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Imagine Peace — Part 2

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I know my mother sounded a little saintly and we like a family of do-gooders in a prior entry, Imagine Peace, so we need to set the record straight.  We have our moments of community service but we are Seinfeldian in the usual ways.

First, the email from a friend of MOB [mother of blogger) and a co-founder of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence from FOBM (friend of blogger’s mom) to SOB (sister of blogger).

“Dear SOB:

Thank you for coming on Tuesday and for helping to make the event a great success.  I still miss MOB and would love to have her see how the organization has progressed from its fledgling days when she did so much to nurture it.

Also, would you send me blogger’s email address – she was quite a bidder at the Silent Auction and won a Fire Island week as well as French lessons.  Many thanks again for your continued support.

Fondly, FOBM”

Very lovely note, indeed.  So glad that Mom is remembered. SOB follows up with this email to me:

“Blogger:

I am forwarding an email from FOBM. That’s great that you won that Fire Island week.  (Have you heard there is a recession going on?  What else did you bid on?  What if you won everything you bid on?  Are you CRAZY?)
Actually, I was looking at that myself and considering bidding but then got distracted and didn’t return. When are we going?!! I hope it’s not a dump. You don’t have to invite us.

I feel very good that our family supports this organization – a way to honor Mom and her vision.

Kumbaya, babe.

Love, SOB“


It is important to be honest that we are riding our mother’s coattails.

Yep, Kumbaya, SOB, Kumbaya.
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Gun Control

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My sister — who is a frequent contributor of ideas for my blog — sent me this announcement from New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.  This was one of our mom’s favorite causes. 

Let’s do something about the gun violence in our city and our country.
 
PLEASE HELP: THE U.S. SENATE IS ABOUT TO WEAKEN NEW YORK STATE GUN LAWS

An amendment allowing concealed carry gun  permit holders in any state to carry in every state is up for a vote as early as Monday afternoon.  After some horse trading late last week, the Democrats were able to add the hate crime bill as an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill and in return Republicans were permitted to add the national concealed carry amendment.
Calls are needed to U.S. Senators all over the country.  Please take two simple steps.

Please help stop this madness.  Imagine walking along the Hudson River next to someone with a  LOADED gun tucked in their shirt or rubbing elbows with tourists packing heat in Times Square or on the subway.  This could be a reality.  New York State currently has the best gun laws in the country and New York City is the safest large city in the country.  In New York City it is very hard to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon on the streets.  In other states it is easy and many people have them.   More than 500,000 people in Florida alone have such permits. Do we want them visiting New York WITH their guns?

1)    Reach out today to at least five people you know from out of state and ask them to call their Senators’ offices on Monday morning.  The message is simple. Please call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard Monday at (202) 224-3121 and ask to speak to your Senators. Tell them to vote NO on Senator Thune’s Amendment No. 1618 to the Defense Authorization Bill (S.1390).

2)     Go to Senator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand’s Websites and send them a comment asking them to work with their colleagues to defeat this amendment.  Particularly ask Schumer to work with those Senators he helped get elected.  Don’t allow New York’s safety to be sacrificed to other political agendas.

Senator Gillibrand – http://gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/

Senator Schumer – http://schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contact.cfm
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