[Leica] A Photograph and a few comments about Orlando and thePhilly Gay Pride Parade

[Dennis Kushner]

The NRA got the congress to recind the assault weapons ban about 10? years
ago.
New legislation needed to ban those on watch & no fly lists from purchasing
assault weapons.

On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:

> We are all victims of our political system here. Not all of us are ardent
> supporters of unfettered gun ownership. Unfortunately, the "gun nuts" have
> a very effective lobbying organization and fund raising arm and can buy off
> or threaten politicians to do their bidding.
>
> Many of us believe there is no rational reason for a private citizen to
> own a cheap knock off AR15. This is a gun designed for one purpose, to kill
> things, and it is often used for that purpose. It is plainly obvious that
> we are no safer as a result of widespread gun ownership and it's time to
> look at this again.
>
> In American politics the old saying about squeeking wheels is true, and
> the NRA folks are the squeeking wheel.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Douglas Barry
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 6:27 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] A Photograph and a few comments about Orlando and
> thePhilly Gay Pride Parade
>
>
> A poignant image, Jim. Unfortunately, with your county's gun laws, you're
> likely to have plenty of similar photo opportunities over the coming years.
> We all have our crosses to bear...
>
> Douglas
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Shulman" <jshulman at judgecrater.com
> >
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 3:08 AM
> Subject: [Leica] A Photograph and a few comments about Orlando and the
> Philly Gay Pride Parade
>
>
> Today I did about the only thing I could do in light of Orlando: dusted off
>> my culottes, packed a dozen rolls of film along with my Bronica S2,  and
>> marched in the Philly Gay Pride Parade—exactly as I’ve done every year
>> since '79 (my feet ached less then, though I was also several stone
>> lighter.) The purpose of terrorism is to get people to panic and hide,
>> which I refuse to do (Including when I walked around Boston the day of the
>> dragnet/shutdown.)  After a Facebook friend put out one of those fatuous
>> "be alert and be safe" notes (of course, from some aerie far from the
>> streets), I said that fearing attack the day after Orlando is like one of
>> those irrational snowstorm warnings that come immediately AFTER every
>> major
>> snowstorm. The best place to be is out on the street—and ironically, after
>> a mass shooting one of the safest, since the streets were packed with
>> police, and I’m sure no shortage of plainclothes FBI personnel.  I’ve
>> lived
>> long enough to remember the Upstairs Lounge arson attack in ’73, Dan
>> White’s rampage in ’78, and God knows how many shootings, stabbings, and
>> other horrors since.  Still here, still marching—next in NYC, Baltimore,
>> and many other spots where fine homosexuals are served.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/Philly+Pride+Parade+06+12+16+sm.jpg.html
>>
>>
>>
>> Bronica S2, Zenzanon 150/3.5, Arista EDU100 at 200
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim Shulman
>>
>> Wynnewood, PA
>>
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