PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Editorial: ….Trained at Temple Law, [Kathleen] Kane would focus enforcement efforts against predators who target children online, and ramp up other abuse and fraud investigations – as well as conduct a full investigation into why the Sandusky prosecution took so many years.
But it’s on combating urban violence where Kane stands out: She would move decisively to close the so-called Florida loophole on gun permits, push for an antitrafficking law on reporting lost or stolen weapons, and generally bring a welcome activism to stemming illegal guns.
[David] Freed, with National Rifle Association backing, doesn’t favor additional laws that “impinge on the rights of gun owners.” He might not be the best standard-bearer, either, to push back against NRA threats to trim funding for the state’s critically important Gun Violence Task Force… (more)
