Jersey City mayor wants to 'shape the dialogue' on gun control

[SecularMotion]

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop thinks the city's new push for more data from gun companies that supply weapons to the police department will help "shape the dialogue" nationwide on gun safety, according to today's Wall Street Journal.

The city initiative, which Fulop devised last year, seeks information from the gun manufacturers such as how they dispose of old weapons and whether they make assault weapons available for sale to civilians. Gun-rights groups have protested, calling the plan political.

Fulop, who advocates for stricter gun-control measures, told the Wall Street Journal the city can change the firearms industry.

"It shows municipalities and police departments have the ability to shape the dialogue," he said.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/05/jersey_city_mayor_wants_to_shape_the_dialogue_on_gun_control.html

[billh58]

1. The right-wing

gun lobby, and its supporters and apologists, are already crying "infringement" because their gun manufacturer idols are being asked to state their positions on corporate responsibility as a requirement to do business with Jersey City.

If, as the right-wing believes, corporations are "people," why is it not allowable to inquire about their character and social responsibilities before doing business with them?

I applaud Mayor Steve Fulop for his stance against the right-wing gun lobby and its manufacturer sponsors who consider profits before social responsibility. As more and more civic-minded politicians stand up to the NRA and its repulsive right-wing supporters, the battle against the obscene proliferation of guns will continue to gain momentum and recognition.

Do your part today to help win the fight against the neoconservative Second Amendment extremists, and those who believe that guns are the basis for ALL American civil liberties. Support a gun control organization of your choice, and ensure that our children will be free from daily gun violence in our homes, streets, and schools.