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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 

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0,LAWS NEV] MADE M5 A WIT MORE JU/40 -,H5RY ,DAVID ,?OREAU 

,CABOT1 ,V,T1 ,FEBRU>Y #bah -,EV]Y DAY ,I AM HONOR$ TO CALL RURAL ,V]MONT MY HOME4 ,\R RUGG$ M\NTA9S & VA/ =E/S >E HOME TO SOME #f1 H>DY ,V]MONT]S4 ,POLITICALLY WE >E ! MO/ LEFTI/ /ATE 9 ! NATION2 ALL ( \R *ILDR5 HAVE UNIV]SAL HEAL?C>E1 \R M9IMUM WAGE IS @s#a4#e AN H\R 7) A S]I\S MOVEM5T T[>DS A*IEV+ A @s#a#e AN H\R LIVABLE WAGE71 \R UNEMPLOYM5T RATE IS #b4#h.01 WE PRACTICE A =M ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY AT ! LOCAL LEVEL 7,T[N ,MEET+7 :]EBY EV]Y CITIZ5 IS A LEGISLATOR1 DEMOCRATIC SOCIALI/S 7,V]MONT ,PROGRESSIVE ,P>TY7 >E ELECT$ TO #a SEATS 9 ! ,/ATEH\SE & HOLD ! POSITIONS ( ,LT ,GOV]NOR @& ,/ATE ,AUDITOR1 SOCIALI/ ,B]NIE ,S&]S IS ONE ( \R TWO ,U,S ,S5ATORS1 & WE HAVE NO GUN CONTROL4 ,WE ALSO HAVE ! L[E/ RATES ( VIOL5T CRIME 9 ! NATION4 ,ON AV]AGE WE HAVE T5 MURD]S1 TOTAL1 A YE>2 HALF ( ?OSE COMMITT$ ) GUNS4 ,WE >E NO UTOPIA1 ?IS IS TRUE4 ,BUT WE >E F> ABOVE MO/ ! RE/ ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES :5 IT COMES TO \R POLITICS1 \R SOCIAL PROGRAMS1 & \R /&>D ( LIV+4 

,WE HAVE BE5 ABLE TO A*IEVE ?IS1 9 P>T1 BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT ALL[$ ! RI<T TO CLAIM W$GE ISSUES 7LIKE GUN CONTROL7 TO DIVIDE WORK+ PEOPLE & COMPEL !M TO VOTE AGA9/ !IR SOCIAL & ECONOMIC SELF-9T]E/4 ,?US WE >E ABLE TO MAKE REAL PROGRESS 9 E/ABLI%+ A LIVABLE WAGE & PAID ,FAMILY ,M$ICAL ,LEAVE :ILE CONT9U+ TO ALL[ \R CITIZ5S TO RETA9 !IR ,CON/ITUTIONAL RI<T TO BE> >MS4 ,& = ?IS1 WE CONT9UE TO LEAD ! WAY NATIONALLY ON ECONOMIC & SOCIAL ISSUES :ILE REMA9+ ! SAFE/ PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 

,) ! T]RIBLE & TRAGIC MASS %OOT+S TAK+ PLACE 9 O!R P>TS ( ! C\NTY1 !RE >E ?OSE :O W\LD N[ 9TRODUCE GUN CONTROL 9TO ,V]MONT4 ,H[EV]1 ! ROOT CAUSE ( !SE EXT]NAL ACTS ( MASS DESPAIR DO NOT HAPP5 9 A VACUUM2 !SE ACTS1 9 P>T1 >E A RESULT ( AN ,AM]ICAN CULTURE ( EXTREME CONSUM]ISM & CAPITALISM :I* ALI5ATES PEOPLE & DRIVES A SOCIAL 9SANITY ?AT CAN & WILL ONLY FL>E UP AGA9 & AGA9 9 HORR5D\S WAYS4 ,UNTIL WE S]I\SLY ADDRESS !SE UND]LY+ ROOT CAUSES ?AT AFFECT MASS CONSCI\SNESS1 & UNTIL WE ADEQUATELY FUND \R M5TAL HEAL? SY/EM 7:I* DEALS ) ! ACUTE SYMPTOMS ( ?IS MASS ALI5ATION7 WE WILL NOT BE DONE ) ! S5SELESS DEA?S P]PETRAT$ BY ?OSE :O HAVE FALL5 9TO ! D>KNESS4 ,BE IT DONE ) A GUN1 A KNIFE1 A BOMB1 A C>1 OR A BLUNT OBJECT -WE WILL NOT BE DONE ) ?IS DEA?4 

,9 ,V]MONT1 BECAUSE ( \R /RONG S5SE ( COMMUNITY1 & BECAUSE ( \R /RONG] SOCIAL SAFETY NET1 WE >E SOME:AT 9SULAT$ FROM ! CONSUM]ISM-DRIV5 SICKNESS ( ! ,AM]ICAN CULTURE4 ,?IS IS BORNE \T ?R\< MANY /ATI/ICS1 9CLUD+ \R L[ MURD] RATE4 ,:ILE WE TOO HAVE A LONG R[ TO HOE :5 IT COMES TO ABOLI%+ ! ILLS ( CAPITALISM1 /R5G!N+ \R M5TAL HEAL? PROGRAMS1 & E/ABLI%+ A MORE VIBRANT & DEMOCRATIC SOCIAL SY/EM1 WE MU/ NOT FOLL[ ! DRUM BEAT ( ! NATIONAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY2 WE MU/ SEE ) CLE> EYES ?AT GUN CONTROL1 IF 9TRODUC$ 9 ,V]MONT1 IS A SOLUTION LOOK+ = A PROBLEM4 ,NO LEGISLATION 9 ! WORLD WILL R$UCE \R ALREADY M9USCULE MURD] RATE4 ,BUT :AT IT WILL DO IS GIVE ! ,REPUBLICAN ,P>TY AMMUNITION TO GO TO WORK+ CLASS ,V]MONT]S & SAY3 0! LEFT WANTS TO TAKE Y\R GUNS AWAY4 ,VOTE = US & WE WILL PROTECT Y\R RI<TS GU>ANTE$ 9 ! ,V]MONT ,CON/ITUTION40 ,& ) ?AT1 AS HAS HAPP5$ 9 ! RE/ ( ! NATION1 WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE1 ,UNION MEMB]S1 WILL BEG9 TO VOTE AGA9/ !IR SELF-9T]E/ & WILL BEG9 TO ELECT PRO-GUN RI<T W+ POLITICIANS TO S]VE 9 ,MONTPELI]4 ,9 TURN1 ! EF=TS TO W9 A LIVABLE WAGE & PAID ,FAMILY ,M$ICAL ,LEAVE 7EF=TS AIM$ AT SOLV+ REAL PROBLEMS SUFF]$ BY T5S-OR-?\S&S ( ,V]MONT]S7 WILL BE KILL$4 ,SO ON ! ALT> ( AB/RACT ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY IDEOLOGY WILL BE SACRIFIC$ ! REAL VICTORIES WE CAN SEE D[N ! ROAD AHEAD4 ,LET US NOT ALL[ ?IS TO HAPP5 ON \R WAT*4 

,9/EAD1 LET US RECOGNIZE ?AT ) AN AV]AGE ,F,I,V,E GUN MURD]S A YE> 9 ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9S1 & ) ,Z,],O ( !SE COMMITT$ ) SO CALL$ 0ASSAULT RIFLES01 \R TIME W\LD BE BETT] SP5T FOCUS+ ON BUILD+ /RONG] NON-CAPITALI/ COMMUNITIES1 IMPROV+ \R M5TAL HEAL? SY/EM1 & PREV5T+ ! MORE PROBLEMATIC ?REAT ( ACCID5TAL GUN DEA?S4 ,H]E WE MU/ BEG9 TO TEA* GUN SAFETY & RESPECT 9 \R MIDDLE S*OOLS4 ,GUN [N]%IP IS A RI<T UND] \R ,CON/ITUTION JU/ AS VOT+ IS4 ,WE TEA* CIVICS1 :Y W\LD WE ALSO NOT TEA* GUN SAFETY4 ,?IS1 & NOT GUN CONTROL1 IS A REASONABLE /EP WE CAN TAKE TO DEAL ) A REAL CONC]N4 

,F9ALLY1 9 ! AGE ( ,TRUMP1 :Y1 UND] ANY CIRCUM/ANCES1 W\LD ONE ADVOCATE = GUNS TO ONLY BE 9 ! H&S ( GOV]NM5T =CES8 ,DO WE FEEL SO SECURE 9 \R DEMOCRATIC 9/ITUTIONS ?AT WE W\LD GRANT A GUN MONOPOLY TO ?OSE ?AT ANSW] TO A SECOND-RATE FASCI/8 ,SOME MAY HAVE A BIZ>RE WILL T[>DS DEMOCRATIC SUICIDE4 ,I AM NOT ONE ( !M1 & ,I SUSPECT ?AT MO/ ,V]MONT]S W\LD AGREE4 ,NO TO GUN CONTROL1 & YES TO BUILD+ A MORE PROGRESSIVE1 SOCIALI/1 & LIB]T>IAN ,V]MONT4 

"9,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 IS A GUN [N] :O PRES5TLY RESIDES 9 ,CABOT1 IS A =M] ,S5IOR ,UNION ,REPRES5TATIVE = ,A,O,T WORK]S 9 ,V,S,E,A & =M] ,DI/RICT ,VISE ,PRESID5T ( ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O4 

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