A perfect gift for a Million Moms
Dateline: 05/13/00
Opinion
The "experts" all seem to agree that the Mothers Day Million Moms march will not move Congress to pass new gun control laws.
Of course it won't, but don't blame the moms. In this presidential election year, Congress is in no hurry at all to pass new laws controlling guns or anything else that may have votes attached.
New gun laws are far from the only thing the million moms are marching for, anyway.
The million moms are marching for anything -- be it laws or just a sudden rush of general common sense -- that will protect America's children from being killed by other people using guns in all the wrong ways, in all the wrong places.
Gun lover or gun hater, how can you argue with that? One way or another, laws or no laws, kids should not have to wear body armor to school. Not in America.
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Trigger locks are nothing new. They have been on the market for years and most gun owners who also have kids in their homes already own and use trigger locks, or gun safes, or both. The vast majority of American gun owners know the right things to do and simply do them -- no laws required.
Maybe this year the perfect Mothers Day gift, not just a million, but for all of our moms, is a trigger lock on every gun in America.
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Reference Links
Mother's Day marchers take opposite stances on gun safety
CNN - May 12, 2000: Many moms do not support new gun laws, and they will be marching, too.
CNN - May 11, 2000: Senate debate heats up in advance of Sunday's march.
CNN - May 12, 2000: Problem with background check database temporarily shut down gun sales on Friday.
Christian Science Monitor - May 12, 2000: Republicans and Democrats will join together on Mothers Day.
Million Moms March Pictures
The anti-gun moms hit Washington in force. US Politics Guide John Aravosis was there with a camera. This is his report, with video, audio, and photos.
The 'Million Moms' are marching to strip a woman like Stephanie Sailor of the means to defend herself the next time some SOB crashes through her apartment door. Opinion from Civil Liberties Guide, J.D. Tuccille.
"On the other hand, I lived in England for three years in the late 1990s, and it was obvious how less a violent a society can be if access to guns is limited." Opinion from Political Science Guide Charles Hauss.
A review of the candidates' stated positions, at first glance, looks remarkably similar: Analysis by U.S. Politics Guide John Aravosis.
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