New Haven Vs. Newtown: Which Is Gun Town?
by Paul Bass | Jan 31, 2013 6:30am
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While lawmakers in Hartford debated laws to stem gun violence in the wake of the Newtown massacre, a panel of bloggers at a New Haven “town meeting” took on gun culture—with differing views on where it festers most.
That discussion took place at Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School Wednesday afternoon. And it took place in cyberspace.
The occasion was a live-televised town meeting called “After Sandy Hook: In Search Of Answers.” The Independent and WTNH cosponsored the event.
On the Coop stage, WTNH’s Keith Kountz led 10 people—a state legislator, a current and former police chief, mental-health experts, high-school kids, the mother of a slain New Haven teen—through a wide-ranging discussion about guns, mental health, video games, and school security. WTNH suspended its regular programming (sorry, Judge Judy) to air the forum live between 4 and 5 p.m.
Click here for a recap.
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posted by: ASTANVET | January 31, 2013 3:40pm
check out what the FBI crime statistics say about where the violence is: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/table-8/10tbl08ct.xls
then look at the national average over the last 20 years and see more than a 50% drop in violent crime over that period… and we’re still looking at ginning up support for a weapons ban? Come on… something doesn’t ad up.
posted by: Reasonable | February 3, 2013 9:20pm
Don’t only blame guns as the problem—when it lies in a lack of morality in oue counrry. Many of our churches preach from the pulpit on how to capitalize on gaining the most government social benefits—while the youth of the churches are killing each other on the streets. They took prayer and religion out of government buildings and schools—while some of our temples of worship—have realistically eliminated religion and prayer as well—for materialism.