Monday, December 24, 2012
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," the NRA's Wayne LaPierre said.
In an Friday morning press conference, the Fairfax-based National Rifle Association broke its weeklong silence following the horrific shooting of 26 people at a school in Newtown, Conn., and called for a surge of gun-carrying "good guys" around American schools. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre called for a new kind of American domestic security revolving around armed civilians, arguing that "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." "We care about our president, so we protect him with armed Secret Service agents," LaPierre said. "Members of Congress work in offices surrounded by Capitol Police officers. Yet, when it comes to our most beloved, innocent, and vulnerable members of the American …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Northern Virginia Democrat cites Republican polls of NRA members that show support for five measures.
U.S. Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., on Thursday introduced the NRA Members' Gun Safety Act — five gun safety reforms that the congressman's office says are supported by nearly two-thirds of the Fairfax-based National Rifle Associations' members. “The NRA as an organization is out of step with its membership on many commonsense gun safety measures. Polling shows nearly two-thirds of NRA members support the five simple ways to improve gun safety included in this bill,” Moran said in a statement. “The NRA’s absolutist position on gun issues is an impediment to the safety and security of the public. This legislation is designed to highlight that schism, offering popular proposals even NRA members support to prevent more gun-related tragedies.” Moran's…
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Five things to know about what's going on in and around Arlington.
1. The Arlington Gay & Lesbian Alliance reminds us that today is National Coming Out Day. Here's a story of one man reflecting on why an apology was part of his coming out (with a shout-out to the #CountMeOut campaign). Do you have a coming out story to share? We'd love to hear it in the comments section below. 2. Switching gears, the National Rifle Association has released its grades for Northern Virginia candidates. McLean Patch has the run-down for those campaigning in Fairfax County, but we share a few of those -- like the 31st Senate District. Republican Caren Merrick got an A-, and Democrat Barbara Favola earned an F. 3. The Arlington Public Library is asking for your vision on shaping the institution in the coming years. Three …
Don Joy
8:46 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
So basically, Mary, posters on Patch can say derogatory things about white males, no problem, but in reply one cannot frankly describe the attitudes of that era about racial issues, because that wouldn't be politically correct. Congratulations on being just another example of journalistic cowardice and the left-wing agenda. Oh, I'm sure you'll deny my characterization of your operation and … more ›