“America is killing itself, as the Republican Party looks the other way”

[archives]

“America is killing itself and the Republican Party is looking the other way, ideologically complicit in one tragedy after another. Decades of brainwashing have meant that its elected representatives no longer need even the iron grip of the main gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, to oppose the slightest legislation that would provide a framework for this particularly lucrative market. The defense of the Second Amendment right to bear arms, understood in its most absolutist sense, has become a quasi-sacred duty that now escapes any questioning. The families of victims must be content with the prayers of elected officials, who are not stingy with them.”

“More and more guns: This is the only Republican credo. Americans bought nearly 20 million guns in 2021, the second-largest amount in American history. They also had more than 20,000 gun deaths, not counting suicides, which are even more numerous, and 693 shootings resulted in four or more injuries. Republicans are clearly unable to establish a causal link between the two phenomena.”

“The dictatorship of the minority had already wielded its power after the Sandy Hook massacre when the Senate wanted to pass background checks for gun buyers, a common sense measure supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. Elected officials representing 118 million of their fellow citizens were able to defeat those nominated by 194 million. There is every reason to believe that the same would be true today in this country trapped in this madness.”

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/ar...984629_23.html

[PoliTalker]

It is time for the American people to stop electing Republicans and stop letting the NRA control government.

btw, the NRA is supported by Russia.

Russia supports American slaughters. Russia supports Republicans.

[BidenPresident]

“America is killing itself and the Republican Party is looking the other way, ideologically complicit in one tragedy after another. Decades of brainwashing have meant that its elected representatives no longer need even the iron grip of the main gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, to oppose the slightest legislation that would provide a framework for this particularly lucrative market. The defense of the Second Amendment right to bear arms, understood in its most absolutist sense, has become a quasi-sacred duty that now escapes any questioning. The families of victims must be content with the prayers of elected officials, who are not stingy with them.”

“More and more guns: This is the only Republican credo. Americans bought nearly 20 million guns in 2021, the second-largest amount in American history. They also had more than 20,000 gun deaths, not counting suicides, which are even more numerous, and 693 shootings resulted in four or more injuries. Republicans are clearly unable to establish a causal link between the two phenomena.”

“The dictatorship of the minority had already wielded its power after the Sandy Hook massacre when the Senate wanted to pass background checks for gun buyers, a common sense measure supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. Elected officials representing 118 million of their fellow citizens were able to defeat those nominated by 194 million. There is every reason to believe that the same would be true today in this country trapped in this madness.”

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/ar...984629_23.html

We are a violent nation

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We are a violent nation

Always have been, but massacring kids in schools has never been the norm

[BidenPresident]

Always have been, but massacring kids in schools has never been the norm

Reap what you sow.

[Guno צְבִי]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted in 2015 that he was 'embarrassed' that Texas was No. 2 in gun purchases and told Texans to 'pick up the pace'

"I'm EMBARRASSED: Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases, behind CALIFORNIA. Let's pick up the pace Texans," Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted in October 2015, with a link to a blog article about Texas ordering 1 million guns that year.


https://www.businessinsider.com/greg...er-pace-2022-5

[SmarterthanYou]

Always have been, but massacring kids in schools has never been the norm

how do you feel about that gun free school zone law now?????

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how do you feel about that gun free school zone law now?????

Nowhere anywhere is gun free, never has been, as long as anyone can get a gun, which anyone can, nothing is gun free, and that is the problem

[LurchAddams]

“America is killing itself and the Republican Party is looking the other way, ideologically complicit in one tragedy after another. Decades of brainwashing have meant that its elected representatives no longer need even the iron grip of the main gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, to oppose the slightest legislation that would provide a framework for this particularly lucrative market. The defense of the Second Amendment right to bear arms, understood in its most absolutist sense, has become a quasi-sacred duty that now escapes any questioning. The families of victims must be content with the prayers of elected officials, who are not stingy with them.”

“More and more guns: This is the only Republican credo. Americans bought nearly 20 million guns in 2021, the second-largest amount in American history. They also had more than 20,000 gun deaths, not counting suicides, which are even more numerous, and 693 shootings resulted in four or more injuries. Republicans are clearly unable to establish a causal link between the two phenomena.”

“The dictatorship of the minority had already wielded its power after the Sandy Hook massacre when the Senate wanted to pass background checks for gun buyers, a common sense measure supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. Elected officials representing 118 million of their fellow citizens were able to defeat those nominated by 194 million. There is every reason to believe that the same would be true today in this country trapped in this madness.”

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/ar...984629_23.html

Republicans are weak minded that's why they admire people like trump. Republicans cannot think for themselves therefore they need someone anyone even if its a total moron to tell them what to do.

[dukkha]

Always have been, but massacring kids in schools has never been the norm

it aint the guns. this was a semi-automatic -how can you ban those?
I hate guns. But im not going to delude myself "gun control"is going to stop this

harden the target, increase the use of red flag laws. reduce the capacity of clips if you want.
But this -to be perfectly honest and crude is what is called a "turkey shoot" - no disrespect but that term fits

So arm the select teachers that want it, and harden the schools.

[BidenPresident]

it aint the guns. this was a semi-automatic -how can you ban those?
I hate guns. But im not going to delude myself "gun control"is going to stop this

Gun control works everywhere in the world.

[SmarterthanYou]

Nowhere anywhere is gun free, never has been, as long as anyone can get a gun, which anyone can, nothing is gun free, and that is the problem

wait, you mean people don't follow the laws????????????? so you're admitting that gun bans don't work???????

[gemini104104]

“America is killing itself and the Republican Party is looking the other way, ideologically complicit in one tragedy after another. Decades of brainwashing have meant that its elected representatives no longer need even the iron grip of the main gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, to oppose the slightest legislation that would provide a framework for this particularly lucrative market. The defense of the Second Amendment right to bear arms, understood in its most absolutist sense, has become a quasi-sacred duty that now escapes any questioning. The families of victims must be content with the prayers of elected officials, who are not stingy with them.”

“More and more guns: This is the only Republican credo. Americans bought nearly 20 million guns in 2021, the second-largest amount in American history. They also had more than 20,000 gun deaths, not counting suicides, which are even more numerous, and 693 shootings resulted in four or more injuries. Republicans are clearly unable to establish a causal link between the two phenomena.”

“The dictatorship of the minority had already wielded its power after the Sandy Hook massacre when the Senate wanted to pass background checks for gun buyers, a common sense measure supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. Elected officials representing 118 million of their fellow citizens were able to defeat those nominated by 194 million. There is every reason to believe that the same would be true today in this country trapped in this madness.”

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/ar...984629_23.html

Considering you hate America to which most of the world depends on as in WORLD ECONOMY TRADE POLICY
Why the US Dollar Is the Global Currency (https://www.thebalance.com/world-cur...ficial%20title.), please leave of never come to it. Instead of celebrating domestic tragedies in America to which Democracy has been under attack for over 200 years but dealt with the brinkmanship versus domestic American terrorism including the Kluxers and rabid and rancid neophyte so-called Nazi's and currently the tRump incorporated gutter GOP crimes against humanity atrocity and external enemies too, to project your idiotic way toward global terrorism that haunts most nations on the Earth. Here are the reasons why:

Overview of the GTD
The Global Terrorism Database™ (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2019 (with additional annual updates planned for the future). Unlike many other event databases, the GTD includes systematic data on domestic as well as transnational and international terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes more than 200,000 cases. For each GTD incident, information is available on the date and location of the incident, the weapons used and nature of the target, the number of casualties, and--when identifiable--the group or individual responsible.

Statistical information contained in the Global Terrorism Database is based on reports from a variety of open media sources. Information is not added to the GTD unless and until we have determined the sources are credible. Users should not infer any additional actions or results beyond what is presented in a GTD entry and specifically, users should not infer an individual associated with a particular incident was tried and convicted of terrorism or any other criminal offense. If new documentation about an event becomes available, an entry may be modified, as necessary and appropriate.

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) makes the GTD available via this online interface in an effort to increase understanding of terrorist violence so that it can be more readily studied and defeated."
https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/about/

Terrorism continued to be a destructive force around the globe in 2021. Like in the previous year, Afghanistan and Iraq topped the Global Terrorism Index published annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace.

According to the Institute, Afghanistan was the country most affected by terror as well as the least peaceful country in the world.

https://www.statista.com/chart/25540...%20the%20world.

[LurchAddams]

“America is killing itself and the Republican Party is looking the other way, ideologically complicit in one tragedy after another. Decades of brainwashing have meant that its elected representatives no longer need even the iron grip of the main gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, to oppose the slightest legislation that would provide a framework for this particularly lucrative market. The defense of the Second Amendment right to bear arms, understood in its most absolutist sense, has become a quasi-sacred duty that now escapes any questioning. The families of victims must be content with the prayers of elected officials, who are not stingy with them.”

“More and more guns: This is the only Republican credo. Americans bought nearly 20 million guns in 2021, the second-largest amount in American history. They also had more than 20,000 gun deaths, not counting suicides, which are even more numerous, and 693 shootings resulted in four or more injuries. Republicans are clearly unable to establish a causal link between the two phenomena.”

“The dictatorship of the minority had already wielded its power after the Sandy Hook massacre when the Senate wanted to pass background checks for gun buyers, a common sense measure supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. Elected officials representing 118 million of their fellow citizens were able to defeat those nominated by 194 million. There is every reason to believe that the same would be true today in this country trapped in this madness.”

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/ar...984629_23.html

The goal of the gun lobby is to maximize weapons sales - with their liabilty legislated away, gun manufacturers don't have to worry. They have cover.

Repugs accept tons of cash from the gun lobby. It's their gravy train. Why should they protect our children, they just want to get reeelected.

The NRA is just a figurehead now. The Republicans don't need the NRA to be evil. They're doing that all on their own now.. just ask Gregg Fucking Abbott.

[LurchAddams]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted in 2015 that he was 'embarrassed' that Texas was No. 2 in gun purchases and told Texans to 'pick up the pace'

"I'm EMBARRASSED: Texas #2 in nation for new gun purchases, behind CALIFORNIA. Let's pick up the pace Texans," Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted in October 2015, with a link to a blog article about Texas ordering 1 million guns that year.


https://www.businessinsider.com/greg...er-pace-2022-5

The guys got neither a conscience or shame.