tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post71160816640669797..comments2024-03-28T10:45:33.537-07:00Comments on The Burrow: It's Time to Start HolleringAshleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-70217187919307960902013-03-09T07:48:10.160-07:002013-03-09T07:48:10.160-07:00I'd be scared with all those armed colleagues,...I'd be scared with all those armed colleagues, too, Opus :(<br />Aim your rants at those in power; they won't listen any more than your colleagues, but with enough of us in their faces perhaps they will bow to the pressure. If we don't try, we'll never know.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-34569942151050336812013-03-09T07:46:28.006-07:002013-03-09T07:46:28.006-07:00Yes, they are an industry lobby masquerading as de...Yes, they are an industry lobby masquerading as defenders of the Constitution. Yes, individuals with guns don't make a militia in my mind, either. I've given up trying to convince anyone but those voting on the issues - they are just as hard headed as my neighbors :)<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-26346380421785326182013-03-06T21:23:53.773-07:002013-03-06T21:23:53.773-07:00I'll start hollering as best I can. I'm a...I'll start hollering as best I can. I'm a voice in the wilderness among my colleagues. What I've found is that they don't stop until you agree with them. We are willing to listen and compromise and they aren't at all. Can't reason with them. So I just say my piece and then keep quiet. Half my office carries and can't figure out why that makes me feel less safe.Opusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-45402213168620490062013-03-06T14:59:57.665-07:002013-03-06T14:59:57.665-07:00I am so with you! I am trying to holler but not e...I am so with you! I am trying to holler but not enough. I am going to up the effort. I recall arguing with my brother at the Sunday dinner table as a teenager that the NRA was a vile organization not there to help him or any citizen. They are there to take money from gun manufacturers. (He still doesn't believe it.)<br /><br />As for the 2nd Amendment, I'm not convinced it grants individual gun ownership as a constitutional right (that's a militia??), but you are correct that what ever it means it must be well-regulated. <br /><br />Way to go Ashleigh!<br />annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-40206749409597491972013-03-06T08:01:27.628-07:002013-03-06T08:01:27.628-07:00Yes, Rain, we do need to engage in the conversatio...Yes, Rain, we do need to engage in the conversation. As you pointed out, the other side is there and annoying as all get out. I think it's time for us to adopt their tactics and use our voices and our keyboards and the USPostal Service to promote our message with as much enthusiasm as they use. We're not talking confiscation... we're talking regulation.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-244054778134146452013-03-06T07:43:44.890-07:002013-03-06T07:43:44.890-07:00Good idea. I have mostly leftie friends, who are f...Good idea. I have mostly leftie friends, who are further into gun control than I am, but there are a couple who pass on rightie verbiage and I never appreciate it. Glenn Beck would be a step too far to tolerate. It is possible to hide those posts and keep them from being seen by others and sometimes I do that. Sometimes I think it just shows how ridiculous this is. The NRA has been in it for money and if they suffer financially for it, good. My husband was a member some 20 years ago when they began heavily promoting assault rifles. He dumped them back then and told them why. So much money was on the other side that they didn't care. But it's money that will talk. What the NRA says now should have all responsible gun owners dumping them. It's disgusting. Yes, it's a well-regulated militia. When did the word regulation get lost in this hyperbole that they are throwing out! We need to put it back in every chance we get.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-53266355386839956412013-03-06T07:39:20.225-07:002013-03-06T07:39:20.225-07:00Thanks for those links, Megan. YOU have been on th...Thanks for those links, Megan. YOU have been on this since the beginning. YOU have been acting and posting and reposting. YOU inspired me.... a busy mom, a working mom, a volunteering mom, yet you find time and space to act. <br /><br />Thanks for hollering on our behalf. It's time for you to have some company in the conversation.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-10314935359945675642013-03-06T07:36:55.926-07:002013-03-06T07:36:55.926-07:00Write to them. Write to the sponsors. Write to t...Write to them. Write to the sponsors. Write to the drivers. Don't go. Don't let your family and friends attend. I know you can holler........ and it's time to stop preaching to the choir and take the leap into public engagement. Scary, I know, but now is our time.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-31832126186634979632013-03-06T07:34:17.715-07:002013-03-06T07:34:17.715-07:00Woo hoo! Don't forget Moms Demand Action--I...Woo hoo! Don't forget Moms Demand Action--I'm part of that group and we are working very closely with Mayor Against Illegal Guns and Americans for Responsible Solutions. <br /><br />Moms Demand Action can be found at: momsdemandaction.org. Over 100 of us are going to be on Capitol Hill on the 13th meeting with our Congress people to discuss common sense gun control. If anyone wants to join us, you can RSVP at: https://momsdemandaction.org/moms-take-the-hill-for-gun-sense/<br /><br />Also, join us on Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MomsDemandAction<br /><br />I'm following you on Twitter too. <br /><br />I'm up for hollering! <br /><br /><br />Megan xxxMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-10103772676413034912013-03-06T06:37:46.966-07:002013-03-06T06:37:46.966-07:00Maybe start with NASCAR and their moronic "NR...Maybe start with NASCAR and their moronic "NRA 500"....Jenny P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15141597852689342535noreply@blogger.com