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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 05:55 AM Jun 2016

Wear orange Thursday to show support for curbing gun violence

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

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Wear orange Thursday to show support for curbing gun violence (Original Post) SecularMotion Jun 2016 OP
Okay, I have to ask NV Whino Jun 2016 #1
Baltimore Orioles fans? Syracuse fans perhaps? nt hack89 Jun 2016 #2
Good point. NV Whino Jun 2016 #4
Hunters. Brickbat Jun 2016 #5
Syracuse fans??? ileus Jun 2016 #7
I will avoid my Stihl and Kubota ball caps that day appal_jack Jun 2016 #11
Houston Astros or Houston Dynamo fans... S_B_Jackson Jun 2016 #15
Soooo, this seems limited mostly to sports fans. NV Whino Jun 2016 #16
... that and deer hunters who have a lot of orange in their wardrobe. DonP Jun 2016 #17
home depot employees beergood Jun 2016 #23
I lump Home Depot employees under sorts fans since they never seem to work. NV Whino Jun 2016 #33
lol beergood Jun 2016 #34
Lots of new black in the world, sanatanadharma Jun 2016 #32
good on them beergood Jun 2016 #36
Spamsalot... Puha Ekapi Jun 2016 #3
Makes me wonder if the new management there banned SecMo? DonP Jun 2016 #18
LOL, nt Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #19
im curious beergood Jun 2016 #24
A Ukrainian pilot Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #28
thanks beergood Jun 2016 #29
I do wear orange when hunting if required. ileus Jun 2016 #6
"The majority of Congress are told to resist by the majority of voters." beergood Jun 2016 #22
It's always the NRA makes them xxxxxx... ileus Jun 2016 #25
ok beergood Jun 2016 #27
Gee, I don't have a "Certified Concealed Carry Instructor" Shirt in organge? DonP Jun 2016 #8
I was going to ask catnhatnh Jun 2016 #9
Pick up a nice Crossbreed IWB and you can do either DonP Jun 2016 #12
My friend who has multiple sclerosis appreciated your efforts to raise awareness of the disease krispos42 Jun 2016 #10
Anybody who thinks a ban on "assault weapons" ... Straw Man Jun 2016 #13
The rate might not change for the world, but it will for that one victim... scscholar Jun 2016 #26
The "if it saves one life" defense? Straw Man Jun 2016 #35
Yep TeddyR Jun 2016 #38
There you go again Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #39
Lemme think about it. Ok, I've thought about it. shadowrider Jun 2016 #14
He came. He thunk. He nodded off. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #20
I am curious sarisataka Jun 2016 #21
Probaby because orange T-Shirts cost real money, ... their own DonP Jun 2016 #37
Lol, I see bill is back Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #40
No thanks. But I'll wear my Liberal Gun Club T-shirt. How's that? pablo_marmol Jun 2016 #30
Day is about over now DonP Jun 2016 #31
About par for the course Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #41

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)
1. Okay, I have to ask
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 08:08 AM
Jun 2016

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

 

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)
11. I will avoid my Stihl and Kubota ball caps that day
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 11:20 AM
Jun 2016

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

-app

S_B_Jackson

(906 posts)
15. Houston Astros or Houston Dynamo fans...
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 08:39 PM
Jun 2016

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.

sanatanadharma

(4,074 posts)
32. Lots of new black in the world,
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 07:49 PM
Jun 2016

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

(470 posts)
36. good on them
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 08:19 PM
Jun 2016

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.

 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
18. Makes me wonder if the new management there banned SecMo?
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 10:31 PM
Jun 2016

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

(16,974 posts)
28. A Ukrainian pilot
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 07:10 PM
Jun 2016

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

ileus

(15,396 posts)
6. I do wear orange when hunting if required.
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 09:05 AM
Jun 2016

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

(470 posts)
22. "The majority of Congress are told to resist by the majority of voters."
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 06:38 PM
Jun 2016

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

(15,396 posts)
25. It's always the NRA makes them xxxxxx...
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 06:55 PM
Jun 2016

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

 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
8. Gee, I don't have a "Certified Concealed Carry Instructor" Shirt in organge?
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 09:11 AM
Jun 2016

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

catnhatnh

(8,976 posts)
9. I was going to ask
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 10:35 AM
Jun 2016

"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

(6,185 posts)
12. Pick up a nice Crossbreed IWB and you can do either
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 11:53 AM
Jun 2016

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

Makes a 1911 carry like a compact 9mm.

Straw Man

(6,760 posts)
13. Anybody who thinks a ban on "assault weapons" ...
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 04:43 PM
Jun 2016

... 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

(2,902 posts)
26. The rate might not change for the world, but it will for that one victim...
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 06:59 PM
Jun 2016

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

(6,760 posts)
35. The "if it saves one life" defense?
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 08:05 PM
Jun 2016

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

(2,493 posts)
38. Yep
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 09:04 PM
Jun 2016

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.

sarisataka

(20,896 posts)
21. I am curious
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 06:27 PM
Jun 2016

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

(6,185 posts)
37. Probaby because orange T-Shirts cost real money, ... their own
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 08:37 PM
Jun 2016

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.

pablo_marmol

(2,375 posts)
30. No thanks. But I'll wear my Liberal Gun Club T-shirt. How's that?
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 07:14 PM
Jun 2016

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

(6,185 posts)
31. Day is about over now
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 07:35 PM
Jun 2016

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.

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