I want to make this proposal for some leader to step up and start a 501 and to help end this nightmare of murder in America and to validate the fact that not all veterans are for stockpiling and gun show lovers and are in complete agreement with the President on his regulation proposals.
When people think Veterans and military, they automatically think many weapons and as DaNang posted this morning people will just broadstroke all veterans as loony vet who was packing and then after killing an innocent for turning around in a driveway, used the defense of old vet who was confused. This veteran should not have had a weapon issued if he was so easily confused. IMO he should have been getting treatment and possibly be a patient on the 4th floor of the VA. There are veterans I have spoken to as well as my own vet who agrees with that opinion of mine regardin that vet who killed the young Latino, turning around in a driveway.
Can we please start an organization to be part of the solution rather than perceived as part of the problem?
Some of the more that we here at DK and across America could do is have veterans who hate the gun violence and are just broadstroked as irresponsible people.
Many veterans are on the wrong side of this issue of guns in America but many are on the right side and that needs to be recognized. There has to be some sort of organization to stand up to the NRA and I can think of no other organization better equipped to do this than former and active military, who have served in the Armed Forces and know what magazines, assault rifles and the consequences of a kill and the guilt that goes with the ending of one's life. There is a need for such an organization.
I propose that someone or several someone's step up to this challenge.
10:31 AM PT: I have now started a new group called VAGV ( Veterans Against Gun Violence. Please join. We need writers, blog administrators and members !!!! I have never started a group but this one seems very necessary. Suggestions welome !