bigscoop
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Here is another "HUGE" part of the problem......."Law Enforcement". Example; Not too many years ago the IRS flagged my return over what amounted to a few remaining shares of some old stock that I got stuck with after several company misfortunes, it amounted to less then $20.00 but I had failed to report it. Needless to say it was quite the fiasco getting it all straightened out and in the end I think they ended up owing me a couple of dollars, a couple of dollars I would have gladly forfeited to save all the frustration and needless motions. But, as I was in fact in the wrong, and so they pursued it. Keep this in mind.
At this same time 48HRS was running a show about illegal gangland activities, the images flashing across the screne displaying gang members with loads of unreported drug cash spread across a couple of beds, everyone in the room brandishing weapons and talking trash. Now the IRS can see their faces, they can see the illegal money and they even have all the illegal activity and confessions on tape, so why didn't they go make some immediate arrest?
Point is, law enforcement isn't consistent in applying the law regardless of the situation and circumstances. Obviously it would have taken a small army to address this gangland activity, activity that is still very active and well known today. So, why is it allowed to continue when the law, something that is to be applied equally to all, clearly against it? To me, this is a huge part of the problem that has been allowed to balloon out of control, to the point that in many areas these armed threats are now substantial. In my opinion, this is where the Government/Law Enforcement has failed, and is failing its citizens. Some will say this is a different issue but it isn't because firepower is at the very heart of these gangland issues. These threats should never have been allowed to establish themselves. If, in my petty situation, had I refused to correct the situation and then locked myself behind closed doors with just the uncertainty of possessing a gun the SWAT TEAM would be quickly parked out front.
So, to summarize, there is a huge an obvious problem in all of this that has allowed and endless supply of guns to circulate into the hands of the wrong element, to the point that even law enforcement now fears these threats. How did it come to this? Who is to really blame? The recent wake up call needs to run much deeper then just a gun control issue. Laws mean very little if you do not possess the means and fortitude to uphold them evenly across the board.
PS: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
At this same time 48HRS was running a show about illegal gangland activities, the images flashing across the screne displaying gang members with loads of unreported drug cash spread across a couple of beds, everyone in the room brandishing weapons and talking trash. Now the IRS can see their faces, they can see the illegal money and they even have all the illegal activity and confessions on tape, so why didn't they go make some immediate arrest?
Point is, law enforcement isn't consistent in applying the law regardless of the situation and circumstances. Obviously it would have taken a small army to address this gangland activity, activity that is still very active and well known today. So, why is it allowed to continue when the law, something that is to be applied equally to all, clearly against it? To me, this is a huge part of the problem that has been allowed to balloon out of control, to the point that in many areas these armed threats are now substantial. In my opinion, this is where the Government/Law Enforcement has failed, and is failing its citizens. Some will say this is a different issue but it isn't because firepower is at the very heart of these gangland issues. These threats should never have been allowed to establish themselves. If, in my petty situation, had I refused to correct the situation and then locked myself behind closed doors with just the uncertainty of possessing a gun the SWAT TEAM would be quickly parked out front.
So, to summarize, there is a huge an obvious problem in all of this that has allowed and endless supply of guns to circulate into the hands of the wrong element, to the point that even law enforcement now fears these threats. How did it come to this? Who is to really blame? The recent wake up call needs to run much deeper then just a gun control issue. Laws mean very little if you do not possess the means and fortitude to uphold them evenly across the board.
PS: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
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