On NPR’s Thursday broadcast of “All Things Considered,” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas (D) wondered how a city, a state, and perhaps even a city, could be completely safe without metal detectors. Stated. A country where we know people are walking around freely with AR-15s, modified handguns with switches, all kinds of problems, or frankly, just old classic revolvers? ” and “If we know we can act with impunity, we are far from being as completely safe as we idealize ourselves to think.”
asked co-host Juana Summers. [relevant exchange begins around 4:30] “Kansas City is a city that loves to celebrate. And I heard that your city is planning a big St. Patrick’s Day parade next month. At this time, I’m not sure about this or what needs to be done. Do you have a different idea about public celebrations, considering the kinds of precautions that might be in place? You noted that there were over 800 police officers on the streets, but something like this still happened. It was.”
Lucas replied: “I think this is probably the most difficult part for people who go to the parade with their children, their loved ones, their friends, because we’re starting to realize the challenge of all the things we can do to keep ourselves together. From” safe. We can and will hire more officers. There’s a camera and everything else. But when you’re in public, it’s difficult to fully protect yourself. If we don’t have metal detectors coming in, if we don’t have parades, frankly, how can we be completely safe in our cities, our states, and maybe our nation? We know that people are walking around freely in this country with their AR-15s, modified handguns with switches, and all kinds of problems. Or, frankly, just an old classic revolver? If you know you can do something with impunity, you’re not as completely safe as I would ideally like to be. ”
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