Posted on 03/28/2013 7:54:52 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
AUSTIN -- It is the debate that has dominated politics, local and national, for months: Gun control.
After the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut the debate on gun control became heated.
Thursday afternoon, Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell and Police Chief Art Acevedo made it clear where they stand.
"We're here to support the president and vice president in urging Congress to pass comprehensive and enforceable background check legislation," said Mayor Leffingwell.
"It will ensure that we have one way of doing it, in all 50 states," added Police Chief Acevedo. "Unfortunately, no matter how tough gun laws are in one city, in one state, all people have to do is go to the internet, go to another city in another state to purchase firearms they're not entitled to." ....
Acevedo says 6.6 million firearms were sold nationally without checks last year.
"It does not add up. You cannot argue against universal background checks with a straight face and tell me that you are in favor of public safety," said Acevedo.
But their call for action was not met without opposition. Michael Cargill owns Central Texas Gun Works. He says his store runs background checks but tighter gun control isn't the answer. ....
Leffingwell, who is a veteran, and Acevedo say they support gun ownership and that they just want to protect the Second Amendment by keeping guns only in the hands of law-abiding citizens.
"You either stand for the love and peace of the people in our nation, or you stand with criminals," Acevedo said.
Arguments that will now have to be heard on Capitol Hill.
(Excerpt) Read more at khou.com ...
That is Austin ... not the rest and the major it of TX.
On the thugs and criminals, right?
Austin is IN Texas but it is not PART of Texas.
Cancer begins with one cell. Then it spreads.
The purpose of the Constitution was/is to protect us from people in government like this police chief.
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Austin is an epicenter of liberal infection in Texas. It will spread with the help of illegal aliens. Expect Texas to become a blue state by 2016. Cheap labor and the love of illegals and mexican culture will be their downfall. They made their choice, now they have to live with it.
Austin is the liberal center of the universe in Texas.
The purpose of the Constitution was/is to protect us from people in government like this police chief.
The Constitution is a lot like a court-issued restraining order: a useless piece of paper unless it's actually enforced.
This would be the same Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell who tries his best to be Bloomberg.
Some months ago he was trying to act smart and propose regulations on how many buttons your remote control could have. No kidding.
Austin aka the Berkley of Texas. /a Texan
Who cares what these two people think? Who cares about opinion pea? My rights are no revokable because of others thoughts,
Golly...A Democrat supporting gun control?
Aren’t Police Chief political appointments?
Around here they are, anyway.
We live about 55 miles outside of Travis County and that’s still way too close. I avoid as much as possible any monetary transaction when we have to travel thru that area.
We have no option but to watch the local newscasts from Austin and it’s totally unreal what we hear/see on our TV on a regular basis.
That infection seems to be growing and too often those brain-dead folks head out into our country.
We live on the edge.....
There has been rampant speculation by the media folks in Austin that Art Acevedo is very interested in succeeding Ray Kelly’s job at NYPD.
You can't tell me you have more than a room temperature IQ, Chief.
Criminals almost never buy guns legally.
Austin and San Antonio....relentlessly dragging Texas to the left. It will only get worse as more Kaliforniaks move in.
“Police Chief Art Acevedo”
Incredible that they have an Illegal as a police chief there. What are they thinking?
Been hearing this over and over again on local news and it's driving me nuts.
This a$$ole hasn't got a clue how many weapons I bought or sold last year in private sales, much less the entire country.
They pull some number out of the air and repeat it over and over again... and not one "reporter" has the sense or stones to ask the question, "How do you know that?"
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