1/ Who is to blame for America’s gun madness? The answer is simple sltrib.com/opinion/letter… "GOP politicians on the take, greed driven gun manufacturers without a heart or soul, #ALEC, the #KochNetwork and a small minority of truly sick #gun addicts all have blood on their hands"
2/ "When #Koch became a leader of #ALEC back in 1995, ALEC's publications proudly touted its #gun agenda and the #SecondAmendment right to bear arms, in contrast to it's recent attempts to distance itself from this agenda." prwatch.org/news/2012/05/1…
3/ In 2005, #NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer pushed the "Castle Doctrine" bill to create legal immunity for shooters claiming self-defense. It was "unanimously adopted by the private and public sector members at that meeting."
The bill came to be known as "Stand Your Ground"
The bill came to be known as "Stand Your Ground"
4/ #Walmart (the nation's largest retailer of long #guns and ammunition) was the co-chair of the task force that wrote #StandYourGround
"In 2005, #Koch Industries continued in its leadership role for #ALEC as a corporate board member.
"In 2005, #Koch Industries continued in its leadership role for #ALEC as a corporate board member.
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