Post by: Hi-Liter on November 19, 2014, 10:30:44 AM
Post by: KNOPHISH on November 19, 2014, 10:32:28 AM
Post by: Fl0und3rz on November 19, 2014, 11:21:14 AM
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Campaign contributions
Supporters of I-594 had raised over $10 million, as of October 26, 2014. This data was obtained from the Public Disclosure Commission. The following were committees registered in support of Initiative 594:[18]
PAC info:
PAC Amount raised Amount spent
WA Alliance for Gun Responsibility $9,796,621 $7,313,235
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund for I-594 $866,226 $645,633
Total $10,662,847 $7,958,868
Top contributors:
Donor Amount
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund $2,310,000
Bill and Melinda Gates $1,050,000
Nick Hanauer $1,000,000
Steve and Connie Balmer $600,000
Paul Allen $500,000
http://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Universal_Background_Checks_for_Gun_Purchases,_Initiative_594_%282014%29#Campaign_contributions (http://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Universal_Background_Checks_for_Gun_Purchases,_Initiative_594_%282014%29#Campaign_contributions)
Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility
http://wagunresponsibility.org/ (http://wagunresponsibility.org/)
Top five contributors: Nicolas Hanauer, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Connie Ballmer, William Gates III, Melinda Gates
This is the info on WAGR.
http://wagunresponsibility.org/news/statement-of-initiative-594-sponsor-cheryl-stumbo-regarding-need-for-action-to-prevent-gun-violence/ (http://wagunresponsibility.org/news/statement-of-initiative-594-sponsor-cheryl-stumbo-regarding-need-for-action-to-prevent-gun-violence/)
(Seattle, WA) – The Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility issued the following statement from Cheryl Stumbo, Initiative 594 citizen-sponsor and survivor of the Jewish Federation shooting in 2006
http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/search_results.aspx?search_type=simple&criteria=all&name_type=ends_with&name=responsibility&ubi= (http://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/search_results.aspx?search_type=simple&criteria=all&name_type=ends_with&name=responsibility&ubi=)
CENTER FOR GUN RESPONSIBILITY
UBI Number 603368190
Category REG
Profit/Nonprofit Nonprofit
Active/Inactive Active
State of Incorporation WA
WA Filing Date 01/16/2014
Expiration Date 01/31/2015
Inactive Date
Duration Perpetual
Registered Agent Information
Agent Name Philip Lloyd
Address 603 STEWART ST STE 819
City SEATTLE
State WA
ZIP 98101
https://secure.wagunresponsibility.org/page/signup/cgr (https://secure.wagunresponsibility.org/page/signup/cgr)
Board of Directors
Reverend Sandy Brown, President
Eric Liu, Vice-President
Cheryl Stumbo, Secretary
Phil Lloyd, Treasurer
Center for Gun Responsibility is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund
http://everytown.org/ (http://everytown.org/)
This is Bloomberg.
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The new effort is launching with a $50 million commitment from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the support of high profile figures from both sides of the aisle.
The new group, Everytown for Gun Safety, will combine the efforts of the Bloomberg-backed group Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a grassroots movement founded the day after the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. The two groups have been working together since December. The new effort, taking a page out of the playbook of powerful interest groups like the National Rifle Association, will attempt to hold public officials accountable for their stance on gun-related issues and make it a key issue for voters at the ballot box.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-control-groups-join-forces-with-50-million-from-michael-bloomberg/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-control-groups-join-forces-with-50-million-from-michael-bloomberg/)
Here is the WAGR list of contributors.
http://www.pdc.wa.gov/MvcQuerySystem/CommitteeData/contributions?param=V0FTSEFHIDEwMQ====&year=2014&type=initiative (http://www.pdc.wa.gov/MvcQuerySystem/CommitteeData/contributions?param=V0FTSEFHIDEwMQ====&year=2014&type=initiative)
Post by: jtw on November 19, 2014, 11:28:05 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 19, 2014, 11:58:06 AM
This to me was such a clear indictment of the effectiveness of the initiative that I can't believe more people didn't sit up and take notice. Sleeping people.
Post by: Fl0und3rz on November 19, 2014, 12:04:58 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 19, 2014, 12:07:21 PM
Post by: Bob33 on November 19, 2014, 12:11:57 PM
Post by: Fl0und3rz on November 19, 2014, 12:13:30 PM
Post by: Bob33 on November 19, 2014, 12:18:04 PM
Not funny Bob. (It was. But you are sticking a sore subject into an open wound.);)
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 19, 2014, 12:27:48 PM
http://crosscut.com/2014/07/03/elections/120828/prosecutors-view-why-we-need-smarter-gun-law/?page=single (http://crosscut.com/2014/07/03/elections/120828/prosecutors-view-why-we-need-smarter-gun-law/?page=single)
Post by: Hi-Liter on November 19, 2014, 01:27:32 PM
You're making a wild assumption with the public servant accusation.
Oh okay sorry to offend you. I never accused any person, just stated "if" a public servant did this..... But, do a public records requests its free.
Post by: Fl0und3rz on November 21, 2014, 03:03:07 PM
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Hanauer — an early investor in Amazon (AMZN) who says he has been involved with more than 30 startups — cites the well-documented rise in income inequality during the past 30 years as the ultimate cause of a Mad Maxian dystopia he envisions. "If we don’t do something to fix the glaring inequities in this economy, the pitchforks are going to come for us," he writes. "One day, somebody sets himself on fire, then thousands of people are in the streets, and before you know it, the country is burning. And then there's no time for us to get to the airport and jump on our Gulfstream Vs and fly to New Zealand."
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/why-the-rich-are--mistakenly--worried-about-the-middle-class-151842954.html (http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/why-the-rich-are--mistakenly--worried-about-the-middle-class-151842954.html)
The best self defense money can buy, I guess, is in disarming your adversaries through lawfare. Thanks Seattle rubes.
Post by: Bob33 on November 21, 2014, 03:09:24 PM
So now I understand Hanauer's Funding of I-594.When he save "I-594 will save lives", it becomes a bit clearer now.QuoteHanauer — an early investor in Amazon (AMZN) who says he has been involved with more than 30 startups — cites the well-documented rise in income inequality during the past 30 years as the ultimate cause of a Mad Maxian dystopia he envisions. "If we don’t do something to fix the glaring inequities in this economy, the pitchforks are going to come for us," he writes. "One day, somebody sets himself on fire, then thousands of people are in the streets, and before you know it, the country is burning. And then there's no time for us to get to the airport and jump on our Gulfstream Vs and fly to New Zealand."
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/why-the-rich-are--mistakenly--worried-about-the-middle-class-151842954.html (http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/why-the-rich-are--mistakenly--worried-about-the-middle-class-151842954.html)
The best self defense money can buy, I guess, is in disarming your adversaries through lawfare. Thanks Seattle rubes.
Post by: Fl0und3rz on November 24, 2014, 03:50:31 PM
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They're almost openly campaigning for a second look at the guillotine.QuoteDame Vivienne Westwood, the fashion designer, has declared that people who can’t afford to buy organic food should "eat less" and stop getting fat. The millionaire designer made the comments as she delivered a petition to Downing Street protesting about genetically modified food.
When a BBC Radio 5 Live interviewer suggested that "not everybody can afford to eat organic food", Dame Vivienne replied: "Eat less!"
Told that many people in Britain are visiting food banks because they don’t have enough to put on their tables, so "to eat less isn’t an option", Dame Vivienne was dismissive.
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/353363.php (http://ace.mu.nu/archives/353363.php)