The below was sent to me by a HALC member. He asked me, rhetorically in his comments, if the Harris County DA’s prosecutor/spokeswoman thinks the increase in officer-involved shootings are really caused by law-abiding citizens practicing their Second Amendment rights.
I’d also like to add my own thought.. the first paragraph of the story linked below is very telling:
“The head of a city police union thinks it’s the economy. A community activist blames permissive prosecutors. Prosecutors point to expanded gun rights.” [Read, liberally-slanted mainstream media, "MSM."]
Hmmm…. well, I guess we should outlaw pencil erasers too, since every year approximately 20 people choke to death on erasers on the ends of pencils they’ve stuck in their mouths. And we can’t have anyone doing that any more, can we? ===================================================
In a Houston Chronicle article about officer involved shootings in Harris County, one Donna Hawkins, prosecutor and spokesperson for DA Lykos, is cited:
Hawkins said there are several factors leading to the rise in shootings.
“I don’t want to blame the Legislature, but the laws have become quite a bit more flexible about a person’s ability to carry a weapon,” she said. “If more people have the access and it becomes easier to carry them, there tends to be more shooting and more situations involving police officers.”
[To me, it sounds like] Ms. Hawkins is blaming officer involved shootings on lawfully acting citizens who either have a carry permit or are legally in possession of personal weapons in their vehicles, premises, or domiciles. I recall no recent incidents that fit this scenario.
Is Ms. Hawkins an idiot? Is this Pat Lykos’ position? Please advise if you ask Ms. Hawkins and she answers by commenting on this article here.
