Alphecca: Cherry Tree Votes "No" to Criminal Control

December 07, 2006

Cherry Tree Votes "No" to Criminal Control

See my post from November for background. Anyway, last night the town council voted down a proposed ordinance requesting homeowners to own a firearm:

CHERRY TREE, Pa. - Leaders of this small town on Wednesday rejected a proposed ordinance that would have recommended that all households keep weapons and ammunition to prevent crime.

Only one person on the seven-member City Council wanted to pursue the proposal.

"This would ... make a statement to the rest of the community and criminals in this area," said Councilman Henry Statkowski. "If you want to break into a home in Cherry Tree, you might not like the consequences."

Oh well...

Posted by Jeff Soyer at December 7, 2006 06:55 AM

Comments

How in hell can you have an ordinance that "recommends" something? I wish that the IRS would "recommend" that I pay taxes. The Cherry Tree residents can do what we all do. Choose to protect our own butts or be victims. Jack.

Posted by: Jack Lorenz at December 7, 2006 08:42 AM

Here's the thing Jack, if enough cities, towns, villages, etc. pass and/or recommend such, we may end up being considered "politically correct".

Just think how nice it would be for the politically correct to also be the morally correct and logically correct stance with the full support of those that don't think but like to be in on the PC party crap.

Wouldn't that just be the berries?

Posted by: straightarrow at December 7, 2006 12:53 PM

Right you are,Straightarrow. Jack.

Posted by: Jack Lorenz at December 7, 2006 01:36 PM

"Gun-control advocates have said such measures risk putting guns into the hands of criminals and increase gun violence."

uhhhh?

The mere existence of guns risks criminals GETTING their hands on guns. Nobody PUTS them there.

Posted by: Tom at December 7, 2006 09:17 PM

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December 07, 2006

Cherry Tree Votes "No" to Criminal Control

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