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In reply to the discussion: Strike while the gun is still smoking. Insist on an assault weapons ban. NOW. [View all]etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)I share some of the burden as I had chosen to relatively silent until now.
The NRA and its supporters HAVE THE BLOOD OF INNOCENTS ON THEIR HANDS, those that defend them are complicit.
Those that don't speak out have become complicit, based on their silence.
"The contrast here is not only between the civility of the children and the cruelty of the shooter, but between what was asked of them at this moment and how little the public and elected officials ask of themselves when it comes to doing s...omething about gun violence. ... How do we find ourselves asking kindergarteners to be more courageous in the face of a gunman than politicians are in the face of the gun lobby?"
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2012/12/the-newtown-shooting-kindergarteners-and-courage.html