The gun control debate reaches Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A local teen killed by gun violence has prompted his family to join the national debate over gun control reform.

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freshspirit - 2/6/2013 8:55 AM
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You should have to have a safety/morality course and a special license to own a gun.

freshspirit - 2/6/2013 8:54 AM
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This is not about the second amendment as everyone thinks. Military style weapons do not belong in the hands of the public. Assault weapons=public shootings. Its a simple formula and it needs to stop.

Waltsg - 2/4/2013 5:45 PM
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It's amazing that the DUI rate is heading up there with the gun murder rate http://zautos.com/dui-fast-facts/ We just can't seem to stop people

Waltsg - 2/4/2013 5:44 PM
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It's amazing that the DUI rate is heading up there with the gun murder rate http://zautos.com/dui-fast-facts/ We just can't seem to stop people

Waltsg - 2/4/2013 5:40 PM
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This worked by the way. Cut the murder rate by 60% Project Exile, a pilot program first implemented in Richmond, Virginia, which prosecuted serious local gun crimes committed by felons under federal law, putting repeat offenders in federal prisons far away from their communities. This get-tough approach,which inspired President Bush's national initiative Project Safe Neighborhoods, ended up cutting the "gun carry" rate in half and reducing the murder rate in Richmond by more than 60%. The five-year mandatory sentence for committing a crime with an illegal gun changed criminal behavior. Similar initiatives have been implemented in cities throughout the country, but the coordination has been spotty and the Obama administration has failed to follow through on the model or add innovations to it.

Waltsg - 2/4/2013 5:39 PM
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I want gun control 10 year for a prior felon caught with a gun
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