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

[Douglas Barry]

Well, at this stage, the US gun legislation is seen as a complete joke
abroad. Sadly, your inactions in the face of an obvious problem portrays the
USA as a nation of hapless fools ruled by the NRA lobby. Ordinary gun
owners, or as they call themselves "reasonable", are not marching to 11250
Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, Virginia to protest at the lack of gun
legislation. They're mostly sitting on their arses worrying that their own
gun rights may be compromised. They should be organising a protest event
now, and marching at the end of the month while carrying their hunting
rifles to NRA HQ.

For a bit more of a media impact, as the human body has about five litres of
blood, a large group (honour party) could carry multiple buckets of red
coloured liquid equivalent to the amount of blood in the many victims of
senseless gun slayings since the start of 2016. When they reach the HQ they
could pour it on the ground to symbolise the waste of human life that lack
of proper regulation has allowed. Photojournalists would be standing on
themselves to shoot that imagery. That's the sort of message that the media
and Joe Public understand, and would put pressure on Lapierre and his
politicians.

However, as I said in another post, there'll be, as per usual, a lot of
huffing and puffing from politicos, and earnest promises about legislation,
but nothing is going to happen. Nothing. All those earlier massacres changed
precisely nothing. We'll just have to wait 'til the next record slaying
which is probably just around the corner.

Douglas


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] A Photograph and a few comments about Orlando
andthePhilly Gay Pride Parade


> 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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