Dave_pro2a
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I just saw that the City of Seattle (both the mayor and Chief of police are very anti-gun), and the Harborview Medical Center (also very anti-gun) is hosting a meeting next week.
They claim it's a meeting about stopping the 'rash of gun violence' that Seattle has been experiencing. But I'm sure the only 'solution' they will really focus on is gun control.
I can just imagine that they will discuss the gun show "loop-hole", banning private sales, waiting periods, limiting number of gun purchases per month, etc.
The meeting is funded by the Joyce Foundation, which is itself very... anti-gun (surprise, surprise).
I can find no date/location posted on the Seattle or Haborview websites.
If we can get a date/location, it might begood if some pro-gun people can make an appearance to provide somereal statistics, rational arguments, and some general common sense.
http://www.kxly.com/news/?sect_rank=4§ion_id=603&story_id=16231
Seattle gun summit focuses on preventing violent crime
Associated Press
[font=helvetica,arial]Last updated: Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 09:32:22 am[/font]
Harborview Medical Center are hosting a summit on gun crime prevention next week. They hope to find ways to reduce violent crimes and stop criminals from getting guns.
Monday's summit is expected to draw 150 people, including police, prosecutors, church leaders and school officials.
They'll hear from experts who have seen success in cutting gun violence elsewhere. Authorities say the city of Seattle has seen a resurgence in gang-related violence and recently had several shootings downtown. People are beginning to worry that Seattle's relatively low rate of violent crime is in jeopardy.
The Joyce Foundation, a Chicago-based non-profit that advocates for more restrictive gun-control laws provided grant money to pay for the conference."
http://www.seattle.gov/
http://www.uwmedicine.org/Facilities/Harborview/
http://www.joycefdn.org/FeaturedTopics/Default.aspx?SubProgId=15
I just saw that the City of Seattle (both the mayor and Chief of police are very anti-gun), and the Harborview Medical Center (also very anti-gun) is hosting a meeting next week.
They claim it's a meeting about stopping the 'rash of gun violence' that Seattle has been experiencing. But I'm sure the only 'solution' they will really focus on is gun control.
I can just imagine that they will discuss the gun show "loop-hole", banning private sales, waiting periods, limiting number of gun purchases per month, etc.
The meeting is funded by the Joyce Foundation, which is itself very... anti-gun (surprise, surprise).
I can find no date/location posted on the Seattle or Haborview websites.
If we can get a date/location, it might begood if some pro-gun people can make an appearance to provide somereal statistics, rational arguments, and some general common sense.
http://www.kxly.com/news/?sect_rank=4§ion_id=603&story_id=16231
Seattle gun summit focuses on preventing violent crime
Associated Press
[font=helvetica,arial]Last updated: Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 09:32:22 am[/font]
Harborview Medical Center are hosting a summit on gun crime prevention next week. They hope to find ways to reduce violent crimes and stop criminals from getting guns.
Monday's summit is expected to draw 150 people, including police, prosecutors, church leaders and school officials.
They'll hear from experts who have seen success in cutting gun violence elsewhere. Authorities say the city of Seattle has seen a resurgence in gang-related violence and recently had several shootings downtown. People are beginning to worry that Seattle's relatively low rate of violent crime is in jeopardy.
The Joyce Foundation, a Chicago-based non-profit that advocates for more restrictive gun-control laws provided grant money to pay for the conference."
http://www.seattle.gov/
http://www.uwmedicine.org/Facilities/Harborview/
http://www.joycefdn.org/FeaturedTopics/Default.aspx?SubProgId=15