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Moms Unleash Their Anguish, Anger; Thousands March to End Gun Violence, Renew Assault Weapons Ban
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Posted on 05/09/2004 10:12:03 PM PDT by Pikamax
Moms Unleash Their Anguish, Anger Thousands March to End Gun Violence, Renew Assault Weapons Ban
By Eric Rich and Theola Labbé Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, May 10, 2004; Page B01
Several thousand people, most of them women, gathered on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol yesterday for the largest gun-control demonstration in four years, a loud and calculated effort aimed at forcing President Bush to renew the soon-to-expire federal ban on assault weapons.
The rally lacked the star power, and certainly the numbers, of the first Million Mom March in 2000, when hundreds of thousands of women flooded the Mall on Mother's Day. Organizers this time put the crowd at close to 3,000, a figure that could not be confirmed because police no longer estimate crowd sizes.
But the smaller turnout was expected, organizers said, and sufficient to kick off a nationwide campaign aimed at renewing the ban before it expires Sept. 13. The moms, who have joined with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, hope public pressure will force Bush to stand by campaign pledges supporting the extension of the popular ban.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; butwhoscounting; monomommarch; thousandisamillion
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:12:03 PM PDT
by
Pikamax
To: Pikamax
So much for the "million moms"!!! hahahahahaha
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:16:56 PM PDT
by
datura
(Time to admit this is a war of most of the world versus the US. They are ALL the enemy.)
To: datura
Oddly, this Mom spent a portion of this day pondering what kind of gun would makes sense for me to purchase.
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:19:12 PM PDT
by
GoLightly
To: Pikamax
I betcha they were mothers alright.
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:19:44 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
(Kerry has more flip flops than Waikiki Beach)
To: Pikamax
Jesse Jackson as a mom.
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:20:07 PM PDT
by
jwalburg
(Coulter: Liberals always claim to know exactly what to do as soon as it's too late)
To: Pikamax
I watched a gangster episode on the history channel tonite. Lucky Luciano killed many men. His weapon of choice: an ice pick and baseball bat, amidst easy to obtain thompson submachine guns. When will they learn its not the weapon but the person.
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:23:01 PM PDT
by
ampat
(to)
To: Pikamax
"We are laser-beam focused on this," said Donna Dees-Thomases, the public relations consultant ....
Clinton groupies ? Jeese Jackson is there too to feel their pain and, preferably, their wallets.
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:25:49 PM PDT
by
1066AD
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To: Pikamax
I wasn't aware that violence had stopped when the AWB was signed.
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:28:38 PM PDT
by
Sofa King
(MY rights are not subject to YOUR approval http://www.angelfire.com/art2/sofaking/index.html)
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To: Pikamax
Gun control was a big issue in 2000 -- and it cost Bush a bunch with white women.
Four years later this issue is gone and national security is prominent. The "soccer mom" marchers from 2000 are now mostly "Security Moms."
To: Pikamax
Did they bring a bunch of fake gun shooting victim's shoes with them again?
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:36:39 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Drug prohibition laws help fund terrorism.)
To: GoLightly
Charter Arms Bulldog Pug in 44 special. Lightweight, 44 caliber ,not a magnum, much lower recoil. Very good everyday carry rig. Cheap and reliable and very accurate with CCI blazer ammunition in the 200 grain Gold Dot Hollow Point version.
My Girl Friday , My Sister and My 70 year old Mom has one and they have no trouble with the recoil. Give one a try before ya buy ! I think you'll like it.
Stay Safe !
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:37:59 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
To: 1066AD
Donna Dees-Thomases She's just hyping her book sales.
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:41:20 PM PDT
by
TLI
(...........ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA..........)
To: Pikamax
I understand their feelings and fears, however misplaced. What does a mom do when she is alone at night with her child, and a not-so-nice person with bad intents decides to break into the home? Yeah, 9-1-1 is nice, but in the time it may take the police to respond, do they realize what could happen? I wonder, as mothers, do they ever think about that? I know that anyone who breaks into my house (that's unwanted, unwelcome, unexpected) isn't there to borrow a cup of sugar! Once again, it's good intentions aiming at the wrong target!
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posted on
05/09/2004 10:45:08 PM PDT
by
Just Lori
(I used to be a Democrat. Now, I'm an American!)
To: Pikamax
Thousands march to end gun violence When in actual fact they are marching for increased gun violence.
To: Pikamax
Wow, that banner has a nice picture of my AK on it!
Seriously, there's a CNN poll on the AWB. We need to go there and vote in big numbers!!! See:
http://www.cnn.com/ (Lower right corner....)
To: Squantos
I'm thinking more along the lines of some kind of shotgun. lol I have no depth perception, none. If someone is close enough for me to hit them, they're most likely close enough to wrestle any single projectile weapon away from me.
To: Pikamax
re:The rally lacked the star power, and certainly the numbers, of the first Million Mom March in 2000, when hundreds of thousands of women flooded the Mall on Mother's Day. Organizers this time put the crowd at close to 3,000, a figure that could not be confirmed because police no longer estimate crowd sizes.
poster children for the repeal of the 19th ammendment.
How people can be so rock ****ing stupid never ceases to amaze me.
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posted on
05/09/2004 11:00:47 PM PDT
by
tomakaze
(Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum.)
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