The Million Mom March to speak at Catholic Church- "Can We Prevent Gun Violence"

Highlands Peace Action ^ | 07.22.03

[Coleus]

WEST MILFORD - A leader of the Million Mom March is coming to town Thursday to speak to parents about the consequences of keeping a gun at home.

Joyce Sooy, joyces3@excelonline.com  president of the Bergen/Passaic chapter of the Million Mom March, will speak on the topic, "Can We Prevent Gun Violence?" at 7:30 p.m. Our Lady Queen of Peace R.C. Church on Union Valley Road.

Sooy led a bus caravan from Bergen County on Mother's Day in 2000 to attend the Million Mom March in Washington, D.C. Thousands of mothers around the nation gathered to call on lawmakers to enact stricter gun laws.

The discussion is co-sponsored by the church and http://www.highlandspeaceaction.org/ Highlands Peace Action, a group of citizens who support grass-roots efforts toward peace.

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Chapter Name:	Bergen/Passaic County
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Joyce Sooy of Emerson was among those taking part in the anti-gun gathering. She said gun control has been an important issue to her ever since her adult son, Eric, killed himself with his brother-in-law's gun while suffering from depression 10 years ago. She said gun control is an important step toward preventing suicide.
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"We don't believe him," said Joyce Sooy, a Republican from Emerson Township."Now he's trying to backtrack and appeal to the moderates."

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[Coleus]

I think the Church should be more concerned about violence in the womb rather than worrying about law abiding citizens owning guns and protecting themselves against intruders.  I truly feel sorry for her over the loss of her son; however, he is dead because of his disease and by the fact that it was HE who pulled the trigger.  Who knows what was wrong with him: alcohol, drugs, Prozac, etc. it could have been anything. And why penalize millions because a few do these horrendous things.  Why didn't she have her son committed?  So many unanswered questions which should have been addressed while he was alive.  NJ residents shouldn't have their rights taken away because of the tragic loss of her son. And the Church shouldn't facilitate the Hysterical 90,000 mom march.

 

Andrea Yates exhibited many symptoms before she MURDERED her FIVE children in the bathtub where she did not receive the death penalty and will be released in only 40 yrs.  Are we now going to license those who sell bath tubs and water, are we going to register bath tubs and water with the sate and federal government, shall we send all Americans for safety training for those who use bath tubs and water?  I think not.  Let's take care of the mentally ill people before the big problems and tragedies start.

 

Ukrainian immigrant Nikolay Soltys, killed his wife, kids, aunt and uncle and cousins with a KNIFE!!! Are we now going.....
 
http://www.perspicacityonline.com/109/Guncontrol10903.htm

 

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[Coleus]

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[Joe Brower]

[Paul Atreides]

She said gun control is an important step toward preventing suicide.

She's correct. No one EVER commits suicide by hanging themselves, overdosing on drugs, jumping off of a building, slitting the wrists, etc. I hate that her brother committed suicide, but she needs to quit being such a ditz.

[Coleus]

I used to work on an ambulance squad and I never had a suicide case with a gun. Hanging, walking in front of a train, OD on prescription pills, slit wrists, and I think that's about it.

[NeoCaveman]

I think the Church should be more concerned about violence in the womb rather than worrying about law abiding citizens owning guns and protecting themselves against intruders.

You got that right!

[kstewskis]

She said gun control is an important step toward preventing suicide.

I'm sorry for that mother's grief, it is clouding any rational judgement that she might have. Gun control laws will do absolutely nothing to prevent suicide.

Ilicit drugs, heroin, PCP, ect...are illegal....yet we have so many die of overdose. Getting that person professional help will be the only hope of preventing suicide, not taking a gun away from him.

[SnuffaBolshevik]

I think the Church should be more concerned about violence in the womb rather than worrying about law abiding citizens owning guns and protecting themselves against intruders

'Round these parts, when the priest gives a sermon about evil guns, the good ole boys toss a handful of spent brass in the plate instead of cash.

[onedoug]

...the consequences of keeping a gun at home.

The ability to protect one's self during the '92 LA riots when police services broke down completely for 3 days.

[SnuffaBolshevik]

I think the Church should be more concerned about violence in the womb rather than worrying about law abiding citizens owning guns and protecting themselves against intruders

Around these parts, when the priest gives a sermon against those evil guns, the good ole boys throw a handful of spent brass in the plate instead of cash.

[SnuffaBolshevik]

Sorry about the double post.

[XRdsRev]

I see this is headlined West Milford. I bet there are alot more folks packing heat in West Milford these days not because of crime but because of hungry black bears.

I hate to be cruel but if my kid committed suicide, I think I be a little less worried about guns and a little more concerned about what I could have done as a parent to make sure my kid never looked to snuffing themselves out as a solution to their problems.

[nickcarraway]

Let's get rid of cars too. They cause even more deaths.

[joesnuffy]

As long as she was in the Catholic Church did she check the suicide stats for
the molestation victims of Catholic priests?
Hardly a guns fault eh?

[henderson field]

This does not look good for the Catholic Church. It portray them as being against American laws and culture. But they like American money. They need to straighten themselves out if they want to stay here.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

bump

[Oztrich Boy]

She said gun control is an important step toward preventing suicide.

It works so well in Japan

[ninenot]

Unfortunately, it's not too easy to get people committed for help with mental disease--which, by the way, is the reason for the "homeless" problem.

Back in the mid-70's (??) some brain-dead Dimowit (my guess) proposed and passed legislation which made it virtually impossible to have someone 'involuntarily committed' to a mental institution.

In effect, if they don't wanna go get help, there's not a damn thing you can do about it UNLESS you can prove beyond reasonable doubt that they are an immediate grave danger to themselves or others.

I think the idea that "gun control" will prevent suicide is ludicrous on its face. The "million moms" are deluded babes with either 1) an agenda like Hillary's; or 2) a serious mental deficiency.

Further, the church's pastor ought to be questioned about the utilization of resources for this "event."

But don't pick on the mom in question for not committing her son. Likely that she just could not do it, under the law.

[ninenot]

It's one thing to bash Catholics.

It's another entirely to babble like..., well, a Million Mom March Leader Idiot.

Catholics make up about 25% of the population of the USA. You would throw them all out?

You and who else?

[CHICAGOFARMER]

Joyce Sooy

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who cares what this anti liberal, socialist, has to say!!!!