NOT a TRAGEDY

[Eliot Rosewater]

whenever you see someone using that word about these PREVENTABLE mass shootings, please correct them...Earthquake, hurricane, fires started from lightning, all are tragedies. They are unpreventable. These mass shootings are 100% preventable.

Language is important.


Also, every state could constitutionally prevent the ownership of any gun OUTSIDE the well regulated militia. We could end guns other than inside locked up militias.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Americans allow and even encourage the shooting of children.

We know gun violence is the leading cause of child death, but we keep encouraging people to buy more guns.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. I like this sign at protest

Let's take a moment to honor the sacrifice of our brave school children who lay down their lives to protect our right to bear arms.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Yes much like ancient people throwing children into volcanoes to appease the gods.

We sacrifice our children to appease the gun rights groups.

[fierywoman]

3. I agree. I could be remembering incorrectly, but it seems I read that Switzerland

(I think EVERY citizen is capable of defending the country) has a "well regulated militia" but they keep their weapons, in each town, in a well locked up place -- that everyone who is capable of defending Switzerland knows where to go and find the weapons, SHOULD IT BE NECESSARY -- but the weapons are locked up for everyone's good.

[SYFROYH]

4. The Heller decision was specifically about this issue.

And the right to have a functional firearm for self-defense in the home (unconnected to the militia) was deemed protected.

But lots of other laws can be passed to reduce gun violence.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. A bullshit decision by a bullshit scalia and rightwingers

well regulated militia

period

end
of
story

[Irish_Dem]

7. Americans by their inaction approve of the violence on some level.

We are like the Germans and the concentration camps.

We know what is happening but don't care.

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. Even though 90% do support some changes.

NRA and GOP say no though.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Americans are no different from Russian soldiers or Germans in WWII.

Americans don't really support any change to the status quo.

They mouth the words to pollsters but in reality they don't care about children being murdered in school.

Russians don't care enough to stop their soldiers from raping and murdering Ukrainian 3 yr olds.

Germans didn't care enough to stop Hitler's murderous rampage through Europe. Or the murder of 6 million Jews.

Americans are no different when it comes to US children and gun violence.

[Eliot Rosewater]

10. YEP

Let's take a moment to honor the sacrifice of our brave school children who lay down their lives to protect our right to bear arms.

[IcyPeas]

11. Sen. Chris Murphy said it today "its a choice" listen to this if you haven't already

Link to tweet

[Eliot Rosewater]

12. Yes, saw that, loved it. "What are WE doing, Chris?"

I wish he would have said it is NOT we, it is THEM, the GOP.

But it was brilliant.