Editorialized Philly Gun Story Passed Off as News
Philly.com, home for The Philadelphia Daily News, has run a highly editorialized piece under the guise of news. Ironically, it ran said piece in the local news section, but yet it is about a gun law and those with ties to Florida. So is this really national news?
The story covers the main points without too much bias:
“Pennsylvania’s firearms reciprocity agreements require the state to recognize permits from 24 other states that have permit laws as strict or stricter than its own and that those states, in turn, recognize Pennsylvania weapons permits.
“Among the states covered, there are three – Florida, Utah and New Hampshire – that allow out-of-state residents to get permits even if they don’t qualify or apply for permits in their home state.” Read more
Newark to Offer Gun Buyback Program, But Will it Get Guns Off the Street?
Newark is the latest city in the Garden State to introduce a buyback program, which will begin next month. Philly.com points out that the homicide rate has actually fallen in recent years, but has crept back up this year, prompting the program.
It will be interesting to see whether this program, which will give $200 for each firearm, will actually reduce crime. As we’ve questioned all year, do gun buybacks actually get guns out of criminal’s hands and off the street? Or does it just get poor people to turn over potentially value items? You be the judge.
Criminal Charged With Smuggling Gun Onto Plane Sentenced
What is wrong with this picture? Many cities are making it harder and harder for law abiding citizens to obtain firearms, but the government is barely punishing those who break the law. Damien Young has been sentenced to just eight weekends in prison for trying to smuggle a 9mm handgun onto a plane that was to travel from Philadelphia to Phoenix, reports Philly.com.
So the question is why is Young getting a slap on the wrist. Yes, he did have a permit for the weapon, but he broke the law. Meanwhile many individuals are having a harder and harder time obtaining a permit in Philadelphia. This just isn’t justice.
