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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 09:09 AM
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City Looks To Crack Down on Gun Seeking Car Burglars
http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-city-looks-to-crack-down-on-gun-seeking-car-burglars-20110628,0,6695911.story

The city is set to impose tough new regulations on parking lots following a series of car break-ins at nine different parking lots Friday night in which at least one handgun was stolen. Starting in August, every parking lot in the city will be required to have a parking lot attendant that stays at the lot until the parking lot is empty. Right now, attendants usually only stay until money is collected and the lot fills.

"That's what happened Friday night," said Mayor Francis Slay. "There were no attendants at these parking lots to notify police that something suspicious is going on. So we're issuing new rules about parking lots that requires attendants to be on duty until the event or events end and everyone is safely back in their car."

Giving added impetus to the regulations was a break-in at one parking lot where numerous cars were ransacked, but nothing was taken, except a handgun.

"A lot of times when you see a spree like this in a parking lot, they're looking for guns," said St. Louis Police Captain Mike Caruso, commander of the city's Ninth Police District. "When you see multiple cars targeted, quite often they're searching for firearms, and in this case, they found one."

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but...but...but... The GOP/NRA wants more guns in more cars in more parking lots

to deter Teh Urban Thugs and protect Teh Freedom

nevermind

yup


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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 09:15 AM
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1. "We want to put out fires with more logs!!!"
lol
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eqfan592 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 09:18 AM
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2. No, what's really funny...
...is that neither of you seem to get exactly what group wishes to force concealed carry permit holders to leave their guns in their car in the first place by placing restrictions on where they can and cant carry, in spite of all the evidence available showing that such permit holders are significantly less likely to commit a crime than the general population.

You and the Brady Campaign create a situation that makes this problem worse, then blame it on the permit holders. THAT is what is really funny.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 09:24 AM
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 07:21 PM
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9. You can get my posts deleted, but you'll never change the truth
you make things worse, not better and your agenda to allow people to carry anywhere, is reckless, and irresponsible. Now go tattle tail on me.
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friendly_iconoclast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 10:18 PM
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13. Vermont has had uncontrolled concealed carry for over 200 years. Try again....
I guess that GOP/NRA junta that we all 'know' runs the Green Mountain State has suppressed all knowledge of the vicious gang wars

in Bennington and the mass murders on the ski slopes....
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Straw Man Donating Member (986 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 09:44 PM
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15. You take yourself WAY too seriously.
You don't have a monopoly on the truth, and there's no reason you shouldn't have to conform to the same code of conduct as everyone else in this forum. Quit whining.
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eqfan592 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 11:06 PM
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16. I didn't report you...
...because honestly, your angry, spittle ridden rants do more to help my cause than hurt it. Your version of "the truth" is so out of whack with reality that it's not even funny.
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SteveW Donating Member (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-01-11 04:41 PM
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18. If you are really hunting fascists, you better have a gun, bud...
Or maybe it's all for show.
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 09:19 AM
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3. I wondered if this might happen
With more "gun rights" advocates pushing legislation for looser restrictions (including conceal and carry) and more businesses, public institutions, and government buildings putting up that "no guns allowed" decal, I wondered if we would see more thefts of guns from cars since the drivers/owners would have to leave them inside to go into the "no guns allowed" buildings.
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ileus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 09:38 AM
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5. Parking lots kill people...
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ileus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 09:41 AM
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6.  These firearms should be on their owners...not locked in cars because of scared people.
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 11:19 AM
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7. Well, you didn't want people to bring them into bars, churches, or Starbucks.
So....?
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Glassunion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:38 PM
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8. Or Chuck E' Cheezessesseses
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 10:08 PM
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12. Well, those can be worse than bars
Ask the police how bad it can get when the parents go to fight for their kids tokens after a few too many rounds of wine from a spigot.
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hack89 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 08:21 PM
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10. Looks like an argument for CCW - don't have to leave it in the car. nt
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tortoise1956 Donating Member (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 08:40 PM
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11. Once again you read too much into the story...
Your entire surmise is based on one gun being stolen out of 62 cars. And how do we know that the gun was the only item stolen?

Information from another source:


Police Capt. Michael Caruso said Saturday that the weekend break-ins appeared to be the work of two separate groups of two to three thieves each. They have descriptions of the suspects' cars — a black Ford Fusion and silver Dodge Intrepid — but so far no arrests have been made.

The break-ins occurred overnight Friday night into Saturday.

Caruso said one group tended to smash windows and grab anything in sight. The second group used a screwdriver to punch under the lock. In some cases, the cars were just vandalized. In most, items ranging from purses to GPS units were stolen.


http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/article_a546ebc4-a261-11e0-bfe1-001a4bcf6878.html

Gee, Jpak, it seems that once again you cherry-picked a sensationalized account. Do I think you'll do it again?

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rl6214 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 01:02 AM
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14. "The GOP/NRA wants more guns"
NO, the people want their guns in their cars. Your idiotic shtick "TEH urban thugs...TEH Freedom" and everything is the fault of "The GOP/NRA" really makes you a laughing stock.
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SteveW Donating Member (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-01-11 04:40 PM
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17. But officer, I can't carry in the building, so I left it here like any law-abiding...
citizen.

Damned if you do...
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