Wednesday, April 17, 2013

A SENATE IN THE GUN LOBBY’S GRIP (by Gabrielle Giffords)






Gabrielle Giffords was a former Democratic representative from Arizona from 2007 to 2012. On 8 January 2011 during a meet and greet at a Tucson, AZ supermarket a gunman opened fired killing 6 and wounding 14 including the Congresswoman who took a gunshot to the head.

Among the dead was Chief Judge of the US District Court of Arizona John Roll; Gabriel Zimmerman who was the community outreach director for the Congresswoman; and Christina Taylor Green, a 9 year old girl who was brought to meet her Representative in the US House.

For his crime, the gunman was sentenced to seven consecutive life terms plus 140 years in prison without parole in November 2012.

The assassination attempt left the Congresswoman gravely wounded and having to relearn basic motor skills.

Along with her husband, former astronaut and retired Navy Captain Mark Kelly, she is the founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions which focuses on sensible gun control legislation while upholding the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

On Wednesday the United States Senate voted 54-46 to expand background checks to gun shows and Internet sales. The vote needed 60 to invoke cloture.

This was her response to the Senate's inaction.

HE'S MAD


Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

THEY DESERVE A VOTE




Monday, April 15, 2013

SCARY THINGS IN THE NEWS (by Fred Rogers, AKA Mr. Rogers)





"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.' To this day, especially in times of 'disaster,' I remember my mother's words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers -- so many caring people in this world." - Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers)

EVEN THE JOKER PAYS HIS TAXES