Archive for April 2017
Confident You Say?
Welcome to the ChicagoNow’s Blogapalooz-Hour: Volume XLIII Bonus points to anyone who can tell me what that number is. Anyway, my mission, which I’ve chosen to accept, is: “Write about the role being confident or not being confident has played in your life.” Now, I was supposed to publish my response at 10pm. I, being... Read more »
"F**k Your Problems" He Said
“He”, is the voice inside of my head. I talk to myself. Often. I’ve read somewhere that is a sign of genius. I’m no genius. I find nowadays that I struggle to simply appear intelligent. I’ve never been, nor have I ever made myself out to be, the smartest man in the room. I do... Read more »
Synthesizing My Feelings On The NRA
In my line of work, gun violence prevention education and advocacy, I come across the NRA quite frequently in one way or another. Whether they are calling me a “commie” and telling me how un-American I am (me…the 9-year Army veteran), or whether they’re extolling on the virtues of an armed citizenry…we come into contact. As strange as it seems to me…I often find that the circles I run in, and the NRA, are enemies. I find this strange because as “responsible gun owners”, they should want what I want; a reduction in death due to gun violence and a decrease of illegally owned guns. However, that’s not the case as I often find.
The NRA, or National Rifle Association, describes itself as a civil liberties organization. I simply refer to them as the corporate gun lobby…the lobbying arm of gun manufacturers; companies like Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Glock, etc. The organization was started back in the Civil War, and was focused on increasing marksmanship. You can actually view this short video that will give you a pretty good history of the NRA, courtesy of the Wall Street Journal...
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