Another gun incident in Redwood City. On the evening of November 15, a man was shot dead by police in this city after he allegedly threatened to use three children as a shield and shoot a woman with whom he was traveling in a vehicle on El Camino Real.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Gun ownership, supported and promoted by some members of the Republican Party, as well as businessmen allied to them, is a very lethal American epidemic that is spreading rapidly in Redwood City, East Palo Alto and other cities in San Mateo County.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
It is urgent to put a stop to the purchase and sale of firearms in the United States. We in Redwood City, and surrounding cities, need to speak up even louder to demand a strong rejection of firearms.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The shadowy firearms industry in the United States is valued at $19.5 billion, according to the consulting firm IBIS World.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
That is why it is an epidemic that is difficult to eradicate, because there are politicians who place more value on money and power than on life itself.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
But what is more valuable than the lives of our children, our loved ones, our neighbors, our entire community? Nothing, which is why we must firmly reject the possession of weapons in our cities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
We don't want any more shootings, we don't want any more deaths, we don't want to live in fear, we don't want the gun industry to continue to put its disgusting tentacles into our communities.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n