This is one of the reasons that people dislike politics so much. This story focuses only on one aspect of the problem, gun storage. However, there is no mention of the fact that the man who killed Kate was in the country illegally and had been deported 5 times ( Web Link ).

Democrats and Republicans have chosen to turn a blind eye to the immigration issue because as long as the system's broken, both parties can count on exploiting those who come illegally as cheap labor and new voters.

It is not believable that in this day and age, a system cannot be designed that processes people who want to live and/or work in the US within 2-4 weeks, and that we can't have a secure border. When I went to Universal Studios in Hollywood 3 years ago, I had to give a fingerprint id to get into the park! Some City Councils are considering the use of license plate trackers to monitor everyone going into and out of their cities.

Instead of people arguing about how many people are coming into the country, the real argument should be "Why aren't our leaders fixing the system so that people don't feel that they can't come here legally, and so we know who is coming in?"

Fixing the problem would mean an end to the massive exploitation of people from the south and the east and how many people truly want that? Many people I talk to seem to think they are only good for washing dishes or working in restaurants. I happen to think they can do anything, once the system is fixed.


Jim Neal
Old Mountain View

Once again, Jim, you try and deflect, deflect, deflect.

You obviously do NOT want people to know that losses of firearms by law enforcement agencies is a serious issue.

extras.mercurynews.com/policeguns/
Web Link

Jim isn't deflecting anything, he legitimizes that firearms are ONE aspect but he's brought up additional extremely relevant issues. It seems to me that YOU'RE the one who is deflecting.

"Jim isn't deflecting anything, he legitimizes that firearms are ONE aspect but he's brought up additional extremely relevant issues."

Uhhhhhhhh...no.


"It seems to me that YOU'RE the one who is deflecting."

Uhhhhh...no.

But thanks for playing.

Wow.. can't stay on target for a second anymore.

The article is about safely storing a gun when you're not carrying or using it.

Sadly I doubt this will change anything. One thing cops are terrible at is holding each other accountable.

Just to be crystal clear on this point, I myself have frequently spoken out about the fact that many gun laws are useless because criminals by definition do not obey the law. They steal guns from people who do obey the law, steal them from police officers and gun stores, and also bring them illegally across the border. I have also stated publicly that law enforcement personnel should be just as responsible for securing and accounting for their weapons as anyone else.

That being said, it still does not change the fact that this story blatantly ignores one of the biggest factual elements; that Kate was killed by someone who was here illegally and who, despite having a criminal record, was able to cross the border at will. Had that not been the case, he would not have had the opportunity to steal the gun and would not have been in San Francisco to kill Kate.

Having weak enforcement for the purpose of exploiting people of color, simultaneously endangers everyone regardless of immigration status, and is not acceptable!


Jim Neal
Old Mountain View