Fri 21 Dec 2012
Beyonce, Chris Rock, Carmelo and More “Demand a Plan” For Gun Control (Video)
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Today in Connecticut, there is a state-wide day of mourning as more of the child victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are laid to rest. As well as a teacher who died shielding her students. Bells throughout Connecticut are being run 26 times in honor of the 26 lives that were lost. Meanwhile, in a most insensitive display of tackiness, Wayne LaPierre, the head of the National Rifle Association, held a press conference (without any questions) where he blamed gun violence on the media, videogames, music, movies, celebrities, funding for foreign aid, attention to sports, law enforcement, possible hurricanes….and gun-free school zone. Said LaPierre, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun…” *scratches head*
Mayor Bloomberg’s reaction to the NRA speech: “Instead of offering solutions to a problem they have helped create, they offered a paranoid, dystopian vision of a more dangerous and violent America where everyone is armed and no place is safe.”
Some of music and Hollywood’s biggest stars filmed a PSA to denounce the gun-lobby’s status quo, and demand a change in the approach to gun control here in America. Everyone from Beyonce, Chris Rock, Aziz Ansari, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Williams, Jessica Alba, Jamie Foxx, Carmello Anthony, Victor Cruz, and more appear in the “Demand a Plan” campaign…
Watch the PSA, after the jump
http://demandaplan.org
Good for all these celebs involved. I’m not really a fan of this editing technique where you have multiple people just saying the same word over and over because you don’t want to create individual copy for each one, but I understand why it’s necessary for simplicity sake. Either way….the important part is that there is a need to “demand a plan.” And put it into action. As opposed to, as the NRA suggested, start arming schools.
Or maybe the NRA would rather we buy kids these bulletproof backpacks?
Or maybe the NRA and Gunplay can team up to launch a free state.
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December 21st, 2012 at 6:40 pm
wasting money on gun control when it’s people with mental problems that’s the issue..
guns will always be available..obtained legally or illegally..
what we need to do is start finding a way to identify and treat mental problems and issues sooner and with a more widespread thought out plan.
guns can kill people…but who’s pulling the trigger?..
people get into car accidents and die every day, should we take cars off the road?
further more..
when it’s a middle eastern man who does this…it’s an act of terrorism
a black or latino?..degenerates and ghetto antics..
a white person?…poor human being, lets blame video games and violent movies and hip hop!
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Mistah R.E.D. Reply:
December 22nd, 2012 at 8:34 pm
The desire for better mental care and better gun control are not mutually exclusive. While it may be true that deadly weapons will always be available, they shouldn’t be legitimately available to those with a proven history of being dangerous to themselves and society.
Moreover, your car analogy is hopelessly flawed. Cars are designed to transport people from one place to another. Only when operated improperly do they kill people. Guns, on the other hand, are designed to kill – period. That is their end.
When a criminal with mental health issues steals a gun and kills someone, that’s on him. When a criminal with mental health issues gets a gun legitimately and kills someone, that’s partially on us and our lax gun laws.
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Tocallo Reply:
December 23rd, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Guns are made to protect as well.. they don’t just serve one purpose…one could say that more people die because of car accidents then gun deaths
And there’s no way to keep fire arms out of the hands of certain people…its impossible… the kid that took the weapons from his mother who legally owned them
Now if we had recognized this kids mental problem and properly treated it…this might not have happened…
All maybes obviously.. I just don’t like that they’re pointing their fingers everywhere except back at the mother and getting at the root of the problem…which is a mental one… not a gun, video games or musical one.
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London Town Reply:
December 23rd, 2012 at 10:55 pm
If no one has guns then no one needs a gun for protection. its that simple.
Fist to Fist. You wanna protect your family, learn hand to hand combat.
December 21st, 2012 at 10:02 pm
Ehh, I guess. Truthfully Jamie and Bey the only faces I recognized.
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December 21st, 2012 at 10:48 pm
Good shit…but where are the rappers at…its funny the hiphop community can come together to co sign every other issue….except one that effects us ALL like gun control..considering this is one of this issues that hits us closest to home
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December 22nd, 2012 at 1:57 am
I am a law- abiding citizen. I respect human life as my Creator has commanded me to. I believe people should be able to protect one’s self, family, and community. If we believe its ok for law enforcement to carry guns then we should afford that same right to all citizens. The truth of the matter is states with right to carry laws has seen an overall decrease in violent crimes up to and including murder. This isn’t opinion, study after study has been done establishing this fact. Criminals are less likely to commit a violent crime or robbery of property when there is a possibility of the “victim” being armed. The best plan,as it relates to guns, is to allow citizens to be able to carry handguns on their person. Training would be required, permits would be renewed annually. Approval would depend on legal status, criminal record(or lack there of), and mental/psychological profile and age. What is the alternative? Info, you may scratch your head at the NRA comment, but ignore the messenger and think about the message. Most people given the means and opportunity would do the right thing in a bad situation. In this situation that would mean finding and killing a murderer. Protection of innocent life is everyone’s responsibility. Again what’s the alternative?More laws, that do nothing to protect innocent lives, and in some cases do the exact opposite. I hate the NRA as I hate the lobby system as a whole. That doesn’t discount what makes sense both morally and practically. We shouldn’t tie criminality, its causes, effects, and solutions to gun ownership. A gun is different things to different people. For a criminal it’s used to victimize. For a law-abiding person its protection against victimization.
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Elijah Reply:
December 23rd, 2012 at 5:49 pm
That sounds like paranoia you silly scared man.
Here in the UK we don’t legally have guns and only 8 people are murdered by a gun per year. EIGHT! you have over 10,000.
You speculate about what could happen, well my friend, we live it. Get real, everyone walking around with guns is a recipe for disaster, what do you sound like? Image a drunk person at a party who reacts badly to a passing comment, or a bump from a stranger. People will be getting shot instead of getting into a drunken brawl. Imagine road rage, or disputes within the workplace, or simply accidental firings. Not to mention the pressure that people would face knowing that they are responsible for a deadly weapon everyday.
You are lost.
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valuesoversecurity Reply:
December 24th, 2012 at 3:57 am
8 homicides a year is not factual. I’ll assume this was a typo on your part. Also your population is significantly smaller and less diverse, so a comparison between the two would have to begin with a different foundation. I understand it’s counter intuitive to believe that conceptually more guns( albeit in the hands of responsible law abiding citizens) would actually prevent violent crimes and robbery but its true. Our federal government (FBI) has done studies supporting this fact. Numerous social scientist (some independent of the gun lobby) has reached the same conclusion. None of what i’m saying is speculation, because we already have the information to back it up. Thirty years worth of case studies as a matter of fact. Areas that have concealed carry have lower rates of violent crimes and robbery. I trust my fellow americans with gun ownership because by in large most people do the right thing whether they own a gun or not. We aren’t weak simple people who cant fend for themselves or cant handle the responsibility of owning a gun. The issue is one of protection, plain and simple. Owning a gun and carrying doesn’t automatically cause me to engage in criminal behavior anymore than decriminalization of illicit drugs would make me smoke heroin. If i’m a responsible law-abiding citizen without a gun, more than likely i’ll be that way after. Think about it. I live in NJ which means the only persons, mostly, who are able to carry guns are police officers and criminals. Police officers legally by mandate of their position and criminals illegally by definition. So where does that leave me? My family? The greater Community? Victims. Read about the issue, then take an informed position. I changed my mind, perhaps you may.
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Elijah Reply:
December 24th, 2012 at 7:43 pm
that wasn’t a typo. Heres some figures for you which may be easier for you. This is a historical list of countries by firearm-related death-rate per 100,000 population in one year (wikipedia); US=10.2, UK=0.25. Whatever you “studies” say, it doesn’t matter. WE LIVE IT and the proof is there.
Merry Christmas, and good luck over there!
London Town Reply:
December 23rd, 2012 at 10:52 pm
Law enforcement are called to scenes of crime therefore need extra ordinary protection
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valuesoversecurity Reply:
December 24th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
So its logical that police officers require protection but that logic doesn’t extend to everyone? Police officers more often than not are called after a crime has happened, meanwhile because of well meaning but otherwise irrational legislation people are victimized. The point is we aren’t going to round up the millions of guns in america, outlaw production and distribution of said weapons, and prohibit its ownership. Its just not going to happen.
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December 24th, 2012 at 11:09 am
Laughable. Where’s Jay-Z? That f-er made a fortune off of gun violence. He can’t renounce it now because he’ll look like a hypocrite? Well, he should do it anyway rather than having Beyonce out there.
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