{"id":152841,"date":"2021-10-13T16:58:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T20:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=152841"},"modified":"2021-10-13T16:58:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:17:05","slug":"st-paul-police-chief-on-spike-in-shootings-crack-down-on-felons-w-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/st-paul-police-chief-on-spike-in-shootings-crack-down-on-felons-w-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"St Paul Police Chief on Spike in Shootings: Crack Down on Felons w\/ Guns!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wake of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/one-killed-14-wounded-in-shooting-inside-st-paul-bar-early-sunday\/600105334\/?refresh=true\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"st-paul-police-chief-on-spike-in-shootings-crack-down-on-felons-w-guns\" title=\"St Paul Police Chief on Spike in Shootings: Crack Down on Felons w\/ Guns!\">mass shooting in St. Paul <\/a>over the weekend that left one person dead and 14 others injured, the city\u2019s chief of police is asking social activists, prosecutors, and judges to get tough on criminals. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saint Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kare11.com\/article\/news\/crime\/saint-paul-chief-calls-on-judges-to-hold-felons-with-guns-accountable\/89-833a06d5-95ac-469d-9714-a145641c587d\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"st-paul-police-chief-on-spike-in-shootings-crack-down-on-felons-w-guns\" title=\"St Paul Police Chief on Spike in Shootings: Crack Down on Felons w\/ Guns!\">KARE 11<\/a> that the revolving door for violent offenders needs to be shut down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re suffering from a bit of judicial apathy.&nbsp; And that needs to change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We need to be more accountable to the victims and future victims than we are to the needs of somebody who decides and chooses to continue to carry a gun, who shouldn&#8217;t be,&#8221; Axtell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with prosecutors who are using kid gloves and judges who are seemingly indifferent when it comes time to hand down sentences, Chief Axtell indicated that nonprofits, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/mnfreedomfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"st-paul-police-chief-on-spike-in-shootings-crack-down-on-felons-w-guns\" title=\"St Paul Police Chief on Spike in Shootings: Crack Down on Felons w\/ Guns!\">Minnesota Freedom Fund<\/a> which provides bail to lawbreakers, need to be more discerning on whom they chose to help.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/smith-wessons-ousted-ceo-ed-shultz-i-dont-regret-gun-control-deal-with-bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"st-paul-police-chief-on-spike-in-shootings-crack-down-on-felons-w-guns\" title=\"St Paul Police Chief on Spike in Shootings: Crack Down on Felons w\/ Guns!\">Smith &amp; Wesson\u2019s Ousted CEO Ed Shultz: \u2018I Don\u2019t Regret\u2019 Gun Control Deal with Bill Clinton<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the reality is that not every perp brought before a judge is a victim of what the woke crowd calls \u201csocial injustice\u201d or \u201csystemic racism\u201d or &#8220;police brutality&#8221; or \u201cthe patriarchy.\u201d\u00a0 Many of those arrested are indeed bad eggs that need to be locked up for a long time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Axtell made clear that he supports second chances for those who\u2019ve been rehabilitated and have demonstrated that they\u2019re on the right path.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for those who continue to offend, specifically convicted felons who continue to keep and bear arms in clear violation of the law, it\u2019s time to crack down. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working directly with the community to root out the bad elements is one way to reduce crime.\u00a0 Another is to ensure that police aren\u2019t defunded. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Axtell explained, \u201cTo prevent the next crime. 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