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[billh58]

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[jimmy the one]

1. LaPierre-Head lives up to that name

I received an email from EGS - Bloomberg's Everytown for Gun Safety - just yday, & here it is, may surprise you, did me:

(use bill's EGS link in his OP): In 1999, the NRA's CEO, Wayne LaPierre, declared:
"We believe in absolutely gun-free, zero tolerance, totally safe schools. That means no guns in America's schools, period."

But it didn't take long for the NRA to completely abandon this common-sense position. Today, they're pushing dangerous bills in 23 states that would force guns into schools and onto college campuses all across the country -- even when opposed by school administrators.
It's part of the gun lobby's dangerous, backwards vision for our country that we’re calling Crazytown.
And to Stop Crazytown, we're fighting back with Wayne LaPierres own words -- printed on a postcard that supporters will begin delivering to lawmakers all across the country who are considering these dangerous bills. We need your help to deliver as many postcards as possible

These NRA-backed bills would force public colleges and universities to allow people to carry loaded guns on campus and would even allow guns in K-12 schools. These bills do nothing to promote the safe learning environment that students need and deserve -- the same environment that the NRA once endorsed.
You and I know that the only people who need to be armed in schools are trained law enforcement and security guards. And college and university administrators should have the authority to decide what's best for the safety of students and faculty. This is just one part of the NRA's extremist agenda of "guns for anyone, anywhere, no questions asked."
With your support, we'll make sure lawmakers in Florida and other states across the country hear our message loud and clear: Don't force guns into our schools.