Moms Group Slams NRA Response to Sandy Hook Shooting
A group called MomsRising offered sharp criticism of the NRA's push to have armed guards in every school
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
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Mom's Talk: Armed Guards in Our Schools?
Mom's Talk asks parents to tell us whether they think their children's school should have armed guards in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook tragedy
The debate over guns in schools heated up Friday as the NRA issued a sweeping call for armed guards nationwide and a group called MomsRising responded with harsh criticism of the powerful gun lobby. We'd like to hear the parents of our communities weigh in. Do you think your child's school should have armed protectors or does that idea worry you? There are strong opinions on both sides of this timely controversy. Post your comments below and you can also vote in our poll on an assault weapons ban. Our Moms Council members include: If you would like to become a part of the Moms Council and/or have ideas for future Moms Talk questions, please email jennifer.marangos@patch.com.
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Moms Group Slams NRA Response to Sandy Hook Shooting
A group called MomsRising offered sharp criticism of the NRA's push to have armed guards in every school
The following statement was issued Dec. 21 by the group MomsRising: “Today, Wayne LaPierre blamed everything except guns for the tragic deaths of 20 children and seven adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He even went so far as to suggest arming school personnel to avoid gun violence, and putting armed security in every school in the nation. Read the NRA's statement here. Instead of putting guns in our schools and forcing our children to live in fear every day, we should let them focus on learning -- and demand that our leaders worry about keeping dangerous weapons off the streets, out of schools, and away from our children. All of Mr. LaPierre’s arguments and finger pointing are merely ways of deflecting the primary source of gun …
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Peter
8:09 am on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
a house around the corner from mine was broken into while the alarm sounded...that event convinced me that alarms are useless. more ›
NRA: Put Armed Security in Every School Now
NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, interrupted by protesters during a national press conference, says, "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."
The National Rifle Association (NRA) called on Congress to act immediately to put armed security officers in every school and make sure "blanket safety" is in place before school resumes after holiday break. "We need to make every school in America immediately deploy a protection program," said NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre. Should every school have armed security? Tell us in the comments section below. The NRA went on the offensive Friday saying violent video games such as Kindergarten Killer and "blood-soaked" films are to blame for gun violence such as last week's mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. Do you think assault weapons should be banned? Vote in our poll. A protester interrupted the press conference …
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Erik M
10:43 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013
Marple, They can always resort to finger-wagging and harsh language, I suppose. At least this isn't NY state, where Gov Cuomo has made it law that all magazines be limited to 7 rounds, even for the police. D'oh! more ›
Lehigh Valley Mom Organizes Artwork for Sandy Hook Project
Lisa Fiore is asking everyone she knows to create artwork for the children and families of Sandy Hook Elementary School as a way to let them know people are thinking about them.
An Emmaus mom is urging her family and friends to grab their crayons and some construction paper and show their support for the Connecticut elementary school where last week a lone gunman went on a shooting rampage, killing 20 children and six adults. Lisa Fiore has been asking everyone she knows to create artwork for the children and families of Sandy Hook Elementary School to let them know that people all over the country are “thinking about them and holding them in healing thoughts.” And now, Fiore, mom to a second-grader at Shoemaker Elementary School, is asking the Emmaus Patch community to join the effort. “The children and families of this community are forever changed. I would love to show support to the school from towns all over …
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Tell Us: Should Assault Weapons Be Banned?
The NRA will hold a major news conference today offering what it says will be meaningful contributions to gun control discussion in the wake of the Newtown school shooting
Thursday, December 20, 2012
National Sandy Hook Sympathy Card Shared Widely on Social Media
More than two million people have signed an online national sympathy message for Newtown, Conn.
Among dozens of social media items related to the Sandy Hook school shooting, perhaps the most popular is the "PETITION: SIGN the Sandy Hook Elementary School National Sympathy Card." As reported on the cause's page, in less than 48 hours, one million people signed the card, and it was shared more than a million times. The "cause" post serves as both a sympathy card and petition, which will be delivered to Newtown, CT. The card reads, in part, "Our Sincere Condolences. We wish to express our deepest sympathies to all of the families of those lost, to the survivors and their families, and to the others impacted by the senseless and unthinkable tragedy that unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary School. We cannot begin to comprehend the depth of …
chris carrier
7:03 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
Greeting my students each morning will never be the same for me after Sandy Hook. It is my sworn duty to protect every one of them. I pray I shall have the courage of those six teachers should my turn come. Chris Carrier more ›
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tell Us: Should Assault Weapons Be Banned?
Some politicians are suggesting that it's time to ban assault weapons in the United States in the wake of Friday's Newtown school shooting.
Nineteen types of assault weapons — semi-automatic or fully automatic guns with the capacity to shoot many bullets in a short period of time — were banned in the United States from 1994 to 2004. In 2004, the ban expired and neither President Bush nor Congress acted to renew it. Some politicians are calling for new laws that would ban the type of high-capacity weapons used by the gunman to kill 20 children and six adults in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. on Friday. Outgoing Sen. Joe Lieberman told the Associated Press Sunday that the U.S. should ban military-style assault weapons. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, said she would propose a law next year banning big clips, drums and strips of more than 10 bullets. In his …
Michael Anthony
3:17 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Read this article: http://jpfo.org/articles-assd02/cramer-racist-roots.htm Watch this video: http://jpfo.org/filegen-a-m/movieplay-ngn-swf.htm Those should teach you to never trust anyone that mentions the word "control". more ›
NRA Pledges 'Meaningful Contributions' in Wake of Newtown School Shooting
The National Rifle Association will hold a "major" news conference Friday as it promises to offer "meaningful contributions" to make sure a tragedy like the Sandy Hook school mass shooting doesn't happen again
The National Rifle Association issued this statement Tuesday in response to the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.: "The National Rifle Association of America is made up of four million moms and dads, sons and daughters – and we were shocked, saddened and heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in Newtown. "Out of respect for the families, and as a matter of common decency, we have given time for mourning, prayer and a full investigation of the facts before commenting. "The NRA is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again. "The NRA is planning to hold a major news conference in the Washington, DC area on Friday, December 21. "Details will be released to the media at the …
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QED
10:37 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
On the one hand guns make it easy for someone to kill on impulse. On the other hand, terristic type mass murder/suicide is easy to commit without the use of guns. For example, cars, trucks, poisons, explosives, knives, crossbows and arson are just some of the ways to achieve the same purpose. It is, most unfortunately, unlikely that removing guns from citizens will end mass murder/suicide … more ›
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Dick's Sporting Goods Stops Selling Some Rifles
National chain Dick's Sporting Goods announced Tuesday that it will stop selling modern sporting rifles in response to the Newtown, Conn. mass shooting
Dick's Sporting Goods, which has several stores in the Lehigh Valley, has suspended sale of some rifles in the wake of Friday's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The company released this statement on Tuesday: "We are extremely saddened by the unspeakable tragedy that occurred last week in Newtown, CT, and our hearts go out to the victims and their families, and to the entire community. Out of respect for the victims and their families, during this time of national mourning we have removed all guns from sale and from display in our store nearest to Newtown and suspended the sale of modern sporting rifles in all of our stores chainwide. We continue to extend our deepest sympathies to those affected by this …
Randall Carollo
11:32 am on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Add me to the list of people who will boycott Dicks. more ›
Chandler
11:00 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
No. The problem is that people (the ones that posted above) think this is happening everyday, everywhere, all the time. This is just a knee-jerk reaction. It is a tragedy--but it happens so randomly and infrequently that putting armed guards in the school is not the solution. . Why don't you stop driving your children in cars?? Far more people are injured or killed in car accidents than a random … more ›