March For Our Lives is something special. It’s sure to be remembered as a pivotal event in American history when hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in Washington DC and across the country to demand gun control. The march was conceived and organized by the students of Stoneman Douglas school in Parkland, Florida. Their determination to make changes in gun control laws inspired a nation wide, student led movement to insist Congress take action to curb gun violence in America. Saturday will see over 800 sibling marches take place across the country, each one organized by high … Continue reading March For Our Lives, History Being Made #MarchForOurLives

It’s been a week since the mass shooting in Vegas. I’ve been hearing the usual arguments about gun control, preserving the 2nd amendment right to own guns versus the mass shootings that happen almost daily. The outrage over the shootings seems to be dying down already. With the Vegas shootings, America was up to 272 mass shootings in 276 days. Out of those 272 incidents, 152 of them had at least one fatality. Those are completely insane statistics but they mirror the proliferation of guns in America. There most certainly is a correlation between the number of guns owned and … Continue reading I’m With The Banned

UPDATE: More Representatives arrived, it’s estimated there are over 70 Representatives involved in the sit-in. Cameras were ordered turned off by GOP but a few individuals sent out pics and videos. In an act that may be totally unprecedented in Congressional history, thirty House Democrats are waging a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives demanding a vote on a bill to forbid the sale of guns to terrorists. The protest was initiated by Georgia representative, John Lewis, ‘‘Rise up Democrats, rise up Americans. We will occupy this chamber.’’ and prompted Republicans to have the C-Span cameras turned … Continue reading UPDATED, Rise Up Americans, Occupy The House #NoBillNoBreak