National Mobile city leaders divided on how to stop gun violence

[DB is Here]

Mobile city leaders divided on how to stop gun violence


This is the way to do it, punish the criminal:
"Barber wants to double down on punishing gun thieves. He's asking the council to support a resolution that would make it a felony to possess a stolen gun in Alabama."

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[cigars]

Maybe they should just make crime illegal. Another city clowncil hard at work.

 

[DB is Here]

Maybe they should just make crime illegal. Another city clowncil hard at work.

They're trying to get possession of a stolen firearm to a Felony, over the misdemeanor it sounds like it is now...progress..no?

 

[titsonritz]

Just keep swinging, I'm sure they'll come up with a law that criminals will obey eventually.

 

[Slobray]

The article in the OP doesn't tell the whole story: One member of the city council is trying to get the state legislature to let them punish gun owners who have their guns stolen from unlocked cars (but not the criminals who steal them); which they can't, do to the state preemption law. On the other side is the Mobile Executive Director of Public Safety, James Barber, who is pushing back against only punishing gun owners and suggesting a law to punish the criminals who steal guns and the stupid people who leave guns in unlocked/unattended cars.

Leaders trying to set gun policy in Mobile instead of Montgomery

Ray

 

[awshoot]

Just keep swinging, I'm sure they'll come up with a law that criminals will obey eventually.

I would think the point of upping a misdemeanor to felony is recognition that criminals won't obey. Felonies get longer prison terms, keeps the criminal out of circulation longer.

 

[Kruel J]

I'll say this much. Leaving a firearm in an unlocked car is just plain stupid. As for new laws, well....we all know how much criminals care about those.

 

[awshoot]

I'll say this much. Leaving a firearm in an unlocked car is just plain stupid. As for new laws, well....we all know how much criminals care about those.

Yeah -- that's so stupid I wonder if it could be intentional. Instead of a straw purchase, a person buys a gun and then "oops" leaves their car unlocked at such-and-such a place at such-and-such a time for a certain fee.

 

[Goosebrown]

I think each city should chain a dog to the flagpole in the town square. Every time a crime is committed, go whip the dog.

It'll do as much.

 

[DB is Here]

I think each city should chain a dog to the flagpole in the town square. Every time a crime is committed, go whip the dog.

It'll do as much.

I'd replace the dog with the....well, you know.

 

[Flymph]

His analogy to the seat belt was counter intuitive to my support of his suggestion.

I do like the idea of punishing gun crime more severely tho...

 

[arakboss]

Mobile city leaders divided on how to stop gun violence


This is the way to do it, punish the criminal:
"Barber wants to double down on punishing gun thieves. He's asking the council to support a resolution that would make it a felony to possess a stolen gun in Alabama."

One problem I see with that is if you unknowingly purchased a stolen gun, you could get in a heap of trouble in a hurry.

 

[DB is Here]

One problem I see with that is if you unknowingly purchased a stolen gun, you could get in a heap of trouble in a hurry.

Another reason I've always had the S/N run of any gun I've ever purchased from a private seller...at least before I-594 happened.

 

[bikemutt]

Wait a sec, I always thought stealing was a felony, now I know its a "misdemeanor" I'm heading to Wal-Mart for some free groceries

 

[Flymph]

Wait a sec, I always thought stealing was a felony, now I know its a "misdemeanor" I'm heading to Wal-Mart for some free groceries

Just make sure you stay under $1K and all you'll get is a citation... if the police even bother to show up!

 

[Goosebrown]

Just make sure you stay under $1K and all you'll get is a citation... if the police even bother to show up!

Take diapers along with whatever. Then tell em you have kids and can't afford diapers.

If you're older, tell them they're for you.

 

[Flymph]

Take diapers along with whatever. Then tell em you have kids and can't afford diapers.

If you're older, tell them they're for you.

Might as well go for TidePods and wear a dirty set of clothes!
"I'm just trying to do my laundry!"