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GoLeft TV

(3,953 posts)
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 05:18 PM Mar 2016

More Than 50 Mass Shootings in 2016 – Why Is No One Talking About This?



There have been more than 50 mass shootings in the United States in 2016, and we’re still at the beginning of the month of March. And even with President Obama’s recent executive action, it is still far too easy for people to get their hands on deadly weapons.

Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousns and Elliot Fineman, the CEO of the Gun Victims Action Network, discuss what needs to happen to finally bring about some change in this country…

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More Than 50 Mass Shootings in 2016 – Why Is No One Talking About This? (Original Post) GoLeft TV Mar 2016 OP
President Obama ha addressed thsi issue, Hillary has been talking about gun violence. Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #1
Because gun fanciers whine loudly and give a lot of money to right wing lobbyists at NRA. Hoyt Mar 2016 #2
"Mass Shootings" is a very recent categorization, supplanting the older "Mass Murders".... Eleanors38 Mar 2016 #3
We have people on DU Turbineguy Mar 2016 #4

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. President Obama ha addressed thsi issue, Hillary has been talking about gun violence.
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 05:23 PM
Mar 2016

It has been the subject of many OP's on DU, this was addressed in SC recently.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
2. Because gun fanciers whine loudly and give a lot of money to right wing lobbyists at NRA.
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 05:28 PM
Mar 2016
 

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)
3. "Mass Shootings" is a very recent categorization, supplanting the older "Mass Murders"....
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 05:36 PM
Mar 2016

It will take time before the chief component of the control/banner outlook -- mainstream media -- conditions the public to a new fear. Be assured they are at it full time, but the Newz and Big 3 T.V. aren't the big guys on the block anymore. Gun control is not a "movement," but a rather elitist outlook with little grassroots activism and fund-raising. It must depend on wealthy bankrollers, foundations and the Newz' constant (but archaic) agitprop.

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