For Americans who support law enforcement and trust them to safeguard both their liberties and their well-being, it is disheartening to hear officers say that the way to protect the latter is by curtailing the former.
San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia is one such officer, as he revealed in an interview with San Jose Inside. Asked about the topics of the day, Garcia not only expressed support for the controversial Black Lives Matter movement, but also voiced opposition to laws allowing Americans to own firearms for their protection.
As one might be wont to point out, a majority of law enforcement officers believe that Americans should retain the right to bear arms, meaning that Garcia is clearly in the minority on the issue. However, his position as chief of police for the 10th largest city in the country means that his opinion will carry weight among the uninformed and be cited by liberals as support for their anti-gun agenda.
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He’s one of “them”….
This idiot should have his weapon locked away. To stupid to use it.
FIRE THAT COMMUNIST P O S !!!
And you need a new job asshat!
Well turn in yours and your departments
Moron
If you legalize all drugs, and get well developed rehabilitation programs in place, remove privatized (for profit) prisons you’ll see violence drop drastically on both sides. If you legalize/decriminalize drugs, then there is no black market left for gangs. No more financial support for them to operate. You’ll also have fewer arrests if we get away from a legal system that runs on profits of fines and tax kickbacks on keeping those private prisons stopped. Black market interest also encourages people to manufacture various drugs, or copy drugs, which have no regulation for dosage or ingredient safety. Majority of the people incarcerated are nonviolent drug offenders.
As of late, the Federal and most state govts have been dismantling almost all rehabilitation and mental health programs/facilities.
As far as the mass shootings in the US, the suspects have all had a long history of mental health issues as well as long term psychoactive pharmaceuticals prescribed to them. Pharmaceuticals are heavily over prescribed in the US and cause a great deal of problems, since many times they aren’t necessary. They change the brain chemestry drastically, often causing mental instability which exceeds the initial problems that they’re prescribed for.
Just a blanket statement. But back to the main point, keeping drugs illegal creates a black market, of which gangs get their fundings from.
Gun laws won’t work. Criminals don’t follow laws. It would only hinder law abiding citizens from being able to defend themselves.
Gun safety education is also something that this country loses more of every year. I myself, went through a formal safety course on firearms growing up. I have a great deal of respect for gun safety that many other people who haven’t been educated on it just don’t share.
Sadly, arms dealers, police departments, and private prison investors want to keep drugs outlawed. They’re making way too much money to want to try to fix things.
Decriminalized drugs isn’t a new concept either. There are several UK countries that demonstrate a very successful model.
Wgat we need is less thugs and gangbangers on the streets.
GIVE YOUR GUNS TO THE GOOD CITIZENS OF YOUR COMMUNITY.THEY WILL KEEP THE PEACE AND LOWER CRIME RATES.THEY WON’T BE POLITICALLY CORRECT WITH HOODLUMS AND GANG MEMBERS.THEY WILL PUT THEM IN THEIR PLACE,WHEATHER IT’S JAIL OR THE MORGUE.THATS UP TO THE PERPETRATORS.
No, guns on the street is not the core problem. Unparented, undisciplined individuals who have witnessed or experienced enormous trauma and domestic violence and drug related atrocities is the main problem Guns on the street is a reaction to these wounds by people who are hurt and pissed and are saying “I’m not going to take it anymore” Sure, gun violence is its own horrific problem and ethical gun control is warranted but until we address the problems of the heart, these measures will only be superficial. There are specifics on how to make functional this overall thesis that are being tried and Are working.