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58. Wow! Thank you for this important post. That is terrifying

Sun Apr 14, 2013, 05:03 PM

Apr 2013

And thanks for the posting about this group, which I'd never heard of. The news this morning showed the speech that the Newtown mom gave during the President's weekly address. She was absolutely magnificent.

This is such an important issue. The world really is watching and wondering how Americans will handle this.

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One child is holding something that's been banned in America to protect them. [View all] Earth_First Apr 2013 OP

+++ 1,000,000 +++ RKP5637 Apr 2013 #1

Little Red Riding Hood has been banned? Cleita Apr 2013 #2

In this particular version, Red is bringing her grandma a bottle of wine. baldguy Apr 2013 #6

In the original she brings granny a bottle of wine. enlightenment Apr 2013 #26

Get a book and read the original Grimm's sarisataka Apr 2013 #33

I did. enlightenment Apr 2013 #34

Maybe that's what is wrong with my kids sarisataka Apr 2013 #50

Well, I don't recall reading the original Grimm tales to my kid, enlightenment Apr 2013 #53

Check out "The Grimmest of Grimm" Kablooie Apr 2013 #39

Sounds like an excellent read sarisataka Apr 2013 #51

I bought this edition for myself! bluemarkers Apr 2013 #41

In two California school districts, yes... Earth_First Apr 2013 #7

How absurd! eom Cleita Apr 2013 #31

Had it been a CALIFORNIA WINE.. AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #47

LOL! Cleita Apr 2013 #57

And the other is holding something that is wildly celebrated as protection. randome Apr 2013 #3

I assume... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #4

Truly a picture that's worth a thousand words. n/t Laurian Apr 2013 #5

OMG! It's was banned because an illustration in the book showed a bottle of wine. Arkansas Granny Apr 2013 #8

re:One child is holding something that's been banned in America to protect them. allan01 Apr 2013 #9

Worth pointing out that the title is actually a lie, and neither child is holding something banned. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #10

Well, if you want it to be more accurate.... alcina Apr 2013 #12

Yes, I do - I think dishonesty is counterproductive. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #60

But sometimes the spirit is more important than the letter, so to speak... nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #61

The spirit of a lie is a lie. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #62

I think the only real "point" is that we aren't doing enough to protect kids from gun violence. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #64

This is an "ends justifies the means" argument. Which is never good. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #63

the heaven05 Apr 2013 #11

nah. doesnt work. the child would be allowed to walk the book into school and not the gun. seabeyond Apr 2013 #13

It looks like a library, not a school. alfredo Apr 2013 #15

ok. the child could walk the book into the library, and not a gun. nt seabeyond Apr 2013 #16

It's not the setting of the image, it is the truth told. The right is more concerned over alfredo Apr 2013 #18

i am anti gun. and all over pro book. especially kids with books. but, the poster was not truthful seabeyond Apr 2013 #21

What is more a danger to children, a book or a gun? alfredo Apr 2013 #22

did you really ask me that question after i just made my statement. again.... seabeyond Apr 2013 #23

You may be over thinking it. Most people spend less than a second looking at alfredo Apr 2013 #35

What of the people who spend more than a second thinking about what they see? sl8 Apr 2013 #65

It's not aimed at gun fetishes. alfredo Apr 2013 #71

Except that there's no "truth" here. Llewlladdwr Apr 2013 #67

Little Red Riding Hood is on the banned book list. I looked it up. alfredo Apr 2013 #70

And the entire STATE of California has banned the weapon on the right. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #73

knr alfredo Apr 2013 #14

The anti-gun folk just can't play the lie/distort/hyperbole game as well as the NRA aikoaiko Apr 2013 #17

In some regions the Christian right has forced schools and libraries to ban certain books. alfredo Apr 2013 #36

Yes and in some anti-gun state that rifle configured so is banned aikoaiko Apr 2013 #38

The truth is, the book is banned, the gun isn't. The book entertains kids, alfredo Apr 2013 #40

Are you really unaware that adults cannot buy that rifle new in some states? aikoaiko Apr 2013 #44

It's available used? If it is so crappy, why has there been a long discussion about it? alfredo Apr 2013 #45

Well if that's the goal it worked. aikoaiko Apr 2013 #46

Again false dichotomy. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #75

Book is banned in 2 districts in CA, rifle is banned in the entire state. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #74

And The Politically Correct Left has had books banned or removed from classrooms too. bvar22 Apr 2013 #55

Wait, that was us? OriginalGeek Apr 2013 #80

I don't think photoshopping a gun into a child's hands is abuse... N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #59

Talk about ineffective. caseymoz Apr 2013 #19

same here. Euphoria Apr 2013 #56

More places ban such guns... bobclark86 Apr 2013 #20

I think that too many of you SCVDem Apr 2013 #24

Actually...no, onpatrol98 Apr 2013 #28

Hey, at least they didn't post a re-enactment of Lanza blasting away at little kids. Hoyt Apr 2013 #30

It may not be banned universally, but it is in some locations. alfredo Apr 2013 #37

And the rifle is banned in California. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #76

Do you apply the same critical eye to the NRA propaganda? alfredo Apr 2013 #83

I do so with ANY propaganda. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #86

Good. alfredo Apr 2013 #87

If dishonesty is the solution... cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #25

The infographic is entirely dishonest, but it was intended in the other direction. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #77

Why isn't thre truth good enough? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #27

I do not care for this ad at all. Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #29

jesus played with wine in the bible yet bibles are not banned nt msongs Apr 2013 #32

Point well taken IrishAyes Apr 2013 #69

I get the point. Rex Apr 2013 #42

I can understand how the book adieu Apr 2013 #43

glad that moms demand action abelenkpe Apr 2013 #48

Yeah, honesty and integrity. Who needs it, right? AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #78

P O gun nut abelenkpe Apr 2013 #81

The truth is hard... I know. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #82

P O truth nut! Dr. Strange Apr 2013 #85

god, we are sick. No, WE aren't sick... BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2013 #49

K&R defacto7 Apr 2013 #52

Why was she riding in the hood anyway. She should carry a gun if she's gonna do that. L0oniX Apr 2013 #54

Wow! Thank you for this important post. That is terrifying Number23 Apr 2013 #58

And what Feinstein's bill bans... krispos42 Apr 2013 #66

Even worse, Little Red Riding Hood's granny is holding something that will send her to prison. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #68

Book banning. A Republican tactic as old as time immemorable. blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #72

Not actually happening here, though. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #84

This could be why our educational system is failing. Mr.Pain Apr 2013 #79