It's no secret that Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure, Jr. and DA John Morganelli are close friends. So it's no surprise that McClure, who is serving his first term as Northampton County Executive, has endorsed Morganelli for Congress. and r to that served 10 years on Northampton County Council. McClure is a life long Democrat and has been active in numerous Democratic campaigns the last 20 years.On Sunday, McClure issued a statement noting that, as a DA, "John is the only candidate who has sat with families who have lost loved ones to gun violence, and the only candidate who has waged a decades long fight to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, domestic abusers, children and the mentally ill."
Morganelli's efforts to curb gun violence go back to 1999, when he asked the state legislature to enact The Parent's Responsible Gun Ownership Act. This law would require firearm owners who have children and mentally ill people residing with them to secure their firearms."
More recently , Morganelli has released a common sense plan to reduce gun violence that includes a ban on the sale of assault-style rifles to the general public as well as background checks on the sale of all firearms. He has testified before state house committees on school violence issues.
Morganelli is particularly pleased by McClure's support because of his popularity with both senior citizens in Northampton County and younger Democrats. McClure is a lifelong Democrat who served on NorCo Council for 10 years and has been active in numerous Democratic campaigns.
In addition to McClure's endorsement, Morganelli has the support of State Senator Lisa Boscola and Bethlehem Mayor Bob Donchez.
Donchez and Morganelli are childhood friends who grew up on Bethlehem's south side. They both got their start in politics under Congressman Fred B Rooney, running errands and delivering flyers long before the days of cell phones and Facebook.
John is now poised to succeed his former mentor.
J.M. wants to hop on the ban “Assault Rifles”
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Might as well vote for the R’s.
Not buying that pile of fear mongering bull.
John should know better.
Dumb and dumber.
ReplyDeleteHow about we get the mental health issue of the students in the schools addressed. This nonsense of student Marches is just that when the shooter is thier own classmate. I'd worry about the student and not what he is armed himself with
ReplyDeleteI support common sense gun control. Yes, that would include expanded background checks. It might include a law that would permit authorities to take guns away from a person who is mentally troubled. And it includes a ban on assault-style rifles, which are featured prominently in mass shootings.
ReplyDeleteRiley Yates worked John over pretty good this weekend on not offering ARD to an illegal alien. That should make him popular with the progressive left. They chimed in an called the guy an immigrant, as if he was here legally. Probably a day late and dollar short to give him primary problems. Anti-illegal will help him tremendously in the general.
ReplyDeleteJohn has never hidden his stance on immigration. I have disagreed with him for years on this issue, but support him because there are so many areas on which we do agree. I was unaware that there was a constitutional right to ARD. The challenge strikes me as frivolous.
ReplyDeleteTwo scumbags. Fascinating how they support each other.
ReplyDelete"And it includes a ban on assault-style rifles, which are featured prominently in mass shootings. "
ReplyDeleteA 2004 final report titled “An Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994-2003” concluded the success of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which included a ban on assault weapons, in reducing crimes committed with banned guns was “mixed.” Gun crimes involving assault weapons declined. However, that decline was “offset throughout at least the late 1990s by steady or rising use of other guns equipped with [large-capacity magazines].” Ultimately, the research concluded that it was “premature to make definitive assessments of the ban’s impact on gun crime,” largely because the law’s grandfathering of millions of pre-ban assault weapons and large-capacity magazines “ensured that the effects of the law would occur only gradually” and were “still unfolding” when the ban expired in 2004. Assault-style rifles may indeed be featured prominently, however, statistically, they are not the weapon of choice in mass shootings or violent crime. Information source included the following link. https://www.factcheck.org/2013/02/did-the-1994-assault-weapons-ban-work/
Who's in the photo?
ReplyDeleteSecond amendment's purpose was to allow (a RIGHT) citizens to bear arms to defend against tyrannical government. Since the government has superior weaponry to put down a just rebellion, then citizens should at least have the firepower to resist. Handguns, long guns, shotguns won't do it. Having military style assault weapons in the hands of law abiding citizens, who may form a militia resistance in the event of a dictatorship or military take over is not a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteYea try that against a tank and missiles
DeleteYea, lets have fun like in Syria. You guys are just nuts!
ReplyDeleteJeff, I agree that a ban in assault-style rifles will have only a limited impact. The problem is not solved that easily.
ReplyDeleteAll this bullshit, this endorsement is a joke.
ReplyDeletehttps://wildforcongress.com/endorsements
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