[Leica] A Photograph and a few comments about Orlando and thePhilly Gay Pride Parade

[billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce)]

We are all victims of our political system here. Not all of us are ardent 
supporters of unfettered gun ownership. Unfortunately, the "gun nuts" have a 
very effective lobbying organization and fund raising arm and can buy off or 
threaten politicians to do their bidding.

Many of us believe there is no rational reason for a private citizen to own 
a cheap knock off AR15. This is a gun designed for one purpose, to kill 
things, and it is often used for that purpose. It is plainly obvious that we 
are no safer as a result of widespread gun ownership and it's time to look 
at this again.

In American politics the old saying about squeeking wheels is true, and the 
NRA folks are the squeeking wheel.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Douglas Barry
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 6:27 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] A Photograph and a few comments about Orlando and 
thePhilly Gay Pride Parade

A poignant image, Jim. Unfortunately, with your county's gun laws, you're
likely to have plenty of similar photo opportunities over the coming years.
We all have our crosses to bear...

Douglas


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Shulman" <jshulman at judgecrater.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 3:08 AM
Subject: [Leica] A Photograph and a few comments about Orlando and the
Philly Gay Pride Parade


> Today I did about the only thing I could do in light of Orlando: dusted 
> off
> my culottes, packed a dozen rolls of film along with my Bronica S2,  and
> marched in the Philly Gay Pride Parade?exactly as I?ve done every year
> since '79 (my feet ached less then, though I was also several stone
> lighter.) The purpose of terrorism is to get people to panic and hide,
> which I refuse to do (Including when I walked around Boston the day of the
> dragnet/shutdown.)  After a Facebook friend put out one of those fatuous
> "be alert and be safe" notes (of course, from some aerie far from the
> streets), I said that fearing attack the day after Orlando is like one of
> those irrational snowstorm warnings that come immediately AFTER every 
> major
> snowstorm. The best place to be is out on the street?and ironically, after
> a mass shooting one of the safest, since the streets were packed with
> police, and I?m sure no shortage of plainclothes FBI personnel.  I?ve 
> lived
> long enough to remember the Upstairs Lounge arson attack in ?73, Dan
> White?s rampage in ?78, and God knows how many shootings, stabbings, and
> other horrors since.  Still here, still marching?next in NYC, Baltimore,
> and many other spots where fine homosexuals are served.
>
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/Philly+Pride+Parade+06+12+16+sm.jpg.html
>
>
>
> Bronica S2, Zenzanon 150/3.5, Arista EDU100 at 200
>
>
>
> Jim Shulman
>
> Wynnewood, PA
>
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