Time to take guns away from Oakland's youth.
3-year-old Carlos Fernando Nava died as the result of a stray bullet fired from the gun of one Oakland Gang Member to another. The flood of news about this tragedy just plain ruined my Wednesday. Oakland murders are not something this blogger likes to mention, but this was the exception. We really have to take guns out of the Oakland equation.
What I could not stop thinking about was that 10-year-old boy of about four years ago (from memory), who was also hit by a "stray" bullet near 51st and Pleasant Valley, miles and Worlds away from East Oakland, but still in Oakland.
How many Oaklanders young and old, must this happen to before we actually do something to stop this? Who's next? Me? You? Who's next?
Oakland must take action. And I hope those who were against Oakland's Gang Injunction Program re-think their position after this incident.
We have to take Guns off Oakland's streets and out of the hand's of Oakland's youth.
Stay tuned.
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