DA Seth Williams Sips Jack Daniels At CeaseFire Fundraiser

[Devrbd]

http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/...s-at-ladder-15

D.A. Seth Williams drinks Jack Daniels.

I know, right? Awesome.

Seriously though, your D.A. hung out at Ladder 15 last night for CeaseFire PA’s young professionals happy hour. He spoke to the crowd for about 10 minutes after being introduced by CeaseFire PA Exceutive Director Joe Grace and President Phil Goldsmith.

Okay, we’ll back up. This is the point of CeaseFire PA, according to its website:

CeaseFire PA is devoted to protecting your community from gun violence.

As the largest organization working to reduce gun violence, injury and death in Pennsylvania, CeaseFire PA seeks enactment of sensible gun regulations and public policies through grassroots activism, to elect public officials who favor the prevention of gun violence and to increase public awareness about ways to prevent themselves and their loved ones from becoming victims of gun violence.

CeaseFire PA Goals:

• Reduction of illegal handgun trafficking by requiring gun owners to report lost and stolen firearms, and by limiting most handgun buyers to no more than one handgun purchase per month.
• Closure of the gun show loophole at the federal level.
• Public access to federal crime gun tracing data.
• Effective product safety standards for firearms.
• The eradication of needless gun violence.

The main goal of the night, reiterated throughout the fundraiser (tickets were a $35 donation for which you got cheese, vegetables, crackers and awesome pretzels with dip; Councilman Bill Green liked them) was the idea of passing statewide legislation which made it a crime to not report your lost or stolen gun, which is the case in Philadelphia.

“Eighty-five percent of homicide cases are caused by handguns,” Williams said after opening with a few jokes and “thank you”s all around. He also repeated another shocking stat: Gun violence is the number one killer of black men under the age of 35 in Philadelphia. “We’re killing ourselves,” Williams stated. His 10 minutes were mostly fluff, but good fluff.

Before finishing, he went through a series of his own and the city’s accomplishments and future accomplishments.

Some of those once and future accomplishments:

• Gun Violence Task Force.
• Back on Track.
• Marijuana law liberalization.
• Potential statewide guaranteed sentencing for carrying an unregistered, illegal gun.

Perhaps he was feeling high and mighty – not just because of the Jack, which, as Dave Attell once stated, “should come with bail money!” – because of the New York Times puff piece they wrote about Williams on the 19th. Did anyone else read this thing? Who’s been in charge of the profiles there lately?

[Steve_NEPhila]

Wow... mandatory sentencing for carrying an unregistered gun??? I wonder sometimes if these guys know how to read. Most of these lawmakers are trained barristers. I was always under the impression that law school taught one to read and research the law. There really should be better screening of applicants for literacy...

Jack Daniels is garbage moonshine by the way. It is kind of like showing up at an IPSC match with a Hi Point, or competing in an ICORE event with a Rossi revolver...

[Story]

So if you invite D.A. Seth Williams to a PAFAO event and introduce him to a better class of booze, maybe he'll see the light?

[625]

Jack Daniels is garbage moonshine by the way. It is kind of like showing up at an IPSC match with a Hi Point, or competing in an ICORE event with a Rossi revolver...

UUUUAAAH! Garbage moonshine? I'll agree that a nice single malt scotch is preferable, but that's a bit harsh. You have to agree that it's at least good for cooking, no? If you've never cooked with it, you are missing out.

As for the OP, not really much to say other than it's the same old, tired, BS. Thankfully the last two Supreme Court decisions limit what laws these dopey liberal cities can pass.