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Save the date, bring your voice, make some signs

30 Monday May 2022

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June 11, 2022 – 1:00 p.m. – Kansas City, Missouri.

March for Our Lives:

In Kansas City, Missouri on March 24, 2018:

“Protect people…”

“Change the damn law…”

“Thoughts and Prayers don’t stop bullets…”

“Background checks on every gun sale”

“A gun should not have more rights than a child”

“Shooting my mouth off…”

“Am I next?”

“I am not a target”

We’re still protesting this shit. It’ll continue until it’s fixed.

Meanwhile, June 11, 2022 – 1:00 p.m. – Kansas City, Missouri.

On social media:

Previously:

Until this changes… (March 25, 2018)

March for Our Lives – Kansas City – Theis Park – March 24, 2018 – more signs (March 25, 2018)

Complicit (May 24, 2022)

Always clueless, always bad timing, always blocking any solutions (May 24, 2022)

This you? (May 25, 2022)

Useless platitude (May 25, 2022)

Marketing the brand (May 26, 2022)

Go ahead, throw the punch (May 27, 2018)

Sadly, still the truth (May 29, 2022)

Never have been (May 29, 2022)

Always clueless, always bad timing, always blocking any solutions

24 Tuesday May 2022

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Read the room, assholes.

GOP @GOP
This is the 15th day in a row gas prices have reached new record highs!
2:01 PM · May 24, 2022

Some of the responses:

More important things on my mind. Things you do nothing about.
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Children at an elementary school in Uvalde TX are being made target practice and you’re talking about fing gas prices!!

And 15 people died today. 14 of them children and one teacher.
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Another school shooting today; what is the GOP doing to address gun violence?

Thoughts and prayers as usual.

And how many mass shootings have we had???

It’s been 3,448 days since Sandy Hook and we have yet to pass meaningful legislation to stop mass shootings.

Now there was another elementary school shooting today in Texas.

The GOP is only concerned with protecting the guns.

14 children and 1 teacher woke up, the start of a normal day. 14 children and 1 teacher aren’t coming home.

15 people died at an elementary school in Texas today. Care to comment?

There has been 27 school shooting this year. 27 in under 6 months. Any statement on that? Any ideas or solutions or just thought and prayers?

Anything else of note happen today?

This is the nth time we have had a mass shooting in this country. That is actually something we can do something about. But you don’t care. Go get lost.

Let’s see, how many days with a mass shooting?

14 ELEMENTARY KIDS DEAD 1 TEACHER
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Speaking of 15 .. did you hear about the 15 people killed at the elementary school today?

14 elementary kids are dead. I think that is more important.

14 children were slaughtered today you sick empty souled bastards.

14 children and a teacher are dead from a school shooter in an elementary school in Texas. Texas were one needs no@permit, no registration and no background checks. Last week of school. Parents that were planning summer holidays now have to plan funerals. When will you do somethi

And more children killed in a school. Gas is the least of my concerns. [….]

I was certain this was going to be about another mass shooting but no

Gas prices I can deal with.

Having my kid gunned down in school, not so much.

Nice deflection though.

Speaking of 15, its been confirmed that 14 students and 1 teacher were killed in a mass shooting today at an elementary school.

How many days in a row for school shootings?

134 children are ready dead this year in the US from gun violence.

You were saying?

I’ll gladly pay $20/gallon if it’ll stop gun violence.

Another school shooting, but let’s talk about gasoline prices. What does GOP want to say about guns?

15 Americans gunned down today in Texas due to @GOP .

FOURTEEN CHILDREN were murdered today you asswipes.

GFYS
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To the human behind the account: 14 children lost their lives, have you no shame?

No. This has been another edition of short answers to simple questions.

Did you hear the news coming out of Texas?

I am now convinced that you are evil. And evil must be purged.

Psychopaths
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How many mass shootings in the last 15 days?

This is the third day this week with a mass shooting. Let’s focus on what’s most important

14 children and a teacher were killed in Texas.

I’m sure the timing on this tweet is TOTALY coincidental and not a smokescreen AT ALL [….]

As usual, in America

04 Friday Mar 2022

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Rep. Sharice Davids (D) [2019 file photo].

DAVIDS STATEMENT ON SHOOTING AT OLATHE EAST HIGH SCHOOL
March 4, 2022 Press Release
Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement after reports of a shooting incident at Olathe East High School:

‘I have been in touch with Olathe leaders, school administrators, and law enforcement as we process and respond to the tragic incident at Olathe East earlier today. This was a traumatic event for our community, and we are all hoping for the speedy recovery of those injured as we figure out how to best support each other and our students. I want to recognize our local law enforcement, particularly the Olathe Police Department—their preparation, courage, and coordination has been exemplary, and I know their response helped many parents feel safer during a terrifying situation.

My thoughts are with the students, staff, and families of Olathe East as the investigation continues. These are the texts no parent wants to receive, the fear that far too many kids live with, and the headlines that every American is tired of reading. I stand with our community and with every Kansan who has come out to support us and ask for change.’

Nothing will change.

Sen. Roy Blunt (r): what being a whore for the NRA gets the rest of us

20 Friday Sep 2019

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Yesterday, in Missouri, from the mother of an elementary school student:

My 3rd-grade son just said this.

“If an intruder ever comes to my school, and if I don’t have any place to hide, I will just give up. I will let him kill me.”

Roy Blunt (r) [2016 file photo].

Blunt’s budget bill omits $50 million for gun violence study favored by Democrats
By Bryan Lowry
September 18, 2019 02:29 PM, Updated September 19, 2019 11:35 AM

Senate Republicans are pursuing a federal health budget that omits funding for gun violence research, a proposal that Sen. Roy Blunt warns is too “controversial.”

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Do you wonder why?

Which lawmakers got the most NRA money?
By Soo Rin Kim Feb 20, 2018, 8:51 PM ET
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Sen. Roy Blunt: $4.5 million
Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., has long been one of the biggest beneficiaries of NRA money. Not only has the group donated $56,500 to Blunt’s campaign committee over the years, the group has also spent $1.4 million bankrolling ads supporting him. The NRA also spent $2.5 million in 2016 opposing Democrat Jason Kander’s bid against the Missouri Republican.
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Too soon? Too controversial?

Just excuses.

Suppose the Governor (r) called a special session of the General Assembly on a relatively trivial subject, ignoring the elephant in the room, and the minority party (D) reminded him anyway

10 Tuesday Sep 2019

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Pun intended. The one about ignoring the elephant.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

The Missouri General Assembly was called into a special today by Governor Mike Parson (r) to address used auto taxes (seriously). The Democratic Party minority in the House filed a few bills:

100th General Assembly, 1st Extraordinary Session

HB2 Green, Alan 2563H.01I – Prohibits the sale of an assault weapon to a person under the age of 21.

HB3 Green, Alan 2540H.02I – Establishes the “Extreme Risk Protection Order Act”

HB4 Green, Alan 2562H.01I – Requires the department of public safety to commission a study on gun violence in the state of Missouri

HB5 Lavender, Deb 2541H.01I – Modifies orders of protection by adding provisions that allow the confiscation of firearms from individuals a court deems to be a danger to themselves or others

HB6 Price, Wiley 2533H.01I – Establishes the offense of unlawfully storing a firearm in the presence of a child

HB7 Bland Manlove, Ashley 2566H.01I – Requires that all sales or transfers of ammunition be processed through a licensed firearms dealer

HB9 Brown, Richard 2554H.01I – Repeals provisions that prohibit political subdivisions from adopting orders, ordinances, or regulations relating to firearms

HB10 Bangert, Gretchen 2556H.01I – Modifies provisions relating to the transport and storage of firearms

HB11 Merideth, Peter 2542H.01I – Changes the laws regarding firearms

HB13 Brown, Richard 2535H.01I – Modifies the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm

HB14 Washington, Barbara 2557H.01I – Adds public libraries to the list of places CCW permit holders are not authorized to carry concealed weapons

HB18 Mackey, Ian 2551H.01I – Specifies that the seller of a firearm must verify the age of the purchaser.

HB19 Mackey, Ian 2539H.01I – Establishes extreme risk protection orders and gun violence seizure warrants and prohibits certain persons involved in domestic violence from possessing a firearm

HB20 Beck, Doug 2536H.01I – Modifies the offenses of unlawful transfer of weapons and unlawful possession of a firearm

HB21 Morgan, Judy 2547H.01I – Requires a firearm owner to report lost or stolen firearms

HB22 Merideth, Peter 2573H.01I – Establishes the “Community Police Tax Credit”

HB23 Razer, Greg 2543H.01I – Requires that all sales or transfers of firearms be processed through a licensed firearms dealer

HB24 Washington, Barbara 2553H.01I – Makes it a class C felony to manufacture, import, possess, purchase, sell, or transfer any assault weapon or large capacity magazine

HB25 Appelbaum, LaDonna 2560H.01I – Creates a civil penalty for businesses who sell or produce high capacity magazines

HB26 Appelbaum, LaDonna 2559H.01I – Creates a civil penalty for possession of a large capacity magazine

HB28 Windham, Kevin 2576H.02I – Establishes a firearm registry under the management of the Attorney General

HCR1 Windham, Kevin 2577H.01I – Urges the United States Congress to repeal the Firearm Owners Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 926

HJR1 Merideth, Peter 2544H.01I – Proposes a constitutional amendment to require a background check for all firearm transfers of ownership and to require a permit to conceal carry a firearm

Representative Deb Lavender (D) [2019 file photo].

Representative Ashley Bland Manlove (D) [2019 file photo].

Representative Richard Brown (D) [2019 file photo].

Rep. Judy Morgan (D) [2016 file photo].

Representative Greg Razer (D) [2019 file photo].

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Well, do something

01 Sunday Sep 2019

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Certainly thoughts and prayers are having no effect.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2018 file photo].

From Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) on Facebook:

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler

I’m truly heartbroken over the heinous shooting in Texas today. Events like these are a reminder that cold, cruel reality can show up at anytime. It reminds us to hold our loved ones close and to always pray for our neighbors and our community.

Now more than ever, it’s time for America to have an honest discussion on the causes of these horrific events.
As these events too frequently dominate the headlines, I urge my colleagues to address the core problems that lead to these senseless acts of violence – addressing the pervasive mental health issues in our country, having an open dialogue about motivators of hatred and violence against other fellow Americans, and stopping criminals from illegally obtaining guns. Above all, we need to re-embrace values of life, respect, and the intrinsic worth of every human being.

Like clockwork.

Some of the responses:

Thought , prayers, mental illness.

How about we have background checks on private sales ? I also think we need a Red Flag law in every state 72 hour hold on your weapons if you are talking self harm or hurting others.

I have known a lot of people with mental health issues. I’m not afraid of them. I’m afraid of people who own guns and feel empowered to use them. Don’t hide, Rep. Hartzler, behind a party line. Be an independent thinker and work to protect Americans from gun violence.

You did nothing to address this issue the whole time you were on your break. You are always heartbroken but never willing to take any action. You talk about mental health but represent a state that is one of the worst for people getting access to healthcare. When will you be willing to do something besides post about it?

I think we need to do more than pray.

Y’all cut funding at CDC for mental health, so once again your concern about how mental health is playing a roll in all the mass shootings is nothing more than a party talking point! I want a BAN ON ALL ASSAULT WEAPONS! I WANT UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS! Pretty simple steps that YOU refuse to initiate or endorse!

Crocodile tears.

Respect for life is all but gone from pur society. Kids watch violence and play violet games from the time they are toddlers. Then we expect them to grow up compassionate humans. We need to address what gets put into the minds of people, the lack of parenting, drugs, bullying, and so much more. Mental illness is a part of the equation and getting the fear out of being open is a huge obstacle.

Uh, people in other countries consume video games at a higher rate than Americans, and yet their gun violence rates are significantly lower. You think it’s the water, maybe?

That last statement is truly laughable given your record.

How would you know the underlying factors? The CDC can’t effectively study the problem because of people like you. Those with mental health challenges have been shown through research to NOT be any more likely to conduct mass murder. The NRA owns you.

You have an opportunity to enact common sense solutions to this challenge based on evidence.

You choose to do nothing.

Blah, blah, blah…. Your party FAILED to do ANYTHING after 20 BABIES were slaughtered in Connecticut. Not just shot, their bodies were blown to bits.. Live with that… THEY voted DOWN legislation that the people of this country wanted passed..

So, are you now for background checks? I can’t tell by the way you characterized the problem.
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From the evidence available, it’s perceived racial superiority that motivates most of the mass shooters.

Vickie. These shooters do not have mental health diagnoses

Children are in cages – “re-embrace values…worth of every human being.” Umm

How about you start with an honest actual townhall, and then start to enact some GUN CONTROL? Oh wait, the NRA controls you.

How about telling McConnell to bring the house bills to the floor for a vote? Your party refusing to do anything is a BIG part of the problem.

Let the CDC and others actually study the situation and PROVE the connection to mental health … oh – right – they have – there isn’t one.

Hint: IT’S GUNS, VICKY

You’re a joke. You have no spine. How about a #townhall to talk about gun violence and real solutions, like background checks on every sale?

You don’t appear to care about life or you would stop cutting food stamps, encourage MO leaders to expand Medicaid, and impeach Trump before he starts WW3.

Did the NRA write this for you?

Well, someone asked.

From the Federal Election Commission (FEC):

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 06/05/2019 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS GENERAL VA 07/26/2018 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 12/29/2017 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS GENERAL VA 10/07/2016 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 05/04/2015 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 04/26/2014 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 10/17/2013 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 06/27/2012 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 06/27/2011 $1,000.00

Like clockwork.