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It's nice to know that the people we've elected to represent us are willing to do whatever they can to earn as much money as they can not representing our interests. When the vast majority of American citizens are ignored by their Representatives in favor of the interest of a large corporation it might be time to consider a change. But then again Voters are notorious for their lack of memory so lets see if they remember when Election time gets here.It's nice to know that the people we've elected to represent us are willing... more
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I have been a member of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) for 40 years, and it sickens me to see the the National Rifle Association (NRA) say mental illness is the cause of so much gun violence in America.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The NRA want to put the blame on mental illness for the growing gun violence in America, but in reality mentally ill people constitute less than one percent of all the violent gun crimes in America.
The NRA knows the mentally ill in the United States do not benefit from telethons or fund-raising drives like Cancer, Heart Disease, Muscular Dytrophy, Diabetes and scores of other illnesses that are funded by telethons and fund-raising drives.
To say the shootings at Columbine, Aurora, Sandy Hook and drive-by shooting are carried out by mentally ill people is patently false, absurd and an insult to every family in America that have a member of their family struggling with Scizophrenia, Bi-polar illness or chronic depression.
Mentally ill peope don't have the money to buy guns and ammunition, and even if they did their illness would prevent them from buying a firearm.
The NRA is totally disingenuous in trying to suggest stricter checks on the mentally ill would be a step in the right direction in preventing gun violence.
The media is also as bad as the NRA by going along with the ridiculous notion that tighter control of the mentally ill will cutdown on gun violence.
I would suggest before anyone buys into the scapegoating by the NRA they read this website by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill:
http://www.nami.org/I have been a member of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) for 40... more
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Watching the Congressional 'hearing' over proposed gun safety regulations peppered with vague and hypothetical examples, I hankered to hear a few missing but critical testimonies.
Let's hear from the supposed woman who successfully avoided a gang rape by responding to such a threat with an assault rifle. Let’s hear about the man who would not be able to legally buy a gun under tightened background checks but really deserves to have one. Maybe we could hear from his girlfriend too to see what she thinks. And what about teachers? How do they feel more guns in schools will change their learning environments?...
http://veracitystew.com/?p=48549Watching the Congressional 'hearing' over proposed gun safety regulations... more
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You, yes YOU,Wayne LaPierre!!!! So you swaggered on up to our Capital and ALLOWED yourself to be questioned. Not only do I think you have delusions of grandeur, I think you have no sense of shame or basic empathy for your fellow human beings.You, yes YOU,Wayne LaPierre!!!! So you swaggered on up to our Capital and ALLOWED... more
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Maya Angelou? Jon Bon Jovi? The St. Louis Rams? Hallmark? Inigo Freakin’ Montoya?
[sigh] I guess the most disappointing thing about this list, though, is that I’m not on it. Time for a belated New Year’s resolution.
In the meantime, not a bad collection of people and organizations to support, huh?Maya Angelou? Jon Bon Jovi? The St. Louis Rams? Hallmark? Inigo Freakin’... more
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The U.S. defense budget has more than doubled since 2001, with a large part of that due to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the CBO, from fiscal year 2000-2009, defense spending grew 9% annually. Over that same period of time, the DoD baseline budget has grown from $297 billion to $534 billion, an 81% increase.
In the 1990s, the United States embarked on an ambitious program of downsizing and privatizing the military. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Jr. both embraced outsourcing as a way to downsize the military and Congress adopted measures that fueled privatization.
The privatization of the military was cemented on September 10, 2001, when Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced an
“all-out campaign to shift [the] Pentagon’s resources from bureaucracy to the battlefield, from tail to the tooth”.
I recently wrote an article focusing on the privatization and incredible waste attributed to military housing. I wanted to look at the military housing authorizations at the beginning of the program in 1996, but I never reached the housing section of the budget, because on page 331, the following caught my attention:
Title XVI— Corporations for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety or “Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety Act’’.
Read more........The U.S. defense budget has more than doubled since 2001, with a large part of that... more
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You’ll recall the first ground rule for the press conference was established by NRA President David Keene before he introduced LaPierre: The NRA was going to ignore reporters’ questions until Monday. The words “until Monday” are key.
Public relations professionals, press agents and political spokespersons try to avoid announcing bad news until late afternoon Fridays. They hope the bad news will be less apt to get attention or generate discussion over the weekend. They hope by Monday, the story will be running out of legs because the weekend has defused it.
After a week of silence, LaPierre and the NRA knew they had to say something before gun control advocates took ownership of the discussion about preventing another Sandy Hook slaughter. No matter when the NRA brass crawled out of their spider hole, they were going to have to face the blinding media light.
Obviously, the “quiet until late Friday” trick was doomed. The delay in answering questions until Monday, though, is a deliberate move. Monday is Christmas Eve. Tuesday is Christmas. LaPierre and Keene hope the weekend and the holidays will give them time to regroup and mitigate the damage from LaPierre’s ranting.You’ll recall the first ground rule for the press conference was established by... more
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Treating One Cause Does Not Negate Addressing the Other: By the logic of the NRA and gun lobby, mental illness is the wild card of mass shootings and no legislation will prevent it.
All of these individuals had either been in the mental healthcare system or exhibited behavior that was consistent with a deteriorating mental state. Some of the weapons were purchased legally, others were acquired illegally. But in all cases, these twisted individuals had unfettered access to assault weapons and sizable amounts of ammunition -- items manufactured for war -- and visited unspeakable horror and carnage on innocent individuals.
http://veracitystew.com/?p=46738Treating One Cause Does Not Negate Addressing the Other: By the logic of the NRA and... more
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We do not apologize for the strong language or sentiment expressed in this article.
Veracity Stew has had a long-running policy to not politicize a national tragedy. We typically wait for the facts and report the story as news in an attempt not to sensationalize the pain and loss to make an argument for stricter gun control laws. But our hearts are broken. Enough is enough. The horrific shooting in Connecticut has caused us to reexamine our policy, and in this case, we think it’s time to remove the barriers and speak frankly.
http://veracitystew.com/?p=46695We do not apologize for the strong language or sentiment expressed in this article.... more
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Enter Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of over seven hundred mayors from around the country who have joined forces to end gun violence and demand our politicians do something – anything – to combat this growing tide of death. Their first video features survivors from the Tucson shooting that nearly claimed the life of Gabby Giffords last year.
http://veracitystew.com/?p=40761Enter Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of over seven hundred mayors from... more
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Just three days after the now-infamous shooting during a midnight showing of the newest Batman film in an Aurora, Colorado theater that left twelve dead and many more injured, the NRA sent around a fundraising letter filled with paranoid delusions about the supposed future eradication of the Second Amendment, should President Obama get a second term in office.
http://veracitystew.com/?p=40620Just three days after the now-infamous shooting during a midnight showing of the... more
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NOTHING TO DO WITH GUNS...
Why is the NRA threatening lawmakers over the DISCLOSE Act, which would prevent foreign controlled companies from contributing money to influence our domestic elections, prevent independent expenditures for government contractors, and require disclosure of donors, among other things?
When it comes to figuring out the actions and motivations of the extreme Right, all you have to do is follow the money...
http://veracitystew.com/?p=39027NOTHING TO DO WITH GUNS...
Why is the NRA threatening lawmakers over the DISCLOSE... more
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The man who shot Martin, George Zimmerman, said he acted in self-defense. Police haven't charged him and legal experts say Florida's "stand your ground" law may shield Zimmerman from prosecution.
The National Rifle Association worked with ALEC to spread similar laws that are on the books in at least 25 states.The man who shot Martin, George Zimmerman, said he acted in self-defense. Police... more
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