‘Cease fire’: Reverend calls on Boston’s Black community to turn in guns after man shot dead in city

Boston 25 News ^ | April 09, 2023 | Maria Papadopoulos

[Salman]

BOSTON — A religious leader in Boston is condemning the fatal shooting of a man in Roxbury late Saturday night, and he’s calling on the city’s Black community to “cease fire” and turn in their guns to stop the violence.

The Rev. Kevin Peterson on Sunday said Christopher Shivers was gunned down on Easter weekend in Roxbury -- and he wants the community to step up and find his killer.

“We call on residents of the Black community to turn in the murderer of Christopher Shivers who was victimized in Roxbury Saturday night on the eve of Easter,” Peterson said in a statement Sunday. “Our prayers are extended to the loved ones of the deceased but we also call upon the Black community to cease fire. So far, the vast majority of murders this year have occurred in the city’s Black community. This has to stop.”

“We are at a point within Boston’s Black community where it makes sense that we call on all Black people who have guns in Boston to turn them into local churches, post offices or local police stations. And we ask that the police increase its gun buyback program to $1,000 for each gun turned in with no questions asked.”

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[dfwgator]

[NorthMountain]

We are at a point within Boston’s Black community where it makes sense that we call on all Black people who have guns in Boston to turn them in

Because black people are too stupid, irresponsible, and childish to own guns. Is that what you're saying, Rev?

[BenLurkin]

Nobody should “turn in” their firearms.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I’m sure the criminals will be at the front of the line to turn them in.

[Mlheureux]

Then the criminals won’t have to worry about people protecting their homes. Good Idea! Stupid is as stupid does.

[lowbridge]

“we call on all Black people who have guns in Boston to turn them into local churches, post offices or local police stations.”

Isn’t it illegal to bring guns inside post offices? Even to turn them in?

[gundog]

Turn them in so they can be returned to their rightful owners?

[Carriage Hill]

Sure, that’ll work just fine, Minister Moron.

[G Larry]

If all the gun’s in the world disappeared tomorrow, would the violence, and disrespect for life, law, and order go with it?

[PIF]

Sounds of laughter rang through the streets as young smiling ferals raced to their next robbery.

[gundog]

[hanamizu]

And here’s the money quote:

“And we ask that the police increase its gun buyback program to $1,000 for each gun turned in with no questions asked.”

[Songcraft]

"Ok, padre.   Here ya go.   (Now where's my $1,000?)"





"(I've got a whole roomful of them to bring in for you, one at a time.   Made 'em all myself!)"

[Sooth2222]

And we ask that the police increase its gun buyback program to $1,000 for each gun turned in with no questions asked.

I'll go out on a limb and predict that they will collect tons of bolt-action hunting rifles, and also that pistol sales will go through the roof.

[monkeyshine]

[Gnome1949]

I always enjoy finding a “NO SHOOTING” sign absolutely shot full of holes.

[Organic Panic]

I really don’t care the gangbangers are killing each other. It is just too bad they are bad shots

[wgmalabama]

I wish them success. The violence has to stop.

[Machavelli]

The legal system is definitely complicit in urban crime. Thousands of urban blacks are killed every year by other blacks and little is said. But if one black person is killed by police the riots start.