure are worried that there takeover of the US won't work if citizens have guns. He's let out dangerous prisoners out, the 5 terrorist who will have time to regroup and hit the US, he's letting terrorist sneak across the border and using the children to do it. His planned scandals are causing chaos, which is what he wanted. What's left in Alinskys rules?
God help us!
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posted on
07/15/2014 9:09:03 PM PDT
by
Linda Frances
(Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.)
To: Q-ManRN
Vincent also wants 15% of the Google settlement moneyUh huh.
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posted on
07/15/2014 9:10:44 PM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise. Hat)
To: Q-ManRN
Providence has forgotten about Providence
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posted on
07/15/2014 9:14:29 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Q-ManRN
five point plan is laughable and just wealth transference to black charity orgs. lining pockets.
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posted on
07/15/2014 11:06:25 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Q-ManRN
Let me guess......Their plan involves coming after MY guns and not those in the inner cities. Am I close?
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posted on
07/16/2014 2:36:57 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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