Mar 25 2008
Asheville Fails to Curb Gun Violence
Police have made moves since then to curb shootings, including holding a gun buyback and designating two officers to investigate gangs, which police have said are behind the increase.Investigators suspect juveniles fired the shots in Hillcrest, though they had not said whether gangs were involved.
“Possessing and using a gun to settle disputes or develop a reputation has become the cultural norm for many young people,” Asheville police Capt. Tim Splain said.
There is a very simple way to resolve all of this. Get rid of the welfare state. None of these problems existed before Johnson’s “Great Society.” Inner city neighborhoods were places where decent people could live and raise a family. Now they are flooded with welfare recipients engaging in drugs and violence.
The welfare state has resulted in a breakdown of the family, most heavily among black Americans. The government has replaced the role of the father and these kids grow up unruly, uneducated, and uncontrollable. Study after study has shown that kids who grow up in single parent households are more susceptible to getting into trouble and being a burden on society.
This is the answer that legislative liberals don’t want to hear so the problem will never be solved.
