After his death, a second amendment supporter, leaves a message on gun violence

Whatever your beliefs in regards to gun violence in America, please read this posthumous op-ed from a gun owner and 2nd Amendment supporter. Thank you Keith for sharing this!

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The following posthumous editorial appeared in The Charlotte Observer on August 6, 2019. It speaks for itself.

“Larry Swenberg died of ALS this spring, a few months before gunmen killed 29 people in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Swenberg, a retired doctor of veterinary medicine in Durham, was a gun owner and avid hunter, but he was horrified at mass shootings inflicted by assault-style weapons. His wife, Gwen, sent us this op-ed from her husband last week, before Dayton and El Paso. One of his last wishes, she said, was to leave a message for his fellow Second Amendment supporters — and all of us.:

I am a 73 year-old retired doctor of veterinary medicine and a political independent who is neither a politician nor a Washington insider, but a citizen pleading to stop the carnage of assault weapons. I am a former hunter, recreational shooter, current gun owner…

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Whimsical Wednesday ~ Back To School Edition

It’s the most wonderful time, of the year! Well, for parents anyway.

Here in the U.S. the new school year has already started for many districts. Several weeks ago my friend Fraggle from https://fragglerocking.org shared some great library-themed videos with me and I’ve been waiting for just the right time to share them. This particular one is inspired by my favorite Old Spice commercial EVER! Here’s the original:

Old Spice: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

Okay. Stop drooling! Now here’s the alternate version:

New Spice: Study Like A Scholar, Scholar