MAY 8, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Congressional candidate Mike Livingston today expressed sadness over the murder of Philadelphia police officer Stephen Liczbinski, but also anger that it could have been prevented. He noted that all three of Sgt. Liczbinski’s assailants had been previously convicted of violent crimes and then released, or transferred to halfway houses, well before their terms had been completed.

“It is understandable that people would call for stricter gun control measures in the aftermath of a crime of this nature,” Livingston explained. “But gun control alone will not solve the problem if violent criminals are permitted, time after time, back on the streets. Our city, and our region, need to take a new look at our law enforcement priorities before blaming Harrisburg, or Washington, for our problems.”

Livingston is the Republican candidate in the Second Congressional District, opposing the incumbent Chaka Fattah.