🇺🇸 Discussion: Guns, The Second Amendment, NRA - Part II

[MagnarTheGreat]

Sniper kills Florida man who fired 200 rounds at neighboring condos​

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/sniper-kills-florida-man-who-fired-200-rounds-at-neighboring-condos/

 

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Just another day in America.

 

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Blake Masters under consideration to become Trump’s top gun regulator | Semafor

The two-time congressional Republican candidate was previously vying to lead the Presidential Personnel Office.

www.semafor.com

 

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Supreme Court rejects case pitting the `spirit of Aloha' against gun owners' rights

'The spirit of Aloha' was cited in a Supreme Court challenge to a gun law in Hawaii, a state with some of the toughest gun restrictions in the nation.

www.usatoday.com

 

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This Critique of the Supreme Court’s Gun Logic Really Got Under Alito’s and Thomas’ Skin

It’s never been more obvious that the Supreme Court’s gun enthusiasts are making it up as they go along.

slate.com

 

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Too bad the gun lobby isn't non partisan.

 

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Pretty much!

 

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The NRA lost $35 million last year as fundraising from member dues continued to plummet - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Last year, the NRA’s revenues reached a new stunning low. The fall is driven partly by a steady, five-year decline in member dues.

www.citizensforethics.org

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Virginia man dies after bear shot in tree falls on him

Lester C Harvey, 58, rushed to two different hospitals after being struck by fallen animal in unusual accident

www.theguardian.com

 

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The NRA lost $35 million last year as fundraising from member dues continued to plummet - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Last year, the NRA’s revenues reached a new stunning low. The fall is driven partly by a steady, five-year decline in member dues.

www.citizensforethics.org

It needs to die as an organization. I'm surprised it's still around.

 

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Gay Dem who represents district of Wisconsin school shooting demands action, not just ‘thoughts and prayers’

Several were killed in the shooting and more are injured, some critically.

www.advocate.com

 

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If the NRA runs out of money maybe some of lobbying will stop.

 

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If the NRA runs out of money maybe some of lobbying will stop.

I'm sure someone like Trump or Musk would just write them a check if something like that happened.

 

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America's gun culture makes all of us less free - LGBTQ Nation

Gun culture is encoded into America's DNA. What will it take to eradicate it?

www.lgbtqnation.com

 

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Mexico fights to dam "iron river" sending guns from U.S. to cartels

While many in the U.S. have lambasted the flow of migrants and drugs from Mexico, the porous border works both ways. Mexico's government says guns from the U.S. are fueling cartel violence.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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Guns are the leading cause of youth deaths in Oakland. These young people believe change is possible

Young people in Alameda county, California, reflect on how gun violence has destabilized their lives – and urge local officials to find solutions

www.theguardian.com

 

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How the US made progress against gun violence in 2024

It’s easy to feel like gun violence is hopeless and never getting better. 2024 disproves that.

www.vox.com

 

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‘We’ve been at this rodeo before’: gun-safety groups prepare for second Trump term

With ‘the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House’ to return, gun-safety groups eye state level actions

www.theguardian.com