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japple

(10,459 posts)
Wed Mar 29, 2023, 05:47 PM Mar 2023

Remember POW-MIA bracelets. We should start a national campaign

similar to this. The bracelet should have the name of an American who was killed in a mass or random shooting by a gun nut and we could wear them until there are changes made by the US Congress. It might take some of the wind out of the sails of the AR-15 pin wearers.

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japple

(10,459 posts)
3. Sadly, we could. But we have to come up with ideas. Something that will
Wed Mar 29, 2023, 06:05 PM
Mar 2023

defeat this goddamned mindset of "now is not the time, thoughts & prayers, 2nd amendment." This will make it personal. If you have other suggestions on how to create a groundswell of support for gun control, please share.

bucolic_frolic

(52,013 posts)
5. I don't think much will change until the Right realizes they're just as vulnerable as the rest of us
Wed Mar 29, 2023, 06:18 PM
Mar 2023

So they should be encouraged to get out and mingle with ordinary folks wherever they go

japple

(10,459 posts)
7. Well, then don't do anything? Come up with ideas. If you do, post them.
Wed Mar 29, 2023, 06:21 PM
Mar 2023

If you are just here to pour water on the idea, go somewhere else.

KatyaR

(3,608 posts)
4. Let's do it.
Wed Mar 29, 2023, 06:10 PM
Mar 2023

I wore a POW bracelet as a kid for years. I would gladly wear something to honor a victim.

japple

(10,459 posts)
6. The thing that made POW-MIA bracelets so relatable is that it was tied
Wed Mar 29, 2023, 06:19 PM
Mar 2023

to a real person.

hippywife

(22,772 posts)
11. It always helps to work with a group that's already powerful.
Wed Mar 29, 2023, 06:41 PM
Mar 2023

First step I would take is to talk to Shannon Watts/Mothers Demand to see if they're interested in the idea. Or find another anti-gun group who might be, if they're not.

Deuxcents

(23,663 posts)
10. I like it. I wore a bracelet during VietNam..I wish I knew what happened to it..
Wed Mar 29, 2023, 06:37 PM
Mar 2023

I’ll be willing to wear one in honor of our gun violence people.

MuseRider

(34,911 posts)
13. I wore one for years.
Wed Mar 29, 2023, 07:18 PM
Mar 2023

I went to the wall in D.C. and got a tracing of his name. Not a bad idea.

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