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applegrove

(118,622 posts)
Sat Jul 7, 2018, 11:08 PM Jul 2018

NRA is down, Hogg tweet:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For the first time in almost two decades, the NRA is viewed unfavorably by a majority of Americans. Conversely, 66 percent of voters support stronger gun laws, the highest level ever measured by Quinnipiac<br><br>The young people will win. <a href="https://t.co/7Dhbk3fM2a">https://t.co/7Dhbk3fM2a</a></p>— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) <a href="


?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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NRA is down, Hogg tweet: (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2018 OP
Great news! BigmanPigman Jul 2018 #1
Ditto malaise Jul 2018 #7
HOT DOG!! dicksmc3 Jul 2018 #10
Wonderful brave fighter David Hogg. "The young people will win." Amen! appalachiablue Jul 2018 #2
Brilliant, David Hogg.. Mahalo for all your and the KIDS' Activism Cha Jul 2018 #3
De rien Cha. applegrove Jul 2018 #4
The people will have the last word. nt oasis Jul 2018 #5
But we all worry that too many people will die before sanity rules. erronis Jul 2018 #13
K&R uponit7771 Jul 2018 #6
K&R Scurrilous Jul 2018 #8
Push it down so far that it gets buried in a lead-lined coffin. VOX Jul 2018 #9
I don't want to abolish the NRA... workinclasszero Jul 2018 #11
The Parkland Survivors Summer Tour, *ROAD TO CHANGE* is now appalachiablue Jul 2018 #12
Just look at their faces... ailsagirl Jul 2018 #15
Wonderful, determined & bright young people who've been so impacted appalachiablue Jul 2018 #16
Yes it has. And I spotted Emma's face in the group ailsagirl Jul 2018 #17
Emma is amazing, all of them. What courage! appalachiablue Jul 2018 #18
+1000000 ailsagirl Jul 2018 #20
Fantastic!!! ailsagirl Jul 2018 #14
Kick oasis Jul 2018 #19
If any Americans are in Nobel Peace Prize contention it should be the Parkland kids. argyl Jul 2018 #21
Don't be surprised if the NRA recovers .... Shoonra Jul 2018 #22

dicksmc3

(262 posts)
10. HOT DOG!!
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 01:42 PM
Jul 2018

Now these kids need to keep up the momentum and remember to vote in November!! Every vote against a Republicon is a VICTORY against the NRA!!

appalachiablue

(41,130 posts)
2. Wonderful brave fighter David Hogg. "The young people will win." Amen!
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 12:15 AM
Jul 2018

The Hill: "They've lost the American public. For the first time in almost two decades, the NRA is viewed unfavorably by a majority of Americans. Conversely, 66 percent of voters support stronger gun laws, the highest level ever measured by Quinnipiac. They've lost state lawmakers. Since Parkland, 16 states have passed meaningful gun safety legislation - and half of them are governed by Republicans. Consider Florida, a former NRA stronghold that was once known as the "Gunshine State."

After the Parkland shooting, state lawmakers in Tallahassee bucked the gun lobby and passed a comprehensive package of gun safety laws, including raising the age to buy firearms to 21 and imposing a three-day waiting period to buy long guns. "They've lost corporate support. Companies like Bank of Omaha, Delta, and Hertz have cut ties with the NRA because they don't want to be tarnished by such a toxic brand. At the same time, Dick's Sporting Goods, Citigroup and others are leading the charge to create a more responsible gun marketplace...more..

The Hill, "The NRA Looks To The Supreme Court for Salvation," July 7, 2018
http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/395914-the-nra-looks-to-the-supreme-court-for-salvation?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Cha

(297,154 posts)
3. Brilliant, David Hogg.. Mahalo for all your and the KIDS' Activism
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 12:20 AM
Jul 2018

after your Horrendous Tragedy



Mahalo, apple!

erronis

(15,241 posts)
13. But we all worry that too many people will die before sanity rules.
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 04:30 PM
Jul 2018

Which means getting all NRA/russian congresspeople out of office, and preferably behind bars.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
9. Push it down so far that it gets buried in a lead-lined coffin.
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 08:01 AM
Jul 2018

At the bottom of the Marianas Trench.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
11. I don't want to abolish the NRA...
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 01:47 PM
Jul 2018

I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.

appalachiablue

(41,130 posts)
12. The Parkland Survivors Summer Tour, *ROAD TO CHANGE* is now
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 03:00 PM
Jul 2018

travelling to many US cities to promote gun issue awareness and register young people to vote for the November Mid-Term Elections.

"The March For Our Lives Movement is Hitting the Road This Summer to Register Young People to Vote Ahead of the November Mid-Term Elections," NPR, June 16, 2018.
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/16/620486174/parkland-survivors-launch-tour-to-register-young-voters-and-get-them-out-in-nove

"Three months ago the students from South Florida established themselves as a potent force in the gun debate with the March For Our Lives rally. This summer they're hitting the road with a new mission: turn the wave of young activism they helped spark into an energized voting bloc for the November mid-term elections"...More, with *CITY TOUR DATES:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210841200



- The March For Our Lives movement is hitting the road this summer to register young people to vote ahead of the November mid-term elections.

MARCH FOR OUR LIVES/*TOUR CITIES & DATES* RSVP:
https://marchforourlives.com/tour/

ailsagirl

(22,896 posts)
15. Just look at their faces...
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 04:43 PM
Jul 2018

and compare them to the hate-riddled faces of dumpsters. What a startling contrast

Good for them!!!

appalachiablue

(41,130 posts)
16. Wonderful, determined & bright young people who've been so impacted
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 04:50 PM
Jul 2018

by that tragedy it's motivating them to bring change, thank heaven.



Shoonra

(521 posts)
22. Don't be surprised if the NRA recovers ....
Sun Jul 8, 2018, 08:55 PM
Jul 2018

The NRA has managed to survive plenty of setbacks in its career, especially setbacks since the JFK assassination, but it falls back on its money and the cushion is more than effective.

Don't be surprised if it bounces back as influential as ever by the 2020 election - or maybe sooner.

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