St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones Using Tragedy for Political Gain

by CJ Review News Response

Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/1-dead-10-injured-in-shooting-at-party-in-st-louis-office-building-police/ar-AA1cID7o?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=5468e031a9794a0ca7721750e7b14a21&ei=18

Mayor Jones responds to the tragedy in St. Louis and blames it on “lax gun laws.” She neglects, naturally, the myriad of crime being committed right in front of her. Let us break this incident down:

  1. The shooter is 17. It was illegal for him to have a gun. He did not care. The fact that those 19 and over can carry a concealed firearm is completely irrelevant.
  2. It is illegal to shoot someone in almost every case. The shooter did not care.
  3. It sounds, although not confirmed, that the party where this incident happened was a social media-influenced gathering that involved an office building being burglarized.

Rather than focus on the existing laws of Missouri, Mayor Jones uses the death of a young person to air grievances with laws she does not agree with. Absolutely shameful.