tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272880754967904727.post2283094455872367985..comments2023-09-06T04:44:37.711-04:00Comments on Marshall in the Middle : Gun Control; Caught in the Middle Marshall in the Middlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16763884124915806504noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272880754967904727.post-78984118003791465402013-04-11T11:24:49.859-04:002013-04-11T11:24:49.859-04:00Thanks for your comments, it is always much apprec...Thanks for your comments, it is always much appreciated ! Marshall in the Middlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763884124915806504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272880754967904727.post-78824556969881861402013-04-11T00:30:33.243-04:002013-04-11T00:30:33.243-04:00Well said, Chuck. The NRA runs on a rhetoric of fe...Well said, Chuck. The NRA runs on a rhetoric of fear that the government will take away rights that we, as you stated, never really had to begin with. I really love this SNL video about how the founding fathers intended our “right to bear arms” to be interpreted (http://www.hulu.com/watch/207598). I do worry about the discourse surrounding the normalization of hunting (and the lack of consideration the implications of violence), especially when my cousin takes her 4 and 3 year old children out hunting. The self-defense issue is much harder to grapple with, but the simple facts are that 1. Background checks need to be much more intense and 2. There is no need for every day citizens to have heavy weaponry hiding in their cabinets. Also, I really appreciate that you are discussing this issue (the ethics of it, not just the politics) 4 months on. I can remember thinking in December, “Everyone will forget about this, stop talking about it, and be utterly shocked and disturbed when it happens again.” So thank you for continuing this discussion on you blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272880754967904727.post-90750178105696711672013-04-10T18:33:09.583-04:002013-04-10T18:33:09.583-04:00Dear Chuck,
Fantastic commentary I must say!
Wha...Dear Chuck,<br />Fantastic commentary I must say! <br /><br />What's interesting now, is that we are SLOWLY seeing bi-partisan agreement on background checks:<br /><br />Senators Joe Manchin (D-W. Virginia) and Patrick Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) REACHED A DEAL ON GUN CHECKS! Both are considered to be conservative lawmakers, so when we see traditional politicians emerge into the lime-light, there is def. a sense of optimism, I think. <br /><br />I believe the NRA will still have a lot of power in its continuous establishment of gun-rights; this will always be a struggle, especially when the HOUSE is run by Republicans. I hope they follow Toomey's leadership. <br /><br />I would like to share this uplifting and righteous blog post of yours on the VERY new Facebook magazine page 'SILK FIELDS'; the page is supported by international interest! thank you!SimeonPareskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571713935388383353noreply@blogger.com