I'm #WearingOrange because I've seen what guns and violence have done to my hometown pic.twitter.com/S0MMeUzRBB
— HarrisburgUnderFire (@HarrisburgU_F) June 2, 2015
Tuesday, June 3, I joined thousands of people to participate in "Wear Orange" day. This event, organized by Everytown For Gun Safety, was to call attention to issues of guns and gun violence in America.
It looks like is was an impressive show of support, and some of the responses from the "Redneck Taliban" were an indication that the message was sent and received. This also is a further indication that Everytown, Mom's Demand, etc are not going away anytime soon. Unlike the Million Mom's Movement of the early part of the 21st Century, this movement for sane and rational gun laws seems to have legs!
But wearing orange is not enough. With the 2016 primary elections less than a year away, an effort needs to made to "Vote Orange", to make firearms policy an issue not only in the Presidential election but in the elections for United States House and Senate, and state races also! I am not saying that firearms policy need be the main issue, but the Democrats putting a background check, etc plank into their platform cannot hurt, especially with the GOP field looking like they're mainly aiming for the mobile estates.
I am sure candidates in some States and districts may fear the National Rifle Association and it's "Insurrectionists", but money from Everytown and boots on the ground from Mom's Demand may calm some of those fears.
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