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Menlo Park: Gun violence protesters take to streets at 'March for our Lives' event

Original post made on Mar 26, 2018

Handmade posters aloft, an estimated 150 people took to the streets of Menlo Park around noon on Saturday, March 24, to protest gun violence and as part of the national "March for our Lives" event.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, March 26, 2018, 11:57 AM

Comments (7)

Posted by Thomas Frank
a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on Mar 26, 2018 at 2:07 pm

I noticed in the news that a few companies that manufacture guns, even Remington who makes the AR15, are suffering financially and are filing chapter 11 because sales of guns are down so much since Trump became President. When Obama was President Gun sales hit all time high records, I wonder why, anybody have a thought?


Posted by Steve_J
a resident of another community
on Mar 26, 2018 at 5:30 pm

Steve_J is a registered user.

I hope it is because A-R 15s are not intended for civilians. Not used for hunting, just killing people.


Posted by WESD Student
a resident of Woodside: Woodside Heights
on Mar 26, 2018 at 6:28 pm

We need more guns in order to protect ourselves, not less


Posted by Jane Gill
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Mar 26, 2018 at 8:19 pm

I wish the various government agencies that are currently supposed to prevent school shootings from happening were more effective in their jobs.

From the FBI which didn’t follow up on complaints against the shooter, to the school which couldn’t discipline the shooter because of Obama era Education department guidelines saying school suspensions must be proportionally based on school population race numbers, to the Broward County Sheriff officers who were afraid to confront the shooter. A lot of fingers can be pointed at the government at all levels.


Posted by Molon Labe
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Mar 27, 2018 at 1:43 pm

Thomas Frank

The reason gun sales accelerated during the Obama Administration was because people feared he would ban weapon sales via executive order. They LITERALLY called them Obama buys. The same thing happened in the run-up to the 2016 election with "Hillary Buys". In CA there was also a rush to buy Semi-Automatic Black Rifles (AR-15) prior to the Jan-1-2017 state ban.

Remington's demise was about loading a company up with debt (Private Equity) and not being able to service it. they had a rescue package in place by the end of the day they declared. it ain't going away, just washing out investors.


Posted by Citizen
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Mar 28, 2018 at 6:22 am

I did an experiment. I took my revolver out of my safe and left it on a table for 2 days. Guess what....the weapon never moved, fired, or made any aggressive movement.

ANSWER:
ITS PEOPLE WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT, NOT GUNS, RIFLES, ETC.

LETS FOCUS ON REAL RECORDS CHECKS FOR BUYERS, GET REAL PROTECTION FOR OUR SCHOOL KIDS, AND HAVE THESE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WORK HAND AND HAND WITH THE POLICE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

I BET THE NRA WILL HELP.


Posted by Constitution
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Mar 28, 2018 at 3:01 pm

Well regulated militia...


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