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If Not Now, When?!

15 Thursday Feb 2018

Posted by Mary Curtis in "State of the Nation", another school shooting, assault weapons, Congress, Gun Control, gun violence

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Once again, our country mourns the loss of innocent American lives because of gunfire in places that are supposed to be safe.  And once again, we are hearing the same B.S. from the people we elect.

I’m not talking about just one side or political party.  BOTH parties are guilty of B.S. AFTER another senseless tragedy.  The only difference this time is the speed at which the politicians came out to defend their positions.

One side scolds us that “this is not the time” and that “we need more facts” before we can assess what happened.  What happened?!  17 innocent lives have been taken by a weapon of war that should never have been available to civilians in the first place!  That’s what happened!

The other side patronizes us by assuring us to elect them the majority next election and, we’ll see, they’ll fix things and make our streets safe again.  Like we have the time to wait until next November!  We don’t!

This was the 18th school shooting this year!

That’s right, 18 shootings at our schools in just 6 six weeks.  That’s 3 shooting per week!

We can’t wait another 9 months!

Military assault rifles are weapons of war, designed to efficiently kill lots of people quickly.  They are not sports rifles nor are they for hunting.  The ammunition for assault rifles are different from other guns, they rip apart flesh and organs, that is what they are designed to do.

The United States had an assault weapons ban for 10 years.  Although results are mixed for its effectiveness, it might be a start to at least try a moratorium on new sales of these weapons and see if it makes a difference.

Access to weapons is also vital.  Not everyone can legally operate a vehicle.  And we have to re-register our vehicles and renew our driver’s licenses.  When we renew our licenses, our record is reviewed for safety purposes.

Why can’t we do the same thing with gun registration?

This young man yesterday got these weapons and the ammunition for them somehow.  And everyone who knew of him said he had problems, as well as his record showed him to be a threat.

How did this young man, who had not completed high school, get such an expensive weapon and all the expensive ammunition and multiple magazines?  Was he enabled by someone else?

We need answers, not political posturing.

And we need immediate solutions to assure us that our kids are safe when they enter school.

My children our grown and on their own now but, as a parent, I know how terrifying it feels, even for a few minutes, when you don’t know if your children are safe when something has happened.  I cannot begin to imagine how it must feel for these parents who were told their child would not be coming home.  My heart cries for them.  I thank God and feel blessed that I never got that call.  But as a parent, I don’t want anymore parents to have to suffer this.  I don’t want to see the terrified faces of our American children who don’t want to go back to school again after having to step over the dead bodies of their classmates.

I hope that as Americans, we can throw our political differences aside,  and that our lawmakers will take their public trust seriously and toss away the “blood money” from the NRA and gun lobby, and that we will begin solutions to protect our children.

I hope that this time we will act, not argue, for a solution.  Other countries have done it, why not us?

Read more: Sheriff’s report: Suspect confessed to Florida school attack

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After Dems’ Sit-In, Will GOP Face the Wrath of Voters?

23 Thursday Jun 2016

Posted by Mary Curtis in 2016 elections, End Gun Violence, Gun Control

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The Democrats, lead by civil rights legend Representative John Lewis of Georgia, chanted “no bill no break” during the plus 25 hour sit in on the House floor.

If you were following the live coverage last night online or on MSNBC, you already know that Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the plug in the wee hours and adjourned the House until July 5.  The Democrats, however, stayed as they promised, continuing the their sit-in to pressure the majority GOP to at least bring a vote on common sense “no fly no buy” gun legislation.

Thursday afternoon, the Dems, lead by civil rights legend Representative John Lewis of Georgia, officially ended their plus 25 hour sit-in vowing to continue on July 5 when the House comes back into session.

The optics couldn’t be better for the Dems.  More than 9 out of every 10 Americans (92% according to recent surveys) support background checks for everyone buying a gun, no loopholes.  These numbers include avid gun enthusiasts and NRA members as well.

Now that members return home to their districts, will the GOP face the wrath of their constituents voters?  On top of the fact that the majority of Americans want guns kept out of the hands of terrorists, Ryan and House GOP leadship seem deaf to the needs and safety of the average American.  In an attempt to take back control of the House floor, Ryan and GOP House leadership brought legislation during the sit-in, favored by Wall Street investment bankers, that would, if it passed, allow investment brokers to take advantage of their clients by not having to be honest with them, ending the fiduciary requirement; the bill failed.

Since the entire House is up for reelection in November, including Ryan, voters have it in their power to hold the GOP accountable to them, rather than to the NRA and Wall Street!

Read more here:  Democrats end sit-on on House floor while promising to continue to press for gun votes – The Washington Post

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Time To Ban Assault Rifles

13 Monday Jun 2016

Posted by Mary Curtis in 2016 elections, food, Gun Control

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It is time that we get the military assault rifles and high-capacity ammo magazines off the streets. These assault rifles are not for sport; they have only one purpose – to kill human beings. They are weapons of war and should not be available to the public. People cannot claim 2nd Amendment rights to own a cannon or machine gun. So, these weapons of war should not be protected by the 2nd Amendment either. All candidates up for election should answer the question of whether they would be in favor of banning assault rifles.

Zero Tolerance For Silence

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Any country which has made the conscious decision to defend its guns over its own children has gone mad. If you can’t get some sensible gun laws passed when they’re carrying out the bodies of slaughtered children, you’re not going to get it when they’re carrying out the bodies of slaughtered gays and lesbians.

But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t bother to TRY.    I’m  damn tired of maniacs using the Second Amendment to shield them from scrutiny and give them the means to get assault weapons and other tools to commit mass murder.  IF we allow what happened at the Pulse nightclub to go by with nothing more than prayers and hand-wringing, we are going to see another maniac try to beat Omar Mateen’s body count.

What we do is taking it to Congress and we can start by calling and writing our U.S. Senators and demanding they answer this…

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