By Gordon Byrd
Mar 31, 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- The mayor of St. Petersburg urged his residents not to use guns to settle disputes, in response to word that his city has seen 12 murders in 2021, That's only three less than the total for all of 2020.
"Put the guns down," Rick Kriseman said to reporters, while acknowledging that those likely to pick a gun up in anger probably weren't listening anyway. "No problem is worth taking a life." Kriseman said those who won't give up on gun violence need to leave town. "We are a safe city... we are a loving city."