Heather Cox Richardson’s “Letters from an American” had an eye opening perspective on the history of the NRA today:
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-24-2022?s=r Carol Bickford > On May 25, 2022, at 1:25 PM, Linda McMillan <[email protected]> wrote: > > I totally agree. The Republican Senators should be ashamed. They have been > stonewalling gun reform legislation because they are beholden to the gun > lobby. Power and money is what they are about. This week, the Governor of > Texas (Greg Abbot), Ted Cruz, and Trump will be speaking at the National > Rifle Association annual conference. How do they get up in the morning and > face their conscience. Will they edit their planned remarks I wonder? > >> On May 25, 2022, at 11:02 AM, dilla tingley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yes, thankyou Sarah >> Unfortunately it will be even harder to pass gun legislation today now that >> the far right feels they need them to overthrow our government. 😝😖😡. Dilla >> >>> On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 6:43 PM sarah cannon holden >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Good Evening, >>> >>> I just have to speak out having just heard the latest news from Texas. The >>> guns in this country have to go. The framers of the Constitution would be >>> horrified if they saw what is happening in this country with gun violence. >>> When the Constitution was written men had muskets that take time to reload. >>> Now everyone can have assault rifles and handguns. What say you Justices >>> of the Supreme Court? What say you original intent proponents? The 2nd >>> Amendment does not say that eveyone can have the guns available today that >>> are bought to kill innocent people. No it says "A well regulated militia, >>> being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to >>> keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." We have gone so far beyond >>> that original intent that we are all complicit at some level for the >>> ongoing violence here. I say, let us protest. Let us march. Let us >>> insist that Congress, state legislatures and the Supreme Court act - now... >>> We must speak out. >>> >>> I pray for the 14 children, their teacher - and all the lives that will be >>> touched by this horrendous tragedy. >>> >>> Thank you. Sarah >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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