Philly DA Moves to Crack Down on Criminals
Posted by Peter Suciu on September 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
One of the biggest complaints we have about the way the media covers firearms, is that far too often criminals and law-abiding citizens are often intermixed in the reporting. The mainstream media fails to point out that many “loopholes” aren’t so much “loopholes” devised by gun owners or the NRA, but are problems with the criminal justice system. In other words, the mainstream media likes to target loopholes but fails to admit that anyone using this loophole already knows they are breaking the law!
One example is cited this week on Philly.com:
“Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham announced this morning that the Gun Violence Task Force will begin arresting people who falsify applications to carry a firearm.”
What this story fails to address is that anyone falsify any application breaks the law. So yes, these people doing so are breaking the law, and this loophole should be closed. Let’s just hope that this doesn’t turn into yet another attack against those legally applying for firearms.
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