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After Zimmerman Arrest, Activists Look To Gun Laws
National Public Radio / The Associated Press ^
| April 13, 2012
Posted on 04/13/2012 1:40:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The civil rights groups that turned outrage over Trayvon Martin's death into action say their work is far from over now that his killer has been charged with second-degree murder. Next, they hope to harness the activism to challenge Florida's "stand your ground" law and similar statutes in 24 other states.
But they also worry about maintaining their momentum during what could be a long judicial process and translating it into political action that could help sway lawmakers. The leaders plan to use churches, social media and other means to rally the movement that has already prompted protesters to take to the streets in several major cities.
"Arresting Zimmerman is the beginning of the process. This is a first down, not a touchdown," the Rev. Jesse Jackson told The Associated Press this week from Houston...
(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alsharpton; banglist; blackcrime; bloomberg; florida; georgezimmerman; jessejackson; npr; trayvonmartin; youwillnotdisarmus; zimmerman
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Never let a good crisis go to waste...
To: 2ndDivisionVet
“Stand Your Ground” laws are bad news for these people—Makes them have to think twice about attacking “Whitey” with impunity.
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posted on
04/13/2012 1:44:26 PM PDT
by
Arm_Bears
(Journalists first; then lawyers.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Gee, I guess ‘Fast & Furious’ didn’t work so let’s try THIS! If the news media swarmed ‘Fast & Furious’ like they have the Zimmerman story we’d have a replacement President and probably not a black race-baiter (& Co.; Holder).
To: 2ndDivisionVet
the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
The whole problem is the dang comma's...
Regardless, all the other bill of rights are about individual rights and so is this one.
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posted on
04/13/2012 1:47:54 PM PDT
by
An American!
(Proud To Be An American!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Right after using this case as another stick to “wack” down whitey again, the secondary issue is to water-down 2nd Amend rights.
All the usual suspects have marched or stuck their noses in front of the ever-so-obliging LSM...
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posted on
04/13/2012 1:52:31 PM PDT
by
RedMonqey
(A politician's integrity is usually only as strong as his poll numbers.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Stand your ground laws are not “gun laws”. They are self defense laws, whether you use a gun, knife, baseball bat, or your fists. Of course they can’t openly say they are against self defense, even though that’s precisely what they hate.
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posted on
04/13/2012 1:55:00 PM PDT
by
Hugin
("Most time a man'll tell you his bad intentions if you listen and let yourself hear"--Open Range)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
As the saying always goes, COME AND GET THEM!
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posted on
04/13/2012 1:56:45 PM PDT
by
RWB Patriot
("My ability is a value that must be purchased and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
To: harpseal; TexasCowboy; nunya bidness; AAABEST; Travis McGee; Squantos; wku man; SLB; ...
Enemy action ping.
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posted on
04/13/2012 1:57:03 PM PDT
by
Joe Brower
(Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Another great year of record breaking gun sales in the US coming up.
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posted on
04/13/2012 1:59:02 PM PDT
by
Bringbackthedraft
( WHO WE ELECT AS PRESIDENT IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS WHO THEY APPOINT.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Arresting Zimmerman is the beginning of the process. This is a first down, not a touchdown," the Rev. Jesse Jackson told The Associated Press this week from Houston...
So in so many words Jackson is saying "Give him a fair trail and then "Hang him"
White sheets and a hood would fit quiet nicely to the "Just Us" Brothers...
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posted on
04/13/2012 1:59:49 PM PDT
by
RedMonqey
(A politician's integrity is usually only as strong as his poll numbers.)
To: Bringbackthedraft
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posted on
04/13/2012 2:01:06 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Ich habe keinen Konig aber Gott)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
National Public Radio infringing the Second Amendment: our tax dollars at work.
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posted on
04/13/2012 2:02:29 PM PDT
by
SteveH
(First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.)
To: Hugin
That’s a great point. One I absolutely plan on repeating.
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posted on
04/13/2012 2:05:42 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
“Next, they hope to harness the activism to challenge Florida’s ‘stand your ground’ law and similar statutes in 24 other states.”
What do you mean, “next”?
To: All
Hoplophobia has struck the Revs.
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posted on
04/13/2012 2:12:51 PM PDT
by
Molon Labbie
(A Bounty on Zimmerman, Can Be A Bounty On ANYONE. No NBPP Mob Justice!)
To: An American!
“The whole problem is the dang comma’s”
No, not really. “The right of the people to keep and bear arms” is an unbroken block, and cannot mean anything other than that the group referred everwhere else in the Constitution as “the people” have the right to keep and bear arms. I don’t care if the rest of the amendment talks about how icky guns are and how weird are people who own them. So long as it says the people have the right to keep and bear arms, it means the people have the right to keep and bear arms. No amount of legerdemain can overcome it.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Yup beat me to it.
Why is it that those of us who support Liberty and freedom cant use cases when a life was saved with a gun?
Why is it that the naturally Progression from the left is to diminish freedom every time?
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posted on
04/13/2012 2:13:17 PM PDT
by
StaffiT
(Obama is the name - Downgrading the country is his Game)
To: Joe Brower
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posted on
04/13/2012 2:15:25 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
That’s a popular quote, but there’s not a shred of evidence Yamamoto ever said it. Ditto the Hitler quote about Germany’s gun law.
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posted on
04/13/2012 2:20:16 PM PDT
by
Hugin
("Most time a man'll tell you his bad intentions if you listen and let yourself hear"--Open Range)
To: Arm_Bears
Perhaps Zimmerman is an agent working for Holder.
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