Kalamazoo County Declines to Join Event Marking Gun Deaths

[CitizensHaveRights]

http://wmuk.org/post/county-declines-join-event-marking-gun-deaths


The Kalamazoo County Commission has rejected a proposal to recognize a “gun violence awareness” day in June. The board was down two commissioners Tuesday when it took the vote. Five of the nine present did support the resolution. But the Board’s rules require six votes for a measure to pass.

The proposal called for “responsible gun ownership” and keeping guns “out of the wrong hands” while avoiding policy specifics.

Commissioner Kevin Wordelman introduced the resolution. He says he was moved by February’s mass shooting in Kalamazoo.

“I was really angry and I really wanted to do something about it. Legally as a commissioner there’s very little we can do about it..."

[gryphon]

Gun violence awareness day.  Yeah, that's really doing something about gun violence.  Like the rich people eating red beans and rice for one meal to help the poor.

[CitizensHaveRights]

Other board members found fault with the resolution’s statistics on gun deaths, said the term “gun violence” demonizes firearms and said guns were being unfairly singled out from other weapons.

A similar resolution proposed on Monday at the City of Kalamazoo was approved.

Was Wordelman trying to get the County Commissioners to sign on to the demanding mommies' June 2 event?

http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/showthread.php?133028-Bloomberg-Group-Planning-Stealth-Grand-Rapids-Event!