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Donuel BS: They still do nothing about guns in USA (146* d) RE: BS: They still do nothing about guns in USA 18 Feb 18


Howard, the USA is in the midst of losing its constitutional democracy to a policy of "money talks and the will of 90% of the American people walks"

The monotony you reference serves the NRA, not the future victims of gun violence. The United States of Amnesia is a result of the natural function of the human brain and programing. There are means to reverse that but folks here hesitate to believe it.

Armed resistance against the Government has always been a fringe hate group phenomena but Trump has emboldened them. Criminals like Trump are brainwashing the public to see law enforcement, like the FBI, as the real criminal enemy.

|||| I say we future victims should become as Creative, Innovative fresh and competitive As the NRA .||||

EXAMPLE
Did you know the NRA is selling murder insurance if you shoot someone?


Why implement better laws to regulate guns when someone can shoot first and show their "murder insurance" card later?

The NRA is thinking ahead, so should we. We are fighting for our lives, they at fighting for money. We should b twice as clever.


Info Guns Down America / www.youtube.com
The NRA-backed insurance policy will be sold by Lockton Affinity and will be underwritten by insurance giant Chubb. According to the NRA’s website, the insurance will cover the upfront lawyer fees attached to both civilian lawsuits and criminal charges of the policy holder. It will pay for "bail, bonds, legal retainer fees, and legal referrals." It also offers "payment for the lawful replacement of your seized firearm, property restoration for your primary residence, loss of earning while in court and psychological support."


There are currently four plans that gun owners can choose from — Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Gold Plus — which range from $250,000 to $1 million for civil defense and $50,000 to $250,000 for criminal charges. The website also featured a video of radio host and NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch saying, "The truth is, right behind your firearm, your second most important self-defense protection is a rock-solid carry policy."

If you think about exactly what the NRA has birthed through its partnership with Lockton Affinity and Chubb, it's infuriating.
Offering this type of insurance policy will not only make it easier for "stand your ground" shooters to settle and even win the lawsuits they may face, but it could reasonably stand to embolden gun holders to shoot first and think later.

At least, that is the belief of Guns Down America, a "bolder, broader movement calling for dramatically fewer guns in America." The group released a video last week featuring Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, describing anyone needing to purchase the insurance as the real problem in their communities, and a danger to people like her son, who was fatally shot in Florida by a self-proclaimed vigilante who escaped a prison sentence because of Florida's "stand your ground" law.



"Armed intimidators roam our communities. They wave their guns like children playing dress-up, barking threats and upsetting the peace. They insist they should be allowed to bring their guns everywhere, into our schools, our parks, and even our churches and schools.

The most striking point is that the NRA spends millions of dollars to lobby for laws that allow them to "stand their ground."

"That just makes it easier to get away with murder," she says. "Now they’re selling insurance that covers the cost."

Almost 2,000 people have been injured and nearly 900 killed by gun violence in the U.S. since the deadly Las Vegas shooting at the beginning of October.

According to Everytown's statistics on gun violence in the United States, there are nearly 12,000 gun homicides a year. On average, 93 Americans are killed with guns each day; 50 women are shot to death by intimate partners each month; and black men are 14 times more likely than white men to be shot and killed with guns.

"The reason I call it murder insurance is because if you look at the way this is marketed, it’s really sold in the context of 'There's a threat around every corner, dear mostly-white NRA member,' and that threat is either a black man or a brown man or some other kind of person of color," said Guns Down director Igor Volsky.

Trayvon Martin was just one of the many black men and women who’ve been murdered in the last few years by people claiming self-defense. Millions watched Philando Castile die in his car in front of his daughter and girlfriend during a Facebook live stream after he was shot by a police officer. Clarence Daniels walked into a Florida Walmart only to be tackled by a white man who just assumed he was up to no good. Alton Sterling was shot dead by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, while pinned face-down on the pavement, his gun in his pocket. Mike Brown was shot in Ferguson after being accused of stealing a pack of cigarillos.


In an effort to have the Carry Guard insurance tossed out, Guns Down America is encouraging viewers to contact Lockton Affinity and Chubb and insist that the coverage be pulled. The group also took one step further by creating a petition that reads, "We fear that your insurance product for gun owners who shoot first and claim 'self-defense' later will contribute to this devastation and encourage more people to use deadly force.”


Have you signed this petition urging insurers @Chubb & @lockton to stop selling @NRA's #murderinsurance? http://stopmurderinsurance.org

STOP MURDER INSURANCE
Tell Chubb and Lockton to cut their ties with the NRA and Stop Selling Murder Insurance.

stopmurderinsurance.org

"I’m an American — it’s time to put the guns down," Fulton says in the video. And while we whole-heartedly agree, it’s clear not everyone feels the same. While neither Lockton Affinity nor Chubb have yet issued an official statement, we do hope they’ll see the light sooner rather than later, although statistically, that’s unlikely to happen before the next preventable gun-related tragedy occurs.

Obama's response to the Florida shooting is exactly what Trump *should* have said


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