Massive showing at ‪March For Our Lives‬ event. Anyone go?

[Starbuck1975]

The NRA’s statement today is just precious:

"Today's protests aren't spontaneous. Gun-hating billionaires and Hollywood elites are manipulating and exploiting children as part of their plan to DESTROY the Second Amendment and strip us of our right to defend ourselves and our loved ones."

Full panic mode.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

The NRA’s statement today is just precious:

"Today's protests aren't spontaneous. Gun-hating billionaires and Hollywood elites are manipulating and exploiting children as part of their plan to DESTROY the Second Amendment and strip us of our right to defend ourselves and our loved ones."

Full panic mode.

They will dismiss these kids at their peril. Much like the GOP is. It’s bad enough not taking them seriously but they are insulting these kids very sense of self by calling them puppets. I watched kids interviewed all over the country today. Not once did I get the sense they were being led by anything but their true emotions.

 

[compuwiz1]

no, it's from the spiteful Trump supporter in you. Best prick up your ears and listen well - this generation will be the next leaders.

Sorry, my views have nothing to do with who is president, nor who I've supported, past and present. I'm a strong believer in our constitutional rights. Deal with it, but spite not found. I just happen to recognize we have a far greater problem than one's weapon of choice. Something is making people do this, the gun is just a tool, as could be many other inanimate objects.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

So proud of our America youth today and in fact around the planet were similar marches were held . Gives me a glimmer of hope despite the depravity we are living through.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/emma-gonzalez-brings-marchforourlives-tears/

Marching down pennsylvania ave.

Emma González speech.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10156336895412235

I cannot wait until someone asks Mrs. Sanders if this crowd was bigger than the inauguration crowd.

 

[IJTSSG]

I never go to any place where more than 100 people congregate because you never know when a mass shooter will strike in the US. As long as you stay away from crowded places your chance of being a victim of one of these shootings is very low.

Lol. Exactly why something needs to be done. I too avoid large crowds for the very same reason and I suppose this is what the politicians want.

What's the word I'm looking for here? Pathetic? Coward? Pussy? It doesn't matter, pick one, they all apply.

 

[UberNeuman]

Sorry, my views have nothing to do with who is president, nor who I've supported, past and present. I'm a strong believer in our constitutional rights. Deal with it, but spite not found. I just happen to recognize we have a far greater problem than one's weapon of choice. Something is making people do this, the gun is just a tool, as could be many other inanimate objects.

Don't worry, Gramps, when the kids come and take your guns away they might leave you a nice pudding cup in its place. lol.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Sorry, my views have nothing to do with who is president, nor who I've supported, past and present. I'm a strong believer in our constitutional rights. Deal with it, but spite not found. I just happen to recognize we have a far greater problem than one's weapon of choice. Something is making people do this, the gun is just a tool, as could be many other inanimate objects.

That’s a great start, how do you suggest keeping guns from troubled people, seriously you’ve thought these issues over. I honestly want a guy like you to be part of the solution

 

[compuwiz1]

That’s a great start, how do you suggest keeping guns from troubled people, seriously you’ve thought these issues over. I honestly want a guy like you to be part of the solution

Well, for convicted felons, it's against the law for them to own firearms, unless their rights have been restored. I suppose we could go for anyone who's been deemed mentally unstable, by a mental health professional. Think we can get them all? What about all the undiagnosed crazies out there? If you could remove every firearm from the planet, do you think people will stop killing people? You know these answers and people who are saying removing something and making it illegal to own will stop the kinds of people committing these heinous acts, are not understanding the complexity of the situation, or the vast other ways they can cause harm. Ever hear of someone using a bomb, or mowing down people with a car or truck?

 

[esquared]

foxnews.com has scarcely any coverage at all of the protests.

Well, that's a surprise.

 

[esquared]

The NRA’s statement today is just precious:

"Today's protests aren't spontaneous. Gun-hating billionaires and Hollywood elites are manipulating and exploiting children as part of their plan to DESTROY the Second Amendment and strip us of our right to defend ourselves and our loved ones."

Full panic mode.

Fuck the gun manufacturers marketing arm.

 

[sandorski]

Long after we are gone there will exist a Society where not only Guns do not exist among the civilian population, but even the thought of it will be only in fantasy. Kind of like how we might fantasize about having a Deathstar. That Society will look back at us and wonder wtf was wrong with us.

 

[UberNeuman]

Well, for convicted felons, it's against the law for them to own firearms, unless their rights have been restored. I suppose we could go for anyone who's been deemed mentally unstable, by a mental health professional. Think we can get them all? What about all the undiagnosed crazies out there? If you could remove every firearm from the planet, do you think people will stop killing people? You know these answers and people who are saying removing something and making it illegal to own will stop the kinds of people committing these heinous acts, are not understanding the complexity of the situation, or the vast other ways they can cause harm. Ever hear of someone using a bomb, or mowing down people with a car or truck?

lol. Translation: Do Nothing.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

lol. Translation: Do Nothing.

Beat me to it

 

[Lanyap]

The NRA’s statement today is just precious:

"Today's protests aren't spontaneous. Gun-hating billionaires and Hollywood elites are manipulating and exploiting children as part of their plan to DESTROY the Second Amendment and strip us of our right to defend ourselves and our loved ones."

Full panic mode.

Actually, they are correct. Do you think a bunch of high school students could have organized these huges rallies.

Several large progressive organizations, donors, and a high-powered public relations firm are backing the March for Our Lives movement, which is quickly evolving from a student-run social media effort to end gun violence into one backed by some of the most influential activists in the country.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/maryanngeo...s-organization?utm_term=.isJ6aaDGK#.hrnnwwxlW

There are also a number of large, progressive figures and groups publicly supporting the march, though it’s unclear what kind of guidance they are providing. The gun safety group named for former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) is continuing to “lend support in any way the students need, especially helping to operationalize these marches, from logistics to programming,” a Giffords spokesman said.

A spokesperson for Everytown for Gun Safety, which is assisting in coordinating sibling marches around the country, emphasized that it’s a “student-led effort.”

As a 501(c)(4) group, March for Our Lives Action Fund is subject to few public disclosure requirements regarding donors or expenditures, meaning the Parkland students and the board aren’t obligated to be fully transparent.

For now, the students seem fired up to continue efforts to fight gun violence in America— even as they acknowledge they’re learning as they go along. “Working with money people and law people and everybody else from home today,” Kasky tweeted last month. “Never thought I’d actually be excited to return to school.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/?icid=hjx004

Much of the March for Our Lives event is being funded by donations. Celebrities like George and Amal Clooney, Steven Spielberg, Kate Capshaw, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Oprah Winfrey all pledged to donate $500,000 each to the rally. John Legend and Chrissy Teigen donated $25,000. More celebrities may have donated less publicly, since many were tweeting about the event and talking about it on social media. Even the dating app Bumble donated $100,000 to the cause. Those donations can really add up and help with a lot of costs associated with the massive D.C. rally.

If you’re wondering how March for Our Lives got nationwide and global attention so fast, it’s because it had help from a group who already had nationwide contacts. March For Our Lives was planned by #NeverAgain in coordination with Everytown for Gun Safety, BBC reported.

The gun control advocacy group, Everytown for Gun Safety, helped the #NeverAgain students plan and promote March for Our Lives. Everytown is a nonprofit group formed in 2014 that advocates for gun control.

https://heavy.com/news/2018/03/who-is-funding-paying-for-march-for-our-lives/


The kids are scared. I get that. I have a 19yo. But this will not really solve the problem of school shooters. Take Cruz for example. So many people who knew that Cruz could do this failed to stop him when they had plenty of chances to. You have to find the root cause and guns are not it. Kids are not growing up "normally" as in the past. Many of them are not maturing until their twenties. There are many causes but nobody seems to be interested. Just ban guns! Kids are dying from committing suicide from being bullied on social media, drinking, taking drugs, etc. Why is there so much Gender dysphoria with the kids these days?

 

[MrSquished]

Sorry, my views have nothing to do with who is president, nor who I've supported, past and present. I'm a strong believer in our constitutional rights. Deal with it, but spite not found. I just happen to recognize we have a far greater problem than one's weapon of choice. Something is making people do this, the gun is just a tool, as could be many other inanimate objects.

What would you like to compare guns to today? I've heard it all from the 'guns shouldn't be regulated' crowd lately.

Knives? Spoons? Cars? Baseball bats?

 

[MrSquished]

Actually, they are correct. Do you think a bunch of high school students could have organized these huges rallies.


https://www.buzzfeed.com/maryanngeo...s-organization?utm_term=.isJ6aaDGK#.hrnnwwxlW


https://www.huffingtonpost.com/?icid=hjx004




https://heavy.com/news/2018/03/who-is-funding-paying-for-march-for-our-lives/


The kids are scared. I get that. I have a 19yo. But this will not really solve the problem of school shooters. Take Cruz for example. So many people who knew that Cruz could do this failed to stop him when they had plenty of chances to. You have to find the root cause and guns are not it. Kids are not growing up "normally" as in the past. Many of them are not maturing until their twenties. There are many causes but nobody seems to be interested. Just ban guns! Kids are dying from committing suicide from being bullied on social media, drinking, taking drugs, etc. Why is there so much Gender dysphoria with the kids these days?

You mean adults offered money and logistical support to help organize massive protests? And attended them as well?

Holy newsflash batman. That's mind-blowing revelations right there.

Man the righties these days, can't put anything past them. They so smart.

 

[compuwiz1]

lol. Translation: Do Nothing.

What is your solution, genius?

 

[VirtualLarry]

The kids are scared. I get that. I have a 19yo. But this will not really solve the problem of school shooters. Take Cruz for example. So many people who knew that Cruz could do this failed to stop him when they had plenty of chances to. You have to find the root cause and guns are not it. Kids are not growing up "normally" as in the past. Many of them are not maturing until their twenties. There are many causes but nobody seems to be interested. Just ban guns! Kids are dying from committing suicide from being bullied on social media, drinking, taking drugs, etc. Why is there so much Gender dysphoria with the kids these days?

I'll tell you why. The Puritanical psychopaths in charge of things, don't want "kids" having sex until they're 18. "Kids" (young adults) should start having sex, and actually being ALLOWED to develop their (proper) gender identities, at 13-14, maybe younger, whenever they start sexually developing. Repressing their sexual development, which is a large part of a persons identity, is devastating young adults. They reach 18-20, and they DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, and they are EMOTIONALLY STUNTED.

Kids: Smoke a blunt, and get laid.

 

[UberNeuman]

What is your solution, genius?

My solution is for you and other Trump supporters to quit embracing irrational hatred and work towards common goals that all can benefit from. Maybe stop demonizing these young people who are clearly sending the message that they expect better from their elders.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

It's the dream that we all share
It's the hope for tomorrow!

America, Fuck yeah!
Comin' again to save the mother-fuckin' day, Yeah!


NRA your game is through, 'cause now you have to answer to...
America, fuck yeah!
So lick my butt and suck on my balls!
America, fuck yeah!
Whatcha gonna do when we come for you now?

You're so cute, kind of like a precious little fluff toy with big eyes.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

My solution is for you and other Trump supporters to quit embracing irrational hatred and work towards common goals that all can benefit from. Maybe stop demonizing these young people who are clearly sending the message that they expect better from their elders.

Lol, like Hogg? Armband and salute, he has it all for you pseudo national socialists.

 

[VirtualLarry]

What is your solution, genius?

Fund more mental-health supports, and social services, instead of cutting back services, and saying "oh, yeah, you with mental illness, use your bootstraps".

 

[UberNeuman]

Lol, like Hogg? Armband and salute, he has it all for you pseudo national socialists.

70–79? Tell me.

 

[MrSquished]

 

[MrSquished]

Lol, like Hogg? Armband and salute, he has it all for you pseudo national socialists.

These kids are aliens masquerading as humans - planted by liberals on Earth to come and take your guns. They hate America. I hope they catch them.

Just like Obama was a Muslim communist America-hating Kenyan national. And they never caught him

There is little hope it seems.