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!
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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raistlin0903 said:
Definitely some wonderful words that were said here. Now all we have to do is make people listen to it….and that’s sadly the hardest part to do 😢
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Right now most people are just talking at each other Michel.
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Keith said:
Many thanks for the reblog of this important message.
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foodinbooks said:
I am so glad you shared this. Thank you.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I hadn’t heard about it Vanessa so thanks to Keith.
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beetleypete said:
Nice reblog, Kim. Keep that message going! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Beating my drum Pete. Beating my drum.
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Susanne Swanson said:
Yes and Amen to this common sense word!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Indeed.
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fragglerocking said:
I’ve shared this to a few people, it’s a start.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Fraggle. It helps.
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