by Kimberley Johnson Rush Limbaugh used the old lawyer trick in this conversation where he makes a volatile and bombastic statement and then immediately retracts it. But it’s out there. It lingers. Bottomfeeders soak it up. Limbaugh gets to pretend he is being politically correct, but everyone knows it is indeed what he […]
Senators Feinstein (D-CA) and Blumenthal (D-CT) responded to the NRA’s statement and proposal. They criticized the NRA’s proposal to have armed security outside schools following the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. Senator Feinstein called it a blame tactic and distraction strategy that does not address the issue. Senator Blumenthal said what happened at Sandy Hook was a call for […]
Dec 21, 2012 Statement from Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg: “The NRA’s Washington leadership has long been out of step with its members, and never has that been so apparent as this morning. Their press conference was a shameful evasion of the crisis facing our country. Instead […]
by Kimberley Johnson A group of bikers blocked Westboro Baptist Church from picketing the Newtown funerals. The Twittersphere has erupted with tweets and Anonymous has posted a description of the action on their Facebook page. Huffington Post reported on December 19 that “good samaritan” motorcyclists, Angel Action, were ready to counter Westboro in Woodbury, Conn. “All these […]
Demand A Plan is the grassroots initiative from Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan coalition of more than 800 mayors focused on protecting their communities by keeping guns out of dangerous hands. It’s time. Join more than 750 mayors and 750,000 grassroots supporters to demand that President Obama and Congress step forward with a plan […]