Reply #94: Funny, I notice Rendell is good at condemning those shooting at Philly cops

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But not so good at condemning those cops when they shoot unarmed civilians (which happens quite frquently in Philly). I also find it interesting that he wants to create another tier of citizenship by imposing stiffer penalties if shoot at a cop than if you shoot at Joe Blow.

And last, but not least, Rendell has failed to explain how reforming PA's gun laws to allow an exemption for Philly would make Philadelphia's residents any safer. Such laws have done little good in Baltimore or D.C. who have crime rates comparable to Philly. The only thing such a reform would result in is making law-abiding citizens choose between being defenseless against the thugs plaguing Philly's streets or criminalized for arming themselves in self-defense. Out of all the murders in Philly over the years, I'd be curious to know how many were committed by those carrying legally.

Oh, one more thing...Rendell's on his last term...so I don't know how "brave" this statement is.