Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn and Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck Engage in Political Grandstanding on pointless gun resolution
Monday, March 4, 2013
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn and Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck are working to draft a pointless resolution that will take a stance against gun violence, gee is there really anybody for gun violence?
According to the Bergen Record discussions at a recent council meeting were inspired by an equally pointless resolution adopted by the Village Board of Education, which calls for more gun control as well as more funding for educational programs and mental health services.
The Council and the BOE owe it to taxpayers to focus on the business of the Village instead of grand standing on do nothing politically motivated resolutions spurred on by the horrific tragedy in Sandy Hook Connecticut.
Looking to capitalize and make cheap political points off this horrific tragedy is both in bad taste and totally disingenuous . With gun crime being disproportionally felt in the Black community and primarily generated by gang violence with young people it boarders on offensive when it only becomes an issue because white kids in the suburbs die. Gangs reportedly operate in 41 percent of urban schools, 26 percent of suburban schools, and 20 percent of rural schools.
According to the International Association of Chiefs of Police ,”The criminal acquisition and use of firearms in the United States continues to plague law enforcement officials and the communities they serve. The increase and spread of violent crime, in particular crimes committed by juveniles, must be specifically addressed to decrease the number of gun-related deaths and injuries that negatively impact the quality of life in our communities. Easy access to firearms by prohibited possessors directly affects the level of violent crime in America today.”
The fact is when it comes to gun crime , “Blacks were disproportionately represented as both homicide victims and offenders. The victimization rate for blacks (27.8 per 100,000) was 6 times higher than the rate for whites (4.5 per 100,000). The offending rate for blacks (34.4 per 100,000) was almost 8 times higher than the rate for whites (4.5 per 100,000).”
“Males represented 77% of homicide victims and nearly 90% of offenders. The victimization rate for males (11.6 per 100,000) was 3 times higher than the rate for females (3.4 per 100,000). The offending rate for males (15.1 per 100,000) was almost 9 times higher than the rate for females (1.7 per 100,000).”
“Approximately a third (34%) of murder victims and almost half (49%) of the offenders were under age 25. For both victims and offenders, the rate per 100,000 peaked in the 18 to 24 year-old age group at 17.1 victims per 100,000 and 29.3 offenders per 100,000.”
(These are all direct quotes from a United States Department of Justice report released by the Obama Administration in November of 2011.)
https://www.redstate.com/2013/01/09/the-real-gun-violence-problem/
https://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/gun_violence/sect01.html
https://www.theiacp.org/PublicationsGuides/Projects/GunViolenceReduction/BJAInitiatives/tabid/320/Default.aspx
Aronsohn is taking Chuck Schumer lessons with his weekly Sunday press conferences.