An amazing thing happened or, lets say didn't happen, in the city of Philadelphia this weekend. Not one citizen was murdered from 12:00am Thursday morning until Monday morning. Homicide detectives are stumped and so am I. However, it wasn't a bloodless weekend... two people were shot on Friday night and another person was hit with a stray bullet yesterday in a corner bar in South Philly. All are in the hospital and still among the living, as of this writing.
So, what happened? Did all of the hoodlums go to the shore this weekend? I doubt it. Was the weather so crappy (it rained off and on most of the weekend) that most of them stayed in the house? Well, believe it or not, that might have a little something to do with it. A study showed that more mayhem occurs when the weather is warm and nice than when it's cold and rainy. Does that mean that the NRA is right when they say that people kill people... not guns? "Hell to the nah!" (Sorry Whitney, I know how much you hate that now.)
Let's just say this weekend was a fluke... a freak of nature that just occurred and that a lot of people's numbers just wasn't up yet. Two weekends ago, a cop was killed by three bank robbers toting a military assault weapon. Our current mayor, the mayor before him, and our Governor have tried to get these guns banned and have tried to give Philadelphia law makers some say in the gun laws that affect our city. But, as I said in a previous post, most of the state of Pennsylvania views Philly as a foreign country... every time you mention gun control or banning certain weapons, the NRA and the "hunters" from upstate Pennsylvania come out and try to say we are attacking the second amendment (the right to bear arms).
I'm not attacking the second amendment but, I do believe that M-16's , AK-47's, and the SKS weapon that killed the cop should be banned. These are military weapons and their only use is for killing human beings. Nobody hunts with them and you certainly don't need one to defend your home from an intruder (barring those Al Queda operatives who might be lurking around the corner). Actually, hand guns kill more people than these weapons and that's a whole 'nother blog post for another day.
Truth be told, I don't know how to begin to regulate guns but, I am open to any comments or suggestions from anyone out there reading this post. But, for the moment, I'm very proud of the hoodlums in my city... for one weekend... one whole weekend... nobody killed anybody. I still can't believe it! You guys just bring a tear to my eyes. If you are at the shore, could you bring a brotha some cotton candy?
So, what happened? Did all of the hoodlums go to the shore this weekend? I doubt it. Was the weather so crappy (it rained off and on most of the weekend) that most of them stayed in the house? Well, believe it or not, that might have a little something to do with it. A study showed that more mayhem occurs when the weather is warm and nice than when it's cold and rainy. Does that mean that the NRA is right when they say that people kill people... not guns? "Hell to the nah!" (Sorry Whitney, I know how much you hate that now.)
Let's just say this weekend was a fluke... a freak of nature that just occurred and that a lot of people's numbers just wasn't up yet. Two weekends ago, a cop was killed by three bank robbers toting a military assault weapon. Our current mayor, the mayor before him, and our Governor have tried to get these guns banned and have tried to give Philadelphia law makers some say in the gun laws that affect our city. But, as I said in a previous post, most of the state of Pennsylvania views Philly as a foreign country... every time you mention gun control or banning certain weapons, the NRA and the "hunters" from upstate Pennsylvania come out and try to say we are attacking the second amendment (the right to bear arms).
I'm not attacking the second amendment but, I do believe that M-16's , AK-47's, and the SKS weapon that killed the cop should be banned. These are military weapons and their only use is for killing human beings. Nobody hunts with them and you certainly don't need one to defend your home from an intruder (barring those Al Queda operatives who might be lurking around the corner). Actually, hand guns kill more people than these weapons and that's a whole 'nother blog post for another day.
Truth be told, I don't know how to begin to regulate guns but, I am open to any comments or suggestions from anyone out there reading this post. But, for the moment, I'm very proud of the hoodlums in my city... for one weekend... one whole weekend... nobody killed anybody. I still can't believe it! You guys just bring a tear to my eyes. If you are at the shore, could you bring a brotha some cotton candy?
1 comment:
YOU ARE HILARIOUS!
But between you and Field Negro talking about the crime and today's firing of 4 of Philly's finest- I am never visiting your city. NEVER!
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