Boston Reverend Blames Neighboring State for Gun Crime
Posted by FirearmsTruth on August 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
There seems to be a worrisome trend in America. If you have a problem in your back yard, namely crime, it is really easy to blame lax gun laws in the next state over. This is very interesting. Apparently Reverend Bruce Wall of Boston seems to think that New Hampshire is fueling Boston’s gun related crime. He would like to appeal to the governor of that state:
“To talk with him about the number of illegal weapons that are traveling from New Hampshire and across the Massachusetts border right in to the city of Boston, specifically to Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan.”
It seems that in New Hampshire there is no law requiring the registration of rifles, shotguns or handguns. Convicted criminals are not allowed to own guns of course, but otherwise the state has limited restrictions on owning a gun. So the question that must be asked is why is New Hampshire not a hotbed for violence? Why are the streets not flowing with blood? Could it be that criminals, not the mere ownership of guns, is what fuel gun violence?
And while mayors and other officials have tried to get neighboring states to change their laws, shouldn’t these officials try to clean up their own messes before blaming others for their problems?
