| A half dozen cats die from tainted pet food and of course we remove those dangerous products from our shelves. 30,000 PEOPLE die each year from gun wounds, but we leave those dangerous products on the shelves. |
| The Senate recently held a debate on [the question of whether states should be required to recognize other states’ gun carry permits], during which the sponsor, John Thune of South Dakota, said that if people from his state were able to go to New York and visit tourist attractions while carrying their concealed weapons, “Central Park would be a much safer place.”
This suggests how much Americans have to learn about each other. Central Park is way safer than South Dakota. There were no murders and three serious assaults in Central Park in 2008, compared with five murders and 341 assaults in Sioux Falls alone. Senator Thune said he was worried that his daughter might have to drive home from college through states that would not allow her the protection of a pistol in the glove compartment. Senator Jim Webb of Virginia fretted about his elderly father checking into a motel without a loaded gun to keep the criminals at bay. In New York, I have never heard a single parent say they were afraid their kid couldn’t make it home from school unarmed. Source: "Have Gun, Will Travel" By GAIL COLLINS - NY Times - July 31, 2009 The newspaper Politico, using figures from the Center for Responsive Politics, reported that in the 2006 elections, pro-gun groups gave $962,525 in contributions, and groups considered "anti-gun" gave $49,090. Republicans received 166 times more money from pro-gun groups as from anti-gun groups. Democrats received three times more from pro- than anti-gun groups. Who owns Congress? Source: "Stupid politics" - E.J. Dionne, Jr. - Washington Post Writers Group - 04.20.07 |
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| Pro-gun groups and religious right nuts own Congress and the Presidency. Why can't any politician stand up to them? | Linda Denton |
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