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You’re 45% more likely to be murdered in de Blasio’s Manhattan
New York Post ^ | May 26, 2015 | By Larry Celona

Posted on 05/26/2015 10:31:49 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee

Murders are way up so far this year in Manhattan, The Post has learned.

Sixteen people were killed around the borough between the first of the year and Sunday. Over the same period last year, the figure was 11. That’s an increase of about 45 percent.

Shootings in the borough have also soared.

There have been 50 “shooting incidents’’ since Jan. 1, compared with 31 in the same time period in 2014 — an increase of about 38 percent. Some of these “incidents’’ involved more than one victim.

The number of shooting victims nearly doubled, from 33 to 61. . .

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


TOPICS: US: New York
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To: WayneS

Not my job. And not my city. If it was, I would vote to reinstate SQ&F. As a commuter, I wish the police had that power.


41 posted on 05/26/2015 3:44:55 PM PDT by samtheman
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To: thefactor
Criminals already carry concealed. Laws be damned. And they have the right to do so. The Bill of Rights does not discriminate.

Unfortunately the government does. Shall not be infringed means just that. When released from jail, the cop shop should return the persons property. Even if said property is a weapon.

Criminals fear armed citizens. They laugh at the police and courts.

42 posted on 05/26/2015 4:14:51 PM PDT by SpeakerToAnimals (I hope to earn a name in battle)
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To: varyouga

I remember reading somewhere a few years ago that there were more murders annually in Manhattan on the various Law & Order shows than there were real murders in Manhattan.


43 posted on 05/26/2015 4:19:19 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels." --Tom Waits)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The murder rate per 100,000 people in NYC is lower than that of Tennessee.


44 posted on 05/26/2015 4:32:45 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep ("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels." --Tom Waits)
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To: WayneS

Two different arguments. The way NYC stifles the Second sickens me and is why I can’t wait to leave here. But if you’re defending convicted felons from carrying guns for the sole reason of committing crime then it’s a whole other issue.


45 posted on 05/26/2015 4:52:36 PM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: SpeakerToAnimals

That was my original point. Criminals were less likely to carry because of the perception of SQ&F. When the media and liberal politicians changed the narrative, the criminals began carrying again. Hence the current situation. It’s still pretty safe, but the perception is only getting worse.


46 posted on 05/26/2015 8:13:09 PM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: Oliviaforever

When Rudy took over, there had been over 2000 homicides a year. His last year, 2001, I think it was around 500. If the current trend continues, it should be back to about 2000 by the end of DeBlasio’s term.


47 posted on 05/27/2015 4:36:12 AM PDT by Daveinyork ( Marbury vs.Madison was the biggest power grab in American history.)
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To: thefactor

“Two different arguments” - and YOU started the second one.

No one is “defending convicted felons from carrying guns for the sole reason of committing crime”.

That is a straw man argument that you made up.

The issue is law abiding people who wish to be able to defend themselves from the criminals. They are subject to arrest under NY’s draconian gun ban laws simply for having the bad luck to be “Stopped [Questioned] and Frisked”.

If you think convicted felons are the only people being stopped and frisked then you live in a fantasy world.


48 posted on 05/27/2015 6:29:13 AM PDT by WayneS (Barack Obama makes Neville Chamberlin look like George Patton.)
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To: WayneS
I suggest you look up the definition of reasonable suspicion. Is everyone we stop and question guilty? Of course not. Do we stop only people we suspect of illegally carrying a firearm? Of course not. You can stop and question for any crime.

You're acting like any law abiding citizen is simply stopped on the street on their way to work. It's just not the case. SQ&F is good law. NYC carry laws are not. Two different things.

49 posted on 05/27/2015 6:52:53 AM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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