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[sport the war]

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The mayor of Minneapolis wants to reduce gun violence in the city and he’s taking a new approach.

During Wednesday’s city council meeting Mayor R.T. Rybak said he’s going to closely examine where the city purchases its guns and ammunition.

“We buy a lot of guns and ammunition, we should really question whether the companies that we are buying from are going to Washington and are working with us or fighting against us,” he said.



Rybak To Talk With City Suppliers Of Guns And Ammo



Rybak says he wants to begin a constructive dialogue with companies they buy from and see if they would like to be partners with the city in reducing gun violence in the community.

“We believe that’s’ a value they should share,” the mayor said.



Since 2008, Minneapolis has spent $593,000 on ammunition and $193,000 on guns. The handguns primarily purchased are Smith and Wesson M&P. The shotguns purchased are Remington 870s.

If Minneapolis Police officers purchase their own guns, they receive a stipend of around $800 a year.

Ammunition is where most of the money is spent, and it’s purchased from two local companies: Streicher’s Police Equipment in Plymouth and Federal Cartridge Company in Anoka.

“We do restrict our sales to only approved personnel, such as law enforcement, military or public safety personnel,” said a Striecher’s employee and wanted to remain anonymous.

Rybak is not the only mayor taking this approach on gun safety. He says 60 other Democrat mayors across the county are doing the same.

“We’ve been asked by the people of Minneapolis to make this a safer city,” Rybak said. “I don’t believe the city of Minneapolis would like their dollars to be sent to companies that are fighting with us on that.”

Minneapolis Deputy Chief Travis Glampe says that at this point he’s eager to hear what the companies are going to say.

“We’ve been dealing with these companies for a long time,” Glampe said.

WCCO Radio also placed a phone call to Federal Cartridge in Anoka. They have yet to return the call.

[Fernanernie]

God I hope that at both those companies that there is never a stray gun or bullet that decides that it is going to go off on its own.

GUNS KILL!

[sport the war]

Nothing like making an open bribe to obey or pay.

[Outrun]

Jesus. Fucking witch hunt.

Without natural selection and an exploding population, you get poverty. Poverty = crime.

When you get a shitload of people that lose their jobs because the economy tanks, people feel they have less to live for. I do not remember so many shootings when the economy was doing well.

You cannot prevent people from doing this. Violence will always occur. Always has, always will. It's a fucking tragedy. But jesus christ. These retarded guns restrictions do not work. Look at D.C., Chicago and California. Not to mention liberal states like NY and Massachusetts. I cannot believe that politicians are so blind to this. Never want to admit they're wrong and continue to push their ideology upon the people that put them in their position in the first place.

[KickAssFlash]

Jesus. Fucking witch hunt.

Without natural selection and an exploding population, you get poverty. Poverty = crime.

When you get a shitload of people that lose their jobs because the economy tanks, people feel they have less to live for. I do not remember so many shootings when the economy was doing well.

You cannot prevent people from doing this. Violence will always occur. Always has, always will. It's a fucking tragedy. But jesus christ. These retarded guns restrictions do not work. Look at D.C., Chicago and California. Not to mention liberal states like NY and Massachusetts. I cannot believe that politicians are so blind to this. Never want to admit they're wrong and continue to push their ideology upon the people that put them in their position in the first place.

You have no idea how far liberal politicians and judges have managed to shove their heads up their own assess with gun restrictions. This is a quote from Justice Stevens' dissent in McDonald v. City of Chicago: "I would not foreclose the possibility that a particular plaintiff - say, and elderly widow who lives in a dangerous neighborhood and does not have the strength to operate a long gun - may have a cognizable liberty interest in possessing a handgun. But I cannot accept [the broader submission that there is a fundamental liberty interest in owning a handgun]." So, a "long gun" is fine, but a handgun is not - unless you're an elderly widow who can't operate a "long gun." Or how about Justice Breyer's dissent from the same case: "[t]he private self-defense right does not significantly seek to protect individuals who might otherwise suffer unfair or inhuman treatment at the hands of a majority." As long as you're Chuck Norris, you'll be fine - because only your fists will be fine to fend off the majority.

[bluchev]

What a fucking moron.