Posted on 09/30/2003 2:35:12 PM PDT by newwahoo
No one has to tell David Williams the homicide rate in South Jamaica has skyrocketed in the last year. As owner of David Williams Funeral Services on Sutphin Boulevard, he sees it first hand.
"It's coming back, maybe not like it was in the early '90s but you are definitely seeing more," said Williams.
(Excerpt) Read more at nynewsday.com ...
You and I both know that its not going to happen. There has even been talk of not allowing off-duty and retired cops to carry in the future.
Unfortunately you are correct and as such NYC deserves whatever murder rate devolves upon it as a cesspold of tyranny. I say as a cessool of tyranny becuase tehy have recently prisecuted a man for illegal possession of a firearm within his home it is long past time for the courts to rule all these crazy firearms laws unconstitutional.
I know it is highly unlikely but we are talking about what will work to stop crime.
I'm waiting for it...Its going to have to be a federal court because I'm sure the NY courts will never do it. So until then we're in a bind. This city needs to be safe with the resources that are available. With those resources diminishing and being neutered we are in for a slow turn for the worse.
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