> Jose Flores Gonzales, 28, of Minneapolis was arrested after a victim was > shot through the head at 12:24 p.m. in a corner of the Office Max parking > lot. The victim and attacker knew each other. The victim's injuries are > serious. > > Mr. Gonzales' prior arrests include: assaulting someone with a pipe, sexual > misconduct, giving a false name, 2nd degree assault, 5th degree assault, > disorderly conduct, trespassing. > > I asked if Mr. Gonzales could have received a concealed-carry permit. .... > What does a carry permit have to do with this event? The perpetrator of this crime broke many laws during this assault and it is probably safe to assume that he was unconcerned as to whether he was legally carrying a firearm in the city of Minneapolis.
On the other hand, now that the carry permit is consistently available to all (eligible) persons, residents of Minneapolis WHO OBEY THE LAW may have a chance to defend themselves if they are assaulted by those who put so little value on a person's life. > Some gun dealers will happily sell firearms to straw buyers, even when > the buyers admit they're getting guns for prohibited buyers. > Is this happening in (or around) Minneapolis? Is there any proof or examples that you can give? > Without even the threat of a lawsuit for sloppy practices, gun dealers will > make guns ever more easily available to people who shouldn't have them. > I am not 100% sure but I believe they are trying to pass a bill that would prevent cities/entities (and their lawyers) from filing numerous (and allegedly baseless) lawsuits against gun manufacturers (not dealers) using the 21st century tactic of attacking politically incorrect companies hoping to get a settlement ($$$ and many concessions) or to drive the company out of business. > The gun lobby says criminals will get guns anyway ? a fascinating defense > for their untiring efforts to make life convenient for criminals. They say > everybody should be able to carry guns (placing the general public in more > peril) because criminals do it anyway. By that argument, we should make > murder legal, too, because criminals do it anyway. > We're way past Minneapolis specific here but I would hope that most people see that the firearm is not the main problem is this shooting incident and we should focus our energies on the core problems that our society (and city) are facing. > Heather Martens > Kingfield David Gadberry Regina TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
