Sunday, February 22, 2015

L.A. Times to NRA: Government’s ‘Responsibility’ To Regulate 2nd Amendment



L.A. Times to NRA: Government’s ‘Responsibility’ To Regulate 2nd Amendment
by AWR Hawkins20 Feb 2015
On February 19, the Los Angeles Times reacted to the growing momentum for Campus Carry legislation across the country by referring to the NRA as “crackpots” and reminding the organization that it is the government’s “responsibility to protect the public through reasonable gun control laws.”

In other words, “shall not be infringed” does not mean shall not be regulated and/or controlled.

According to the Times, the NRA has hit a new low by promoting the idea that an expansion of Campus Carry means “gun-toting women would be armed to defend themselves in the event of sexual assaults.”

The Times claims no one should be surprised by the NRA’s position–after all, “these are the same crackpots who argued” that students should be allowed to carry guns for self-defense following the 2007 attack on Virginia Tech.

They are also the “same crackpots” who argued that armed teachers could have prevented Adam Lanza from walking through a gun free zone shooting victims at will, with no concern over retaliation from unarmed people.

Yes, by supporting the expansion of Campus Carry “the gun lobby is showing yet again that it doesn’t belong in a serious conversation about ending the scourge of gun violence.”

And just to drive the point home, the Times reminds us all that “Americans have a 2nd Amendment right to own guns, but it’s not an absolute right.”

Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times is a subsidiary of the Tribune Publishing Co.

Note: David D. Hiller was the publisher & president & CEO for the Los Angeles Times, the SVP for the Tribune Publishing Co., a member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Michelle Obama is a director at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, married to Barack Obama, a friend of Valerie B. Jarrett, was Camille Y. Johnston was her communications director, and a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Camille Y. Johnston was Michelle Obama’s communications director for the Barack Obama administration, the SVP for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and is the VP for Siemens AG.
George C. Nolen was the president & CEO for Siemens AG, a director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and is a board of visitor’s member for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Klaus Kleinfeld was the president & CEO for Siemens AG, a director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for Siemens AG, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was the president of the Economic Club of Washington, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
John C. Lee IV is a director at the Economic Club of Washington, and a board of visitor’s member for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
David M. Rubenstein is the president of the Economic Club of Washington, and a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Harlem Children's Zone, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and the Robin Hood Foundation.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.          
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.           
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a friend of Michelle Obama, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, her great uncle is Vernon E. Jordan Jr., and was a director at the Joyce Foundation.
Joyce Foundation was a funder for Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Bloomberg Philanthropies was a funder for the Joyce Foundation, and is an umbrella organization for the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, a co-chair for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.     
John J. Mack is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.      
Warren E. Buffett is an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety, and an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982
(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)
David M. Rubenstein is a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the president of the Economic Club of Washington.
John C. Lee IV is a director at the Economic Club of Washington, and a board of visitor’s member for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
George C. Nolen is a board of visitor’s member for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, was the president & CEO for Siemens AG, and a director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Camille Y. Johnston is the VP for Siemens AG, was the SVP for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Michelle Obama’s communications director for the Barack Obama administration.
Michelle Obama’s communications director was Camille Y. Johnston, a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, is a director at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, married to Barack Obama, a friend of Valerie B. Jarrett.
David D. Hiller was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the publisher & president & CEO for the Los Angeles Times, the SVP for the Tribune Publishing Co., and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago. 
Los Angeles Times is a subsidiary of the Tribune Publishing Co.
Steven A. Cohen was the losing bidder in 2012 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.
Emma Bloomberg was the senior planning officer for the Robin Hood Foundation, is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter.
Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, is Emma Bloomberg’s father, the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, a co-chair for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, and the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety.
Bloomberg Philanthropies is an umbrella organization for the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and was a funder for the Joyce Foundation.
Joyce Foundation was a funder for Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Raben Group is the lobby firm for Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Melody C. Barnes was a principal for the Raben Group, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.








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