We're turning the insane asylum loose on America - gun nut edition
Report: Nationwide trend of 'gun extremists' threatening women activists with rape, murder (Click here to read more)
By David EdwardsThursday, May 15, 2014 12:30 EDT
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A new report suggests a disturbing trend of "gun extremists" threatening and intimidating women who are trying to curb shootings in the United States.
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The article published by Mother Jones on Thursday examines groups of women who were targeted after organizing to promote gun safety.
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In one recent example, a firearm instructor in Florida made a video of himself using a "Moms Demand Action" flier for target practice.
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"Happy Mother's Day!" he said after praising his "grouping" of bullet holes on the flier. The video was then posted to the "Moms Demand Action" Facebook page.
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Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts told Mother Jones that after facing endless attacks from critics, she often asks herself: "Why does this person want to kill or rape or silence me?"
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"I think the answer is that this issue touches a cultural nerve based on gender, geography, and other politics," Watts explained. "There are pundits who make a good deal of money encouraging this type of anger."
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Earlier this month, the group Open Carry Texas began publishing the names and numbers of employees at a local Jack in the Box restaurant after those employees called police because they felt threatened by armed protesters.
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Open Carry Texas member Brett Sanders posted a video on YouTube that included the name of one woman, a high school teacher, who had called police on armed protesters at a shopping mall.
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The woman told Mother Jones that her voice mail quickly filled up with vulgar threats, calling her names like "stupid bitch" and "motherfucking whore."
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She recalled that one caller referred to her as a "piece of shit," and another threatened her with a gun.
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"I really felt strongly about not changing my cellphone number-I'm not going to be intimidated," she said. "But it just got to the point where it's not worth it."
1 comment:
Now days many woman also wants to learn firearm shooting and many doing firearm practice for their self defense or as for a sports. There are also many firearm training class for woman that teaching a women to safely handle a firearm and other information regarding guns.
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