St. Paul mayoral candidates decry increase in homicides, offer variety of solutions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : The centers, Guerin said, could provide intervention services such as social service providers, links to anti-drug counseling and job opportunities.
48% : "As mayor, I'm going to give law enforcement everything they need to prevent this.
47% : Rather than focusing on tightening state or national gun laws, most of the city's mayoral candidates have called instead for expanding the ranks of the St. Paul Police Department and throwing more manpower at known flashpoints for crime.
42% : Instead of rolling out more staffing and funding for cops, gun control advocates have clamored for new laws, or greater enforcement of existing laws, aimed at getting illegally-obtained guns off the streets, such as cracking down on retailers that fail to properly track their gun sales.

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