Gord's Notebook : #JusticeForTrayvon : "Gun Nation" 6 Million Packing Heat and Counting , New Jim Crow and Congressman Bobby Rush's Act of Courage

America is becoming a nation which believes that the more citizens carrying guns in public the better as an article at Christian Science Monitor "Gun Nation" details:

In 2009, three times as many pro-gun laws were passed in the United States as anti-gun measures – a trend that experts say has only accelerated since then. Fully 40 states now mandate that anyone who asks for a concealed-carry permit and meets the qualifications must be issued one. One result: The number of concealed-weapon license holders in the US has gone from a few hundred thousand 10 years ago to more than 6 million today. In some parts of Tennessee, 1 out of every 11 people on the street is either carrying a weapon or has a license to do so.

Quote from: "Gun Nation" Christian Science Monitor by Patrick Jonsson March 11,2012

Congressman Bobby Rush Kicked Off House Floor For Wearing Hoodie

Was the shutting down of Congressman Rush to do with decorum or racism and defending the Racist Status Quo in Washington and Wall Street and the Mainstream Media.
Nancy Pelosi thankfully took a stand and supported Congressman Bobby Rush.

If Democrats had the guts all Dems would show up in congress wearing hoodies. That would of course require courage and integrity unfortunately most of the political representatives in Washington are on the pay rolls of the anti-democracy 1% and their enablers in the Media ,on Wall Street and on Main Street.

Many of them are also owned by lobbyists such as the NRA and the Gun Owners of America and so forth.

Should we take the speaker of the house at his word that he is concerned about decorum or is it because he too is ofended by some black person wearing a Hoodie???
So if president Obama was walking through a predominately white neighborhood would the police or some vigilante be permitted to stop and frisk him and to shoot him if he refused to be so treated as a common criminal.

Bobby Rush Discusses Wearing A Hoodie On House Floor CNN

MSM bias Favoring Shooter George Zimmerman against Trayvon Martin . CBS and other Mainstream Media are gleefully reporting that Trayvon Martin was not a saint and therefore deserved what he got???

New details deepen Trayvon Martin controversy CBS March 27, 2012

Police detective wanted to arrest George Zimmerman in the case of Trayvon Martin's death but state attorney said given the Stand Your Ground Law they wouldn't get a conviction -strange isn't that why cases are taken to court to find out if that's the case. So almost any shooting resulting in a death in Florida especially if the victim is black then the state will refuse to indict. So let me see is there any scenario in which a black person kills a white person in which the black individual could claim self-defense.

So if Trayvon stood his ground and demanded Zimmerman explain his behavior and Zimmerman was reluctant to and Trayvon knocked him on the ground you would think Trayvon would be able to plead Self-defense no the white law makers and the NRA and Gun Owners of America tell us no way at that point Trayvon is now threatening the life of Zimmerman. In other words there is no scenario in which Trayvon could have claimed self-defense. OK If Trayvon hit Zimmerman only once or looked at him the wrong way according to these racist and KKK wannabes Trayvon is in the wrong no matter what.

Papantonio: Tea Party Rushes To Defend Trayvon Martin Killer

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Mike Papantonio talks with Ed Schultz about the Tea Party's attempt to defend George Zimmerman -- the man who murdered Trayvon Martin. They also discuss why it took so long for Florida Governor Rick Scott to make a public statement about the killing.

Homicide detective wanted to arrest Zimmerman after Trayvon's death but prosecutors said there was not enough evidence Trayvon's parents speak out at Democrats-only hearing on Capitol Hill
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER, March 27, 2012

The lead homicide detective in charge of investigating the Trayvon Martin shooting wanted to arrest George Zimmerman for killing the unarmed teen, the state attorney's office decided volunteer neighborhood watchman should go free instead, it was revealed Tuesday afternoon.

Chris Serino, an investigator with the Sanford, Florida, Police Department, believed Zimmerman should be charged with manslaughter for shooting the 17-year-old in a gated community in Sanford Florida, according to reports.
But the local state attorney overruled him, saying there was not enough evidence to convict him of a crime.

Tea Party, the NRA and Koch brothers turning America in the Wild West to sell more guns and kill off more members of hated minorities that is Blacks, Hispanics, illegal-immigrants???

Trayvon Martin's Lynching: The NRA & Jeb Bush Made Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law a Priority

And discussion at the Young Turks on The Stand Your Ground Laws

The NRA, Trayvon Martin & Gun Laws In America

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The recent killing of a 17-year-old African-American teenage boy in Florida has stirred much controversy about racism in the United States as George Zimmerman, the teen killer is at large.

The "Stand Your Ground" laws have now been adopted in 26 states while some 40 states are also making it easier for citizens to purchase guns and allowing citizens to carry guns in more public spaces than ever before.
Christian Science Monitor published a well researched in depth report on America becoming a nation in which millions are armed all claiminf they need weapons for self-defense often based upon misinformation on crime rates across America. In fact violent crimes have been decreasing since the 1990s.

Gun Nation Christian Science Monitor by Patrick Jonsson March 11,2012

...A combination of favorable court rulings, grass-roots activism, traditional fears of crime, and modern anxieties about government has led to what may be a tipping point on an issue that just a few years ago was one of America's most contentious. Gun rights have now expanded to the point where the fundamental question seems not to be "should we be able to carry guns," but instead is "where can't we carry them?"

The answer: not very many places.

...The new North Carolina statute, in fact, is one of hundreds of new gun-friendly laws enacted by states and localities in the past few years alone. Mississippi lawmakers, for instance, recently voted to allow gun owners who take an extra safety class to carry hidden weapons on college campuses and in courthouses. Ohio has granted people with permits the right to bring concealed weapons into restaurants, bars, and sports arenas. A 2010 Indiana law stipulates that private business owners let employees keep guns in their cars when parked on company property. And New Hampshire, along with several other states, has removed restrictions on bearing arms in the ultimate politically symbolic place – the State House.

In 2009, three times as many pro-gun laws were passed in the United States as anti-gun measures – a trend that experts say has only accelerated since then. Fully 40 states now mandate that anyone who asks for a concealed-carry permit and meets the qualifications must be issued one. One result: The number of concealed-weapon license holders in the US has gone from a few hundred thousand 10 years ago to more than 6 million today. In some parts of Tennessee, 1 out of every 11 people on the street is either carrying a weapon or has a license to do so.

"It's a huge sea change, and one lesson to take out of all of this is that it's amazing how fast attitudes on constitutional issues can change," says Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and the author of "An Army of Davids." "The thinking has turned in a way that many thought to be impossible only 15 years ago."

...But the vast majority of the momentum on guns is on the side of people who want a .30-30 rifle in their cabinet at home and the right to carry a Ruger in their coat pocket – anywhere. It is being driven, in part, by what could be called a "militia of one" mentality. While 20 years ago many people were arming themselves as part of a nostalgic identification with citizen armies, many today see carrying a gun in public as an essential right and a legitimate, even necessary, tool to ease peculiar and particular American fears about personal protection.

"People are buying guns to deal with their anxiety of feeling they have no safety or they have this need for their political sense of freedom, but not everybody shares that level of personal threat," says Joan Burbick, author of "Gun Show Nation," a critique of American gun culture. "And when you're going to insist upon this in public spaces or shared spaces like a basketball game or a park, then you're really intruding into where other people get their personal sense of safety."