Wear orange Thursday to show support for curbing gun violence

[SecularMotion]

I'll speak out in support of measures to address the epidemic of gun violence, because I think it's the right thing to do. By adding my voice to the chorus saying it's time to adopt common-sense measures like a ban on assault weapons and requiring universal background checks, I hope to make a difference.

I want people to understand the national debate about gun control is a political one. A majority of Congress resists legislation that would address gun violence because of political efforts by gun-rights advocates like the National Rifle Association of America.

The NRA is very successful at lobbying and politicking. We should be having a conversation about limiting armed violence while protecting the constitutional rights of sportsmen who want to pass along cherished family legacies, and property owners who want to guard themselves against intruders.

Instead, the national narrative on gun control plays on fears that the government wants to take away everyone's weapons and constitutionally protected rights.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-gun-violence-st-0601-20160531-story.html

[NV Whino]

1. Okay, I have to ask

Other than highway workers and inmates, who in their right mind has anything orange to wear?

[hack89]

2. Baltimore Orioles fans? Syracuse fans perhaps? nt

[NV Whino]

4. Good point.

[Brickbat]

5. Hunters.

[ileus]

7. Syracuse fans???

[appal_jack]

11. I will avoid my Stihl and Kubota ball caps that day

The only orange clothing I own is related to the orange tools I favor.

-app

[S_B_Jackson]

15. Houston Astros or Houston Dynamo fans...

University of Tennessee fans/alumni; University of Texas fans/alumni.

Of course, most of those named probably think that the reasoning put forward in the O.P. is nonsensical posturing and concern-trolling.

[NV Whino]

16. Soooo, this seems limited mostly to sports fans.

[DonP]

17. ... that and deer hunters who have a lot of orange in their wardrobe.

[beergood]

23. home depot employees

hell their motto is live the orange life

[NV Whino]

33. I lump Home Depot employees under sorts fans since they never seem to work.

[beergood]

34. lol

ouch that one stung a little.

[sanatanadharma]

32. Lots of new black in the world,

There are those who trust their God enough to need not be armed, fearful and defensive
Lahks* of orange robed gather regularly at the Yamuna, Saraswati and Ganges Rivers' gatherings

*LAHK--- Look it up!

[beergood]

36. good on them

we need more people like that in this world.

unfortunately there are people in this world that prey on the innocent, young, sick/frail, and elderly. i believe in no gods, nor took any vows of peace. i believe in using appropriate force to defend myself and my loved ones.

[Puha Ekapi]

3. Spamsalot...

...from Bansalot sure has been busy over here. Must not be anyone over there to read his posts.

[DonP]

18. Makes me wonder if the new management there banned SecMo?

Probably changed the locks on him while he was out playing here?

The new guy running it is funny though. Froths at the mouth a lot and yells insults at everybody, even people that agree with him.

That's what got him invited to leave that group and DU a while back.

[Duckhunter935]

19. LOL, nt

[beergood]

24. im curious

who is Nadiya Savchenko?

[Duckhunter935]

28. A Ukrainian pilot

She was captured in East Ukraine and kidnapped and imprisoned in Russia. She just was released in a prisoner swap.

[beergood]

29. thanks

[ileus]

6. I do wear orange when hunting if required.

The majority of Congress are told to resist by the majority of voters.


The 2A isn't about hunting, and with Conceal Carry being popular it's pretty evident that Americans like the idea of being able to defend themselves instead of rolling over and waiting for a bullet in the head.

[beergood]

22. "The majority of Congress are told to resist by the majority of voters."

my apologies but what do you mean?

"The 2A isn't about hunting, and with Conceal Carry being popular it's pretty evident that Americans like the idea of being able to defend themselves instead of rolling over and waiting for a bullet in the head."

agree

[ileus]

25. It's always the NRA makes them xxxxxx...

When in reality it's the voters that congress is skeert of, not the NRA.

[beergood]

27. ok

that makes sense

[DonP]

8. Gee, I don't have a "Certified Concealed Carry Instructor" Shirt in organge?

But I'll be sure to smile and wave at anyone wearing orange that I see tomorrow.

[catnhatnh]

9. I was going to ask

"When I buy the orange T shirt, should I get a normal length to tuck in and open carry, or a longer one to wear outside my pants and do the concealed thing?".

[DonP]

12. Pick up a nice Crossbreed IWB and you can do either

Spreads the weight out nicely and your orange shirt tucks right in.

Makes a 1911 carry like a compact 9mm.

[krispos42]

10. My friend who has multiple sclerosis appreciated your efforts to raise awareness of the disease

[Straw Man]

13. Anybody who thinks a ban on "assault weapons" ...

... is a "common-sense measure" is ideologically blind to reality.

It's been said here dozens of times, but it bears repeating: All rifles, of which "assault weapons" are a subset, are responsible for fewer deaths per year than "hands, fists, and feet." If all of them were to disappear tomorrow, there would be no discernible difference in the murder rate.

[scscholar]

26. The rate might not change for the world, but it will for that one victim...

and everyone that cares about them. It's like taking care of a stray animal. You can't help all of the animals in the world, but you can be the world to that one animal.

[Straw Man]

35. The "if it saves one life" defense?

That's the one that would also dispense with alcohol, cars, swimming pools, cell phones, and every prescription painkiller on the planet.

Nope. Sorry.

[TeddyR]

38. Yep

You want to save LOTS of lives? Ban alcohol immediately. Almost 90,000 people die each year from alcohol-related causes, or about 3 times as many as die from murders and suicides involving guns.

[Duckhunter935]

39. There you go again

with the NRA talking points

[shadowrider]

14. Lemme think about it. Ok, I've thought about it.

No.

[Eleanors38]

20. He came. He thunk. He nodded off.

[sarisataka]

21. I am curious

Why this never made it to gcra.

You would think an activist group would want to promote National Gun Violence Awareness Day. I would have expected them talking about how they were wearing orange, spreading the word about how to prevent gun violence, going to rallies etc.

Perhaps it was meant to be posted but the hosts could not get it approved by the zampolit.

[DonP]

37. Probaby because orange T-Shirts cost real money, ... their own

Now if Bloomberg was handing them out for free, I bet they'd be all over it.

But their track record for using their own money to support their "beliefs" is pretty dismal.

And I'm pretty sure he isn't allowed to post there anymore, not radical or angry enough.

[Duckhunter935]

40. Lol, I see bill is back

That place is sooooo busy

[pablo_marmol]

30. No thanks. But I'll wear my Liberal Gun Club T-shirt. How's that?

Or my "Nobody Needs an AR-15" T.

("Nobody Needs an AR-15./Nobody Needs a Whiny Little Bitch Either -- Yet Here You Are.&quot

[DonP]

31. Day is about over now

Ran errands all day.

Stopped at three different malls (yuck!!) and was in downtown Chicago for a birthday lunch and ... aside from a glass of OJ this morning and the vest on a cop directing traffic, never saw a lick of orange clothing.

Another "yuuuuuge" win for gun control.

[Duckhunter935]

41. About par for the course