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...Adam Taub, I encourage both of them to read the "Living Through Littleton" editorial more closely. They claim that the staff makes "vague, blanket demands." On the contrary, the staff specifically argues against gun control laws in Colorado and other states from being loosened or revoked, and against the NRA campaign for gun concealment. Oppenheim and Taub also write, "concerned citizens ought to look deeper and discern the less obvious forces". If the two editors look carefully, they will notice that the editorial asserts, "these tragedies are the result of severe emotional distress among teens with access to guns...
...Adam Taub, I encourage both of them to read the "Living Through Littleton" editorial more closely. They claim that the staff makes "vague, blanket demands." On the contrary, the staff specifically argues against gun control laws in Colorado and other states from being loosened or revoked, and against the NRA campaign for gun concealment. Oppenheim and Taub also write, "concerned citizens ought to look deeper and discern the less obvious forces". If the two editors look carefully, they will notice that the editorial asserts, "these tragedies are the result of severe emotional distress among teens with access to guns...
...resistance to reform shows the depths of money and influence in our government. Powerful interest groups--the media, labor groups, tobacco, the National Rifle Associations (NRA) and religious conservatives--use big bucks to back candidates for public office. As a result, elected representatives are responsible to them and not the citizens they are supposed to represent. These special interest groups are holding our Constitution hostage and will not give it back...
...tobacco companies for the medical expenses caused by their product, cities nationwide including Chicago, Miami, New Orleans and Atlanta have filed suits against gun manufactures, trying to hold them accountable for the damage guns have done to their respective communities. In a rather predictable response, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has released its political hounds, engaging in a nationwide effort to lobby state legislatures to write laws blocking or preempting litigation...
...question and answer period following Heston's speech primarily focused on his role in the NRA and his staunch defense of second amendment rights...