guardian news NRA head breaks silence to attack gun control advocates: 'They hate individual freedom'

[umbertino]

 

Wayne LaPierre spoke at CPAC in the wake of the Florida school shooting, mounting an unrepentant defense of gun rights

 

 

Thu 22 Feb 2018 18.10 GMT

David Smith in Oxon Hill, Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vid in link

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/22/nra-wayne-lapierre-gun-control-cpac-speech-2018

[umbertino]

NRA under mounting pressure as companies cut ties with gun lobby

 

Companies including Best Western, Hertz and Wyndham end affiliation after #BoycottNRA campaign gains momentum on social media

 

 

Fri 23 Feb 2018 21.34 GMT

Dominic Rushe in New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/23/us-companies-nra-best-western-wyndham

[umbertino]

Republicans eye compromise on guns – but most resist assault weapons ban

 

As Florida representative calls for banning AR-15 rifles, others in his party look toward more moderate concessions

 

 

Sat 24 Feb 2018 12.00 GMT

Lois Beckett

 

 

 

 

Students and residents sign a memorial in honor of the Stoneman Douglas high school shooting victims

Photograph: Larry Marano/Rex/Shutterstock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/24/republicans-gun-control-assault-weapons-ban

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[umbertino]

Hopes for half a million to march for 'commonsense' gun solutions

 

March for Our Lives makes plans for huge rally in Washington on 24 March, supported by more than 50 ‘sister rallies’ in other cities

 

 

Sat 24 Feb 2018 14.00 GMT

By  Adam Gabbatt

 

 

 

 

Stoneman Douglas students and activists rally outside Florida State Capitol urging lawmakers to reform gun laws on Wednesday February 21

Photograph: Colin Hackley/Reuters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More pics in link

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/24/the-resistance-now-march-washington-gun-solutions

 

 

 

 

Edited February 24, 2018 by umbertino

[bohica]

I am actually shocked as to how many sheep there are today.  It was attacking 'bump stocks' probably by people who had no idea of a 'bump stock'  Now it is the AR by people who probably could not tell an AR from a SR or sky hook.  Everything and anything to keep the focus off of what is the real issue.  WE DO NOT HAVE A GUN PROBLEM.  WE HAVE A PEOPLE PROBLEM.  Now self righteous companies in the name of greed is separating themselves from the NRA.  That makes as much sense as to separate yourself from the car companies because a terrorist drove a truck into a group of innocent people.  The Democrat will not stop until they have disarmed the innocent population.   This is not to be a surprise.  It has been their goal to do so for many years.  The democrat party is NOT the party of your grandfather.  It is a party which has been taken over by every Left wing ideology from Marxism and Communism, anything related to Socialism and do keep in mind that the Nazi party was the German Nationalism SOCIALIST party.  It does not take a political scholar to have a real good idea what will happen to the average citizen should they be able to complete their agenda.  It takes just a brief look at the way the recent Democrats have treated the military to know what they will do to the unarmed populous.  The last fiasco in office had all but sold us out to the highest Muslim bidder.  George Washington knew what he was talking about when he told people they must be armed and prepared.  Keep in mind the musket was that military rifle of the day.  

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[Sage449]

LGD & Bohica, can only give ya 1+, otherwise would be more.  

All the wussies distancing themselves from NRA. I'd like to distance myself from them. 

So agree, a people, morality problem. If guns are so terrible, why does Hollywood makes its biggest bucks on guns, terror, all sorts of violence that I've never thought of or considered. Yet the biggest critic of guns, they're all morons and hypocrites. 

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1 hour ago, bohica said:

I am actually shocked as to how many sheep there are today.  It was attacking 'bump stocks' probably by people who had no idea of a 'bump stock'  Now it is the AR by people who probably could not tell an AR from a SR or sky hook.  Everything and anything to keep the focus off of what is the real issue.  WE DO NOT HAVE A GUN PROBLEM.  WE HAVE A PEOPLE PROBLEM.  Now self righteous companies in the name of greed is separating themselves from the NRA.  That makes as much sense as to separate yourself from the car companies because a terrorist drove a truck into a group of innocent people.  The Democrat will not stop until they have disarmed the innocent population.   This is not to be a surprise.  It has been their goal to do so for many years.  The democrat party is NOT the party of your grandfather.  It is a party which has been taken over by every Left wing ideology from Marxism and Communism, anything related to Socialism and do keep in mind that the Nazi party was the German Nationalism SOCIALIST party.  It does not take a political scholar to have a real good idea what will happen to the average citizen should they be able to complete their agenda.  It takes just a brief look at the way the recent Democrats have treated the military to know what they will do to the unarmed populous.  The last fiasco in office had all but sold us out to the highest Muslim bidder.  George Washington knew what he was talking about when he told people they must be armed and prepared.  Keep in mind the musket was that military rifle of the day.  

 

Well articulated, Bohica!!! 

[umbertino]

NRA calls companies' Florida shooting boycott 'political and civic cowardice'

 

More than a dozen prominent businesses end partnerships

 

 

Sat 24 Feb 2018 22.31 GMT

Oliver Milman

 

 

 

 

Delta and United airlines announced on Saturday that they would end discount programs for NRA members

Photograph: Joshua Roberts/Reuters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/24/nra-florida-shooting-delta-united