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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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To: Eagle Eye
Ooooops..........my bad ! What .......no R&R to Bangkok every 90 days ? What kind of messed up contract was that ya signed on to ?:o)

Stay Safe !

81 posted on 05/10/2004 9:57:00 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: Travis McGee
NO....!!! Mine mine mine mine mine .....you can't have her !

http://home.bham.rr.com/adahle/


Supergirl lives !...........Stay Safe !
82 posted on 05/10/2004 9:59:31 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: Squantos
YOW!
83 posted on 05/10/2004 10:02:27 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (From each according to his inability, to each according to his misdeeds - DNC Motto)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
LMAO...Pretty lady huh !...........Moms Unleashed indeed !

Stay Safe !

84 posted on 05/10/2004 10:05:37 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim; Eaker; Travis McGee; sit-rep
New pattern camoflage rifle !

http://www.clcweb.net/Funnies/newcammo.jpg

Stay Safe !
85 posted on 05/10/2004 11:56:20 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: jwalburg

86 posted on 05/10/2004 12:01:43 PM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: PoorMuttly
All new Smith Revolvers are round butt, but (ahem) there are a number of grip manufacturers who make square butt profile grips to fit them. Smith is marketing a classic 50's style "coke bottle" that will retrofit round butt N frames. As far as controlability and shootability, I have to agree with your assesment of square butt revolvers.
87 posted on 05/10/2004 12:03:09 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (From each according to his inability, to each according to his misdeeds - DNC Motto)
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To: KneelBeforeZod
SP-101?

Mmmm, one of my favorite snubbies. Feels good, points right.

Is that woman dry-firing? or taking a dump?

88 posted on 05/10/2004 12:35:41 PM PDT by TC Rider (The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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To: Heatseeker
So much for the "million moms"!!!

Yeah I saw some of it on C-SPAN and it looked more like the 200-mom march to me. ;)

I heard they were going to rename it to the "Milli-Mom March".

89 posted on 05/10/2004 1:05:55 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (In God We Trust. All Others We Monitor.)
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To: Squantos
Is that how you hurt your back?!
90 posted on 05/10/2004 2:26:55 PM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (I've loved a lot of women, and I've loved Jim Beam. They both tried to kill me back in 1973.)
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To: KneelBeforeZod; Travis McGee; Squantos
What the hell are you doing in bed with my Sister!!!!!?????

I said Pamprin!!! Not Advil!!!!!


91 posted on 05/10/2004 2:37:40 PM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (I've loved a lot of women, and I've loved Jim Beam. They both tried to kill me back in 1973.)
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To: PoorMuttly
I can't add a single word to what you said my friend.

It's good solid advice.

L

92 posted on 05/10/2004 2:43:59 PM PDT by Lurker ("Freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite"-Robert Heinlein)
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To: TC Rider
weird thing about those SP101s is that they look average size in pictures (like that lady) but TINY in real life. to me anyway
93 posted on 05/10/2004 7:40:54 PM PDT by KneelBeforeZod (Deus Lo Volt!)
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To: big ern

LET ME SEE YOUR WAR FACE!!!!


94 posted on 05/10/2004 7:50:10 PM PDT by KneelBeforeZod (Deus Lo Volt!)
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To: Shooter 2.5
Believe me, when I chamber a round, I mean to fire it. If the home invader makes a hasty exit before he gets a lead cocktail, then that's fine by me.
95 posted on 05/11/2004 4:51:05 AM PDT by ought-six
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To: Squantos
"In my home I dont bluff or scare an intruder with the sound of a racking pump."

It's not a bluff, my friend. If I chamber a round, I fully intend to use it. If the perp hauls ass out the window before he gets his chest opened like a sieve, then that's okay with me.
96 posted on 05/11/2004 4:54:27 AM PDT by ought-six
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To: ought-six
If I were to confront any home invader, I would like to think my weapon is in full working condition. The safety would be off, my finger inside the trigger guard with the sights on center mass. I'm also not inclined to allow a home invader the chance to leave and continue their career.

I don't particularly care to make any sound that says, "I'm standing right over here and I'm trying to figure out how to load this thing".

Just my humble opinion. Your mileage may vary. It's easy to write stuff, safe, and behind a computer. Etc.

97 posted on 05/11/2004 6:44:14 AM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (Vote a Straight Republican Ballot. Rid the country of dems.)
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To: Pikamax
the first Million Mom March in 2000, when hundreds of thousands of women flooded the Mall on Mother's Day

What a lie. They didnt get hundreds of thousands of women. They didnt even get a hundred thousand singular. More like tens of thousands.

And why am I the only one in this thread to point this out?

98 posted on 05/11/2004 7:20:35 PM PDT by lowbridge ("You are an American. You are my brother. I would die for you." -Kurdish Sergeant)
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To: Shooter 2.5
"I don't particularly care to make any sound that says, 'I'm standing right over here and I'm trying to figure out how to load this thing'. Just my humble opinion. Your mileage may vary. It's easy to write stuff, safe, and behind a computer. Etc."

Funny, but chambering a round does not say "I'm trying to figure out how to load this thing." I have been shooting firearms for forty years. I am a Vietnam vet. I am a hunter. I have protected my home from intruders on three separate occasions, and each time the intruder hauled ass when they saw I was armed and about to shoot. I'd prefer not to have to shoot the SOB (not out of any compassion for the pr!ck, mind you, but because of the legal hassle: I live in Illinois, you know); but if shooting him was the only option left open to me, I would shoot him.
99 posted on 05/12/2004 4:41:40 AM PDT by ought-six
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