tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post7226629153020470042..comments2023-04-03T09:02:40.381-04:00Comments on Views from the Countryside: Tragic Week for our NationBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post-64669073478481953462013-04-22T14:50:35.625-04:002013-04-22T14:50:35.625-04:00Margot, I too was hoping that the senators would d...Margot, I too was hoping that the senators would develop some backbone, enough to pass the background check bill. I know it wouldn't have saved the Newtown victims but it would certainly be a step forward. I live in a county where nearly everyone hunts and many are NRA members. They are, almost to a man, Republican and Obama-haters. I long ago learned to keep my mouth shut. They'll never convince me and I'll never convince them so what's the use? As you can imagine, though, steam frequently escapes from my ears as I'm forced to listen to them. Last week the NRA announced that it is taking over an annual gun show that was cancelled last winter due to a ban on sales of automatic weapons. And so the tally of guns in PA grows.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post-19020502918536481922013-04-20T15:26:29.531-04:002013-04-20T15:26:29.531-04:00I was thinking also about the sadness of the week....I was thinking also about the sadness of the week. One other event made it sad for me: I was hoping the senate would pass the background-check portion of the gun control bill. <br /><br />So many lives have been shattered by violence. It is so sad. I thought a sensible first step was strong legislation. But we couldn't even get 60 senators to vote for a watered-down bill. Yes, violence and inertia have made this a sad weak. <br /><br />I agree with your statement about mourning and moving on when there isn't anything that can be done to cause change. I'm not done with my senator, however. He's going to keep hearing from me until his actions show me he's listening to his constituents.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post-49696199800141181192013-04-20T11:00:26.297-04:002013-04-20T11:00:26.297-04:00Yes, I didn't even mention the anniversaries o...Yes, I didn't even mention the anniversaries of the Virginia Tech shootings and the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. I know remembering the VA Tech tragedy was hard for you and your family, Kathy.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post-25316500785477010252013-04-20T10:38:33.861-04:002013-04-20T10:38:33.861-04:00I refuse to live in fear too. It was a rough week...I refuse to live in fear too. It was a rough week for me personally and the events in Boston didn't help at all. I'm so glad they got the second guy and I hope he gives them some answers.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com