12-15-2012, 06:28 PM
Decided this topic was a bit too politically-charged for the market section, and figured I'd head this off before it turned into a big debate there...
(12-15-2012, 05:51 PM)arnie Wrote: thanks for reminding PL!I just did my Christmass shopping (the bulk of it) using the Amazon link on this blog. Easy as 1-2-3. It ain't much what I bought, but every little thing should help! What is your commission on each purchase if I may ask? 1%, 2%, 0.5%???
That said, after yesterday's cruel, inhuman, tragic, sad, unimaginable shooting in Conn. at the elementary school, where 27 innocent young children were slaughtered because we as a society have utterly failed to protect them, I decided to donate the money I had set aside for you this month to a non-profit organization:Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (www.smartgunlaws.org).
Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly Legal Community Against Violence) is the only national law center focused on providing comprehensive legal expertise in support of gun violence prevention and the promotion of smart gun laws that save lives. As a non-profit organization founded by attorneys, we remain dedicated to preventing the loss of lives caused by gun violence by providing trusted, in-depth legal expertise and information on America’s gun laws.
I am sure you can understand my decision, and I hope my amazon shopping offset some of this.
The spilling of innocent blood in the US because a few think we all need guns has been enough. We need to ACT now. Pretty words don't help. Action speaks LOUDER than any gun shot!!! Having a son who is in kindergarten myself, this hit home hard, real hard. IMHO, it has been enough. Why did the killer's mom have 3 guns? Who needs 3 guns? Is 1 not enough? We don't need no guns at all. If she had 0 guns, this tragedy would not have happened. Simple as that. I hope everybody on this blog will act in a manner the same way as I did. Of course PL should not suffer from that, so lets keep on supporting him in his difficult times too!
OK, sorry for my ranting, but I hope and I am sure, everybody on this blog can agree and sympathises.