“Seeing the massacre of so many innocent children has changed everything”
I haven’t brought myself to write anything about the shooting in Newtown, CT because I’ve felt not only grief but a lack of faith that our elected leaders – and their constituents – will do anything to effectively deal with mass shootings in the United States. There is today at least a glimmer of hope on the political scene. A senator who holds an “A-rating” with the NRA is calling for his peers to work on gun law reform. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, called for a bipartisan conversation on gun law reform when he spoke on Morning Joe today: “Anyone saying they don’t want to talk and sit down and have that type of discussion is wrong.”… “Seeing the massacre of so many innocent children has changed everything,” he said. “Everything has to be on the table.” You may have heard that Diane Feinstein pledged to introduce a bill to ban assault weapons in both the U.S. House and in the Senate. But let’s be honest: Diane Feinstein proposed it because she can afford to. Incumbent Diane Feinstein has held her California U.S. Senate seat since 1992. She was ranked the nation’s 5th wealthiest U.S. Senator in 2003. more »