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Old January 21, 2009, 06:49 AM   #1
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Obama strategy on guns

Well, here is the Urban Policy from Obama's whitehouse.

You might note his concern about police brutality and giving ex-cons jobs. Best way to get a job, according to Obama? Commit a felony...:barf:

If you own a gun, please be a member of the NRA.


http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/urban_policy/

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Crime and Law Enforcement

* Support Local Law Enforcement: President Obama and Vice President Biden are committed to fully funding the COPS program to put 50,000 police officers on the street and help address police brutality and accountability issues in local communities. Obama and Biden also support efforts to encourage young people to enter the law enforcement profession, so that our local police departments are not understaffed because of a dearth of qualified applicants.
* Reduce Crime Recidivism by Providing Ex-Offender Supports: America is facing an incarceration and post-incarceration crisis in urban communities. Obama and Biden will create a prison-to-work incentive program, modeled on the successful Welfare-to-Work Partnership, and work to reform correctional systems to break down barriers for ex-offenders to find employment.
* End the Dangerous Cycle of Youth Violence: Obama and Biden support innovative local programs, like the CeaseFire program in Chicago, which implement a community-based strategy to prevent youth violence and have been proven effective.
* Address Gun Violence in Cities: Obama and Biden would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade. Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals. They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof. They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent.
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Old January 21, 2009, 08:19 AM   #2
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Per the forum description, we don't do politics at TFL anymore.

Only civil rights, which this isn't, and law, which this isn't.

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