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As the U.S. Senate is poised to vote on two commonsense gun reforms, which are supported by over 80 percent of Republican and Democratic voters in recent polls, Pennsylvania legislators want to stop them in their tracks.
Rep. Tom Quigley...
by fortyhays
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on Sat Jun 18, 2016 at 06:29 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee:
Politico reports that it's not just Republicans blocking a vote on banning assault weapons. Nancy Pelosi is also standing in the way of House progressives who want to push...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jun 17, 2016 at 04:15 PM PDT
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The tragedy in Orlando last week has once again provoked the debate over access to assault weapons and the ease with which such destructive arms are attained by sick people with intent to do harm. It's a fairly one-sided debate since the majority of...
by News Corpse
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on Fri Jun 17, 2016 at 03:36 PM PDT
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No Senator, the words that come out of your mouth are nonsense:
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Thursday dismissed the "nonsense" calls from Democratic lawmakers to enact gun control legislation following the deadly mass shooting in Orlando, Florida....
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jun 17, 2016 at 11:38 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D. CT):
About halfway through my filibuster on Wednesday night, I looked up into the gallery of the Senate and saw one of my young sons. It was getting late, so the first thing I...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Fri Jun 17, 2016 at 11:26 AM PDT
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Any way you cut it, Florida Governor Rick Scott is a truly terrible person. He even looks the part and while that is a superficial thing to say … look at him! He did a short interview with CNN’s Carol Costello where she asked him something about guns...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Jun 17, 2016 at 11:11 AM PDT
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In some of the biggest American mass shootings, an AR-15 or similar rifle was used.
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In the Sandy Hook shooting, 20 kindergarten children and 6 staff members were murdered with an AR-15. Last year in San Bernardino, an AR-15 was used...
by Leslie Salzillo
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on Fri Jun 17, 2016 at 01:18 PM PDT
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Tobacco is not addictive and it is not a carcinogen! That is what the tobacco companies said. Guns do not kill people, people kill people. That is what the arms manufacturers say. But if guns do not kill people why do people who want to kill people buy...
by Steve McKeand
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on Fri Jun 17, 2016 at 09:37 AM PDT
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In Heller, Justice Scalia said:
Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose: For example, concealed...
by John Rudden
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on Fri Jun 17, 2016 at 09:12 AM PDT
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I got a phone call this morning from the National Machine Gun Association, otherwise known as the NRA. The message told me it is CRITICAL that I call my U;S Senators (Washington, DC phone numbers given) and urge them to oppose ANY firearms restriction...
by AZMP
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on Thu Jun 16, 2016 at 07:03 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Governor Maggie Hassan’s (D. NH) U.S. Senate campaign:
This week, Senators Chris Murphy, Elizabeth Warren, and dozens of others took to the Senate floor to make a bold stand for common sense gun safety...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 16, 2016 at 05:56 PM PDT
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Dear Wayne:
I have a few really excellent questions to get off my chest. First, weren’t you the guy on Wayne’s World back in the day? What happened—you used to be so carefree and happy? I thought you had such potential as a young man. Damn. You...
by dedwords
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on Thu Jun 16, 2016 at 05:05 PM PDT
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I shot a rifle once at camp when I was 10—the speed and power of the bullet flying to the target totally scared me, to be remembered by the massive bruise I had on my shoulder from the gun bucking. 1961
When my father was teaching me how to...
by Kati L
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on Fri Jun 17, 2016 at 12:07 PM PDT
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I am not going to be politically correct but I am tired of this..
After this shooting in Orlando we see the divide in America, since 9/11 there have been hundred of shooting and a total of 3 are by Muslims yet that's all republicans and...
by streicher187
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on Thu Jun 16, 2016 at 02:34 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Josh Shapiro’s (D. PA) Attorney General campaign:
This video, right here, explains why I'm proud to be working to send Josh Shapiro to Harrisburg to fight for all Pennsylvanians as our next Attorney General.
Josh...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 16, 2016 at 01:12 PM PDT
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FL-Sen: Murphy (D) Pressures GOP On Background Checks, Closing Loopholes And Banning Assault Weapons Received this e-mail today from Rep. Patrick Murphy’s (D. FL) U.S. Senate campaign:
I’ve had enough. How much longer will Americans have to wait for Congress to act? How many more mass shootings must happen before Congress puts partisan politics...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 16, 2016 at 12:25 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s (D. IL) U.S. Senate campaign:
In the last 24 hours, more than 30 Senators spoke on the Senate floor, holding a filibuster to demand votes on gun safety legislation.
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by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 16, 2016 at 09:13 AM PDT
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The Orlando nightclub shooting was a national tragedy that we should all mourn. But, at the risk of offending many, this senseless incident of violence was not really about rights. It was not about the right of LBGT persons, nor was it about the...
by Charles Ray
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on Thu Jun 16, 2016 at 05:26 AM PDT
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Let me start by saying the research was not mine but was pulled from various articles read here or there, various NPR shows etc from the last year or so. I was encouraged to post based on comments I made to another diary on The West Wing: The West Wing...
by Illaraphaniel
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on Thu Jun 16, 2016 at 06:20 AM PDT
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Read this
“There is too much gun crime in the USA, and high-powered weaponry is too easy to get," he said. "That's the fact. So let's deal with it. We all have the right to bear arms, but we don't have the right to buy and maintain mortars. Even if...
by ontheleftcoast
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on Thu Jun 16, 2016 at 12:12 AM PDT
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