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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts)
Thu Feb 14, 2013, 05:36 PM Feb 2013

Check out what this Father is doing every Sunday (a lot of pictures)

Delivering one toy for each child killed in Newtown, Connecticut to the NRA, each Sunday morning.



February 10 near Arlington, VA
From a father in Virginia, "I have my own personal protest ongoing at NRA HQ in Fairfax, VA. For each of the 20 younger children killed in Newtown, I deliver a toy to the NRA on Sunday morning, and post the photo here. Feel free to join in this remembrance. In memory of Madeline Hsu, age 6."

February 3rd


January 27th


January 20th


January 13th



January 6th


December 23rd



December 16th



Found the Occupy the NRA Facebook page
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Check out what this Father is doing every Sunday (a lot of pictures) (Original Post) Playinghardball Feb 2013 OP
Cool nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #1
K&R Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #2
OH, that last pic...that really got to me... CTyankee Feb 2013 #3
me too. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #11
yea me too - piglet laying there like one more victim leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #15
me too. what a forlorn little toy. What a forlorn country we are. This is one good man. roguevalley Feb 2013 #18
Wow. yesphan Feb 2013 #4
I hope the NRA leadership sees those, and feel like crap. They won't though. Hoyt Feb 2013 #5
They'd have to have feelings to feel like crap NewJeffCT Feb 2013 #16
The only thing that can make them feel like crap MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #25
those heartless bastards don't care about anything except the fat checks they receive.. frylock Feb 2013 #26
Excellent! arthritisR_US Feb 2013 #6
At the sight of the first picture, I thought, "What a great idea." Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #7
Try to think of it as a proper SHAMING! CTyankee Feb 2013 #14
kick Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #8
I have a feeling Cirque du So-What Feb 2013 #9
This needs to turn into.... ReRe Feb 2013 #10
Oh my gosh. tblue Feb 2013 #12
Great post, thank you for posting this. DrewFlorida Feb 2013 #13
K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #17
HOLD ON A MINUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Canoe52 Feb 2013 #19
Yes, yes and yes. IGoToDU Feb 2013 #20
Awesome. Imagine if thousands started doing this. EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #21
I was thinking the same thing. Skidmore Feb 2013 #22
Where are the churches? Squaredeal Feb 2013 #23
That is both breathtakingly beautiful and heartbreaking tavalon Feb 2013 #24
Imagine using pink or blue cutouts representing headstones- one for every dead child.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #27
K&R MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #28
I wonder if..... mamayo Feb 2013 #29
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
5. I hope the NRA leadership sees those, and feel like crap. They won't though.
Thu Feb 14, 2013, 05:50 PM
Feb 2013

Three cheers for the dad.

MynameisBlarney

(2,979 posts)
25. The only thing that can make them feel like crap
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 12:41 PM
Feb 2013

is a bad quarterly statement.
They do not care about anything else.

frylock

(34,825 posts)
26. those heartless bastards don't care about anything except the fat checks they receive..
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 01:14 PM
Feb 2013

from the arms manufacturers.

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
7. At the sight of the first picture, I thought, "What a great idea."
Thu Feb 14, 2013, 05:55 PM
Feb 2013

By the time the Thomas and Friends picture came up, I was literally fighting back tears. Now here I am at work, still trying not to cry. The bathroom is full too. Guess I'll just have to wait...

Cirque du So-What

(25,943 posts)
9. I have a feeling
Thu Feb 14, 2013, 06:00 PM
Feb 2013

that the grounds maintenance crew has been instructed to come in on Sunday afternoon or early Monday morning to pick up all these inconvenient reminders of their culpability. Wouldn't want their beautiful minds bothered with unpleasantries, yunno.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
10. This needs to turn into....
Thu Feb 14, 2013, 06:30 PM
Feb 2013

.... one of those "Pay It Forward" things... where it catches on and people start doing it all over the country wherever there is a NRA sign. Everybody needs to Facebook and Tweet it.

Canoe52

(2,948 posts)
19. HOLD ON A MINUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thu Feb 14, 2013, 10:24 PM
Feb 2013

In those pictures it says national RIFLE association.

NOT national ASSAULT rifle association!

NOT national SEMI-AUTOMATIC rifle association!

If they were only promoting a rifle association, I would have no problem with that,

but how about a little truth in advertising N-FUCKING-RA?

IGoToDU

(177 posts)
20. Yes, yes and yes.
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 07:18 AM
Feb 2013

Tell the truth!!!! Our children deserve it!!!!!! I want to give that Father a hug. My six year old has that Piglet. That last photo made me cry. I can't believe I have a close relative who supports that effing Ass.!!!

Squaredeal

(398 posts)
23. Where are the churches?
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 09:31 AM
Feb 2013

It's pathetic that the local religious leaders and religious organizations in the area aren't taking the lead and protesting on Sunday too but they might lose some parishioners who think that their rights to unlimited gun ownership in our country trumps any rational laws that could reduce the killing of innocents.

tavalon

(27,985 posts)
24. That is both breathtakingly beautiful and heartbreaking
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 11:46 AM
Feb 2013

That is what someone with an abundance of humanity does. Wow.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
27. Imagine using pink or blue cutouts representing headstones- one for every dead child....
Fri Feb 15, 2013, 03:36 PM
Feb 2013

It would get very cluttered very fast.

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