I would like your help today. If you have something you hope I will be able to convey to representatives in congress, please post a comment. I will bring along a print out with your comments to leave with every representative that I see. Feel free to write your feelings about the rise in gun violence & how it has impacted you, your children & your community. You are all experts on how the news about Newtown, Aurora & other gun violence have impacted on you. If you are a parent, how did you feel when you sent your children to school on the bus after the Newtown tragedy? Are you worried about their safety? Do you want teachers to carry guns? Have your children asked you questions that you are struggling to answer? If you are a retired teacher in Indiana, Wyoming or anywhere in the United States who found yourself crying all weekend after Newtown, write about it. If you are a therapist & have been speaking with your clients about their fears & concerns, please write about what your clients are feeling. Your voice, feelings & experiences are important.
I will be joining mothers (& fathers) from across the nation for a day long event followed by a press conference with Senators Barbara Boxer & Diane Feinstein as two of the slated speakers. I will share my thoughts & impressions here as soon as possible, so check back often. (I may add additional posts or change the line up of posts, so this might be a good time to follow or set up an RSS feed of the blog.)
Please post whatever messages you would like to have me bring to the hill!
Im just a mom. That probably doesnt count for much among the halls of power in DC. But it sure as hell defines my life - and it is the fuel that charges me with every action I take, every call, every rally, every effort I make to get some gunsense in this country. I have a 4yo - and with each day since Newtown my anger has grown. I am also the wife of a fine man, who happens to be a NON NRA gunowner. They dont speak for him - or for me. They didnt speak for my Dad, who joyfully ripped up his member card in the early 80s once their psychotic break became obvious. I want them out of my Congress, and out of my Constitution. In fact, I demand it now. They have turned this country inside out and upside down with a singleness of purpose that would be admirable - were it not so malevolent. Profiteering off of blood, for decades. In case they're not hearing us, I'll say it louder: They are done. America is DONE with them. 75 million gun owners have rejected them, it's time Congress did too, or they can hit the unemployment line, and I don't care what party they're affiliated with. I've always voted, no matter what. Going forward I will vote will single intention - better gun regulation. I want my country back.
ReplyDeleteThanks +Coco Mars for your powerful comment, I will copy & share with whomever I meet on Wednesday!
DeleteI know violence with guns is a hot ticket and getting worse, but limiting access to guns by responsible law-abiding citizens is wrong. There is NO check or law that will eliminate senseless violence. There is no gun, knife, choking device, etc. that has ever injured or killed someone without being used by someone. It doesn't matter what "weapon" someone finds/uses, it is the person that is the problem, not the device.
ReplyDeleteThere are many symptoms contributing to this problem, but having too many or the wrong types of guns is not the problem.
Dear Anonymous,
DeleteI do not think that law abiding citizens have anything to worry about when it comes to gun sense. You are right that not all senseless violence can be eliminated, but we must try to find sensible ways to stop gun traffickers & the proliferation of semi-automatic weapons that can do far more harm than knives within seconds & stop law enforcement officers from doing their job to protect our children & citizens. I will share your post as well, since the conversation is what must happen to find more sensible ways to stop the violence. Thanks for sharing.
I know power with guns could be a hot price tag and obtaining worse, however limiting access to guns by accountable law-abiding voters is wrong. there's NO check or law which will eliminate senseless violence. there's no gun, knife, choking device, etc. that has ever scraped or killed somebody while not getting used by somebody. It does not matter what "weapon" somebody finds/uses, it's the person who is that the drawback, not the device.
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Dear Henry,
ReplyDeleteNo one wants to limit access to guns for law abiding citizens. Assault weapons however, are not for sport, they are for war & they kill faster than other forms of weapons. They do not belong in our schools, movie theaters or in our society. In reality, more children & family members are killed by the weapons they keep at home in crimes of passion, accidents or by kids who don't know how to hadle a gun & pick one up when it has not been properly locked up, than by intruders. We must do something to curb the violence in our community. #Gunsense is something that the majority of gun owners & non-gun owners want.
Barbara
Mrs. Lavi, as a Veteran I think the your trying to remove the access to weapons is against what the Constitution stands for. As to what Henry Jordan had said is 100% correct it is not the device that causes death and destruction it is the person behind said weapon. One point here Assault weapons are already against the law
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous Veteran,
DeleteI am not opposed to law abiding citizens having guns, that is their right. Universal background checks will help keep guns out of the hands of people who want to use them just for death & destruction. Semi-automatic assault weapons with high capacity munitions are being sold & have no place in schools, theaters or on our streets. Banning them will help reduce the possibility of mass killings like Sandy Hook & Aurora. Life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness, also guaranteed by the constitution, were not protected in these attacks. Eight innocent children a day are killed by guns in our country. Common sense regulations will help protect children from accidents & from those who intend to do harm. I would like to see insurance policies for all guns, just like car insurance or life insurance. Barbara