How Democrats Embraced Gun Control at Their Convention

[uawchild]

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Source: Time

Christine Leinonen, a former state trooper from Polk City, Fla., stood stricken onstage, struggling to read the words about her son on the TelePrompTer at the rear of the convention hall. Christopher “Drew” Leinonen died six weeks ago, along with his boyfriend Juan and 47 others, in the massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub.

“Christopher was my only child, and as I used to tell him, you can’t do better than perfect,” his mother told the delegates at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. “Where was common sense the day he died? I never want you to ask that question about your child. That’s why I support Hillary Clinton.”

Leinonen struggled to speak those words, but they were carefully chosen. Common sense is one of the terms that gun-control lobbyists advise their clients and allies to use when framing their arguments about the fraught subject of guns, lest opponents weaponize their words.


Read more: http://time.com/4427616/dnc-guns-control-hillary-clinton-convention/

[Hoyt]

1. Saw her, powerful. Callous gunners will just shrug it off as the price the rest of us must pay for

their sick needs.

But, at some point the victims -- and those who do not want their children to be victims of our senseless coddling of gunners -- will force action like Australia took in 1996. Every decade we wait, another 100 Million guns end up on the streets. I get restricting guns is only part of the problem, but it is clearly a big part of the long-term effort to end this craziness.

[OKNancy]

2. Locking - this is not breaking news

Any article that has How, why, or asks a question in the headline is sure to be an analysis or editorial.