"Hope you don't get shot!"

So Philadelphia has some controversial, new gun control laws.  They are separate from the laws of the Pennsylvania because the city has a much higher murder rate than the rest of the commonwealth. 

Although it's clear that stricter gun control is necessary, the NRA is naturally pissed off.  They're suing the city, insisting Pennsylvania municipalities aren't allowed to create their own laws.  According to the Associated Press, lawyer C. Scott Shields, says "The city has no basis to pass any of these gun control ordinances and they know it."  ("And they know it"?  In the true spirit of the NRA, this guy argues like a five-year-old who's been grounded by his parents.)  The NRA, worrying only about money, apparently doesn't think it's basis enough that Philly's got a murder rate of about one-per-day. 

It is appalling that there are organizations who make a good deal of their money by knowingly putting guns into the hands of murderers.  Even more appalling is that they don't care.  They fight any and all attempts to reduce crime and save lives by making it harder for criminals to get guns.  Most appalling of all:  As a result of the lawsuit, Common Pleas Judge Jane Cutler Greenspan has blocked Philadelphia from enforcing the new laws.

And get a load of this:  In the news article, she's quoted as saying (partially under her breath), "Hopefully, nobody will be shot with a gun purchased [during the time she's stopping enforcement of the new law]."  Cute.  Instead of hoping no one will get shot--even though you know it's going to happen--how about not siding with the freakin NRA?  Blocking the new law from going into effect was ridiculous.