<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Probably when the second amendment was passed on December 15, 1791, 221 years ago tomorrow, it would have been under domestic tranquility. That suggests to me that the story about guns and the role they play in terms of their ability to provide security and tranquility is really out of date. Maybe the place to start, as Jack suggested, is with a new story regarding the place of guns that starts with responsibility rather than rights.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Randy</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div><i>"Whatever the problem, community is the answer. There is no power greater than a community discovering what it cares about." </i>Margaret
Wheatley</div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: tahoma, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> William Salmon <wsalmon@cox.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, December 14, 2012 3:53 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Oe List ...] Salmon: Start the conversation<br> </font> </div> <br>
JUST A PASSING THOUGHT:RE: Gun culture--<br> Where does it--or its antithesis--show up on the Social Process triangles?<br> Bill<br><br>----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Early" <<a href="mailto:lees.mail@comcast.net" ymailto="mailto:lees.mail@comcast.net">lees.mail@comcast.net</a>><br>To: "Order Ecumenical Community" <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net" ymailto="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>>; "OE: Dialogue Dialogue" <<a href="mailto:OE@topica.com" ymailto="mailto:OE@topica.com">OE@topica.com</a>><br>Cc: "ICA Dialogue Dialogue" <<a href="mailto:ica-dialogue@igc.topica.com" ymailto="mailto:ica-dialogue@igc.topica.com">ica-dialogue@igc.topica.com</a>><br>Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 3:27 PM<br>Subject: [Oe List ...] Start the conversation<br><br><br>> It is brainstorm time. What can we do to change the "gun culture" of our nation?<br>> <br>> Nationally, state
wide, locally and personally.<br>> <br>> The social act of repentance might be a good place to start:<br>> <br>> 1. Become aware of injustice<br>> 2. Turn your back on it<br>> 3. Abolish within yourself<br>> 4. Lead society<br>> <br>> BUT, this is a brainstorm. If the above is a helpful start, great. If not, feel free to come up with a different framework or, just share some ideas.<br>> <br>> The conversation needs to happen now.<br>> <br>> Lee<br>> <br>> Lee Early<br>> 19230 Forest Park Dr. NE, A102<br>> Lake Forest Park, WA 98155<br>> <br>> Home: (206) 922-3182<br>> Lee's mobile: (425) 212-7997<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> OE mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" ymailto="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br>>
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