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Tommy ORourke

- 25 Sep 07
- 7:49 pm
Some background: I was born and raised in Queens NY, and saw first hand during then Mayor Dinkins NYC administration how restricting people from having concealed firearms only made them softer targets for criminals, I witnessed first hand criminal gun play as I rode the J/Z line thru east NY and the E thru Queens and A to my in laws in Washington Heights. "Adolph" Giuliani certainly cleaned up NY however at a great toll to peoples civil rights a) restricting private firearm ownership b) illegal searches (I with no criminal record was searched without cause, at least 2 dozen times …

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- 26 Sep 07
- 11:45 am
And who were and what was the circumstances of the "32 a day"'s demise? Focus your good intentions on the cause and the effect will take care of itself. These kids need guidance, after school programs, your mention of church's, expanded mentoring programs etc. Citizens need to call out their elected officials for real solutions, not feel good nonsense. Case in point: Corey Booker Mayor of Newark spending $3mm on "gun shot detection technology" instead that money should be used in after school programs, a tech lab; bring in game software developers to share their knowledge with the youth, recreation center, …

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