STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ
RE: Proposal to Lower Fees on Gun Licenses in New York City
“The proposal to lower the cost of a gun license renewal goes against everything we are doing in the Bronx. It is particularly odd that, in a time of fiscal crisis, we would seek to lower the cost of a gun license, especially when we ask City residents to pay more for so many other services—from the rising costs of fees at the Business Integrity Commission to the ever present MTA fare hikes that affect all New Yorkers. Gun violence is a public health issue, and this administration should treat it the same way it treats other public health issues: fighting fiercely for what it believes and offering no quarter to its critics. It should be harder to license a firearm, not easier, and I urge the members of the City Council to strongly reject this bill,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
“The proposal to lower the cost of a gun license renewal goes against everything we are doing in the Bronx. It is particularly odd that, in a time of fiscal crisis, we would seek to lower the cost of a gun license, especially when we ask City residents to pay more for so many other services—from the rising costs of fees at the Business Integrity Commission to the ever present MTA fare hikes that affect all New Yorkers. Gun violence is a public health issue, and this administration should treat it the same way it treats other public health issues: fighting fiercely for what it believes and offering no quarter to its critics. It should be harder to license a firearm, not easier, and I urge the members of the City Council to strongly reject this bill,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
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Question, how many people with a gun license shot someone else in NYC in the past year? 5 years? 10 years? Compare that to the number of people who did not have a license.
This man is a complete idiot. His statement absolutly no sense except to those bleeding hearts who would like to see a completly disarmed populace held victim to both the criminal element and liberal propoganda.
Diaz seems to be batting 1.000 on the liberal agenda, but too bad he is 100% wrong on most issues, including respecting civil liberties.
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