Progressive group calls out Ryan on gun control with Janesville billboard

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY AVERY ANAPOL - 02/21/18 11:47 AM EST

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A progressive PAC has erected a billboard in House Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R) hometown, calling out the lawmaker over gun control in the wake of the Florida school shooting.

The ad, sponsored by Progressive Turnout Project, is in the style of those from award-winning film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," in which a grieving mother rents out space to draw attention to her daughter’s murder-rape case.

“Gun violence is an epidemic in this country and as Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan has repeatedly done nothing to address it,” Progressive Turnout Project founder Harry Pascal said in a release.

“Rather than addressing the millions of Americans who are demanding action on gun reform, Paul Ryan and Republicans in Congress continue to serve at the will of the NRA and put campaign contributions before the lives of Americans,” Pascal said. “It’s time we call attention to that and hold them accountable for their actions.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/374855-progressive-pac-calls-out-paul-ryan-on-gun-control-with-janesville-billboard

[Wounded Bear]

1. K & R...but it looks like your link failed...

[DonViejo]

2. All taken care of. Thanks for the heads up.

[Wounded Bear]

5. All is cool...

[Old Enough 2]

3. NRA Money Talks

NRA # Murder Inc. money talks and bullshit walks. Seems Ryan regards citizen demands for gun reform as bullshit.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

4. I hope more of these pop up all over Ryan's district. n/t

[gademocrat7]

6. Lying Ryan only cares about money.

He is a pathetic evil grifter.

[pbmus]

7. The gop on gun deaths...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

8. disingenuous at best

From the article:

“You could pass a law that makes it harder to get this kind of gun in new condition,” Rubio said on the Senate floor the day after the shooting. “But you’re going to struggle to keep it out of the hands of someone who’s decided that’s what they want to use, because there’s so many of them out there already that would be grandfathered in.”

You could grow corn in that much manure.

Congress has the power to pass a law which:

*prohibits the manufacture, transport, sale or transfer of any weapon capable of firing at {some x} rate,

*prohibits the manufacture, transport, sale or transfer of any device or devices capable of enabling a weapon to fire at {some x} rate

*prohibits the manufacture, transport, sale or transfer of any magazine, clip, or device enabling weapons to hold {some y} number of rounds of ammunition ready for fire without an intervening reload

I don't know if Congress could address existing ownership of such weapons, but states could, including by way of buy-back programs.

[Hassler]

9. The billboard

Puts Lyin rAyn one step closer to spending more time with his lobbyists.

[LuckyLib]

10. Put your hard-earned dollars on the campaign of Randy Bryce:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/gscreative-help-randy-bryce?utm_campaign=gpsGLSad17_180104_search_fnd_gq_ntl_&utm_medium=ads&utm_source=bryce&refcode=gpsGLSad17_180104_search_fnd_gq_ntl

I don't live in WI but I'm contributing -- every $5 will help! Get Ryan OUT!

[Skittles]

11. I really wish it said FUCK YOU, PAUL RYAN