Posted on 06/23/2016 7:36:09 AM PDT by rktman
As leading artists and executives in the music industry, we are adding our voices to the chorus of Americans demanding change.
Music always has been celebrated communally, on dancefloors and at concert halls. But this life-affirming ritual, like so many other daily experiences—going to school or church or work—now is threatened, because of gun violence in this country.
The one thing that connects the recent tragedies in Orlando is that it is far too easy for dangerous people to get their hands on guns.
We call on Congress to do more to prevent the gun violence that kills more than 90 Americans every day and injures hundreds more, including:
(Excerpt) Read more at billboard.com ...
“Vote for Hillary to Disarm America and Make America Safe for Terrorists.”
Billboard
Trash by hypocrites for hypocrites.
I hadn't heard of Christina Grimmie before that, but the shooting did receive a moderately large amount of attention. Then the other two Orlando-area news stories happened, and together they seemed to receive a lot more attention. I don't look around very much at social reaction, but I've probably seen more references to "two" recent Orlando events than to "three," and the Grimmie shooting seems to be largely forgotten. I'm slightly amazed that the Billboard open letter itself doesn't specify them, though the introduction (not quoted in this thread) does.
Stop gun violence.
We really love all other forms of violence, however.
The record industry is guilty of helping to create a gangsta culture which worships gun violence.
Will they give up that part of their money making machine?
Don’t be silly.
‘Billboard mag: An open letter to Congress: Stop Gun Violence Now’
Dear Billboard,
If you think that gun violence is bad now wait till poed white folks have had enough of the commie left wing, the third world crazy goons hiding behind a so called religion made up by an illiterate nutjob and sexual pervert, and Mexicans who think they can walk into this country, commit any crime you can think of and just steal our country from under us, then you will see real gun violence.
So just keep pushing you dumb bastards and you will see the true meaning of what goes around comes around. It won’t be a pleasant experience.
“Right - all you Hollyweird nerds along with your Congress critters march into Chicago’s neighborhoods and tell them “Y’all now cut that out””
I would pay good money to watch that.
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