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She said they would shoot Jesus?! 

1/20/2013

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First let me tell you that...

I won a prize just for being myself!! Yaaay!

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And the reason I got the prize is....

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Oh, yes, I did say that and I said it about die-hard GOPers, too. But before anyone discounts what I have to say, hear me out.

See, as an artist, I love creativity. You can't be creative and keep doing the same thing over and over, so of course, I'm a Democrat. It doesn't mean I dislike all Conservatives, quite the contrary, I agree with much of what they believe in, but its how they go about it that is offensive to my nature. So, I'm liberal and proud of it, too.

I said it as a quick, smart-ass quip about the absurdity that "Firearms were part of God's Plan" in the first tweet, seen in the second picture. I really didn't think about it, but sometimes wisdom flies out of our mouths when we least expect it. Someone saw it:
I loved Meg@Chuckmeg's response after that: "Well GOP types killed him!" I thought about it, thought about His life and what He stood for and then it hit me how true it was. What an epiphany for me!

The story as I have studied it: a New Guy, a new thinker arrives on the scene with all his new ideas for a better way to live and to view the world. New Guy knows there is a group of people highly intertwined with the way things ARE and they are highly invested in SAME. Any change effects this group, this Status Quo, because this means for them all the things they've hitched their financial hopes and power dreams onto is in the beginning stages of reform, if this new guy has his way. (Here's a secret you already know: What they don't know is that true change happens over a period of time, not sudden.) So it was with this New Guy and his gently growing brand of change. Doesn't matter, change is not good for Status Quo and they don't like it.

And could we say this is true for the GOP? GOP stands for Grand OLD Party- representing the old way of thinking, old cigars, old money, old traditions. Much like the group that crucified Jesus (the harbinger of change), it is the change they fear. They had a way of doing things that just didn't work for everybody. But it worked fine for themselves.


Perhaps, then and now, it was the thought of giving up the power and control they are fooled into thinking they have that was just too much to handle. Maybe that finally sealed the deal for this New Guy? Sure, behind the scenes, there are additional reasonings, but "how it is" is "how its supposed to be" doncha know it?? Probably enough to kill someone over.... ? (Human nature hasn't changed that much).

So, to make a long story short, in the end, the Status Quo made sure they discredited all the new things this New Guy spoke of. They called Him a false prophet among other things. The leaders of Status Quo pressured the powers that be at the time so much so that eventually He was killed for wanting to change a system that was only working for the Status Quo. Translated: It didn't work for everybody. Translated again: Then, it doesn't work at all.

So what are we doing now? With our new firearm laws, we are bringing new reform that scares a group that has a long and firmly held system of beliefs. The problem is that this belief system puts other people in jeopardy because the ones holding these beliefs cannot control anyone but themselves... and they are in so much fear that they, themselves, will be controlled. As in the story above, fear makes people dangerous.


So, if Jesus were the one to bring about new firearm laws (since He was prone to do new things), how would the Right react to that? 

Are there some so entrenched in their beliefs that they would shoot Jesus? Want my answer?

Since so many similarities exist between both Status Quo examples, perhaps. It is entirely possible. I stand by my tweet.  

Here are the last two tweets on the subject and what I wrote in response to winning today's Grand Old Prize from the Grand Old Party: _
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OK @Takeourmedia, you can go back to your regularly scheduled program on Faux News. Have a good night!

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Revised letter edition for character limits

12/18/2012

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Dear readers, if you have suggestions of what to do about this (who to send it to, make a petition, etc) please leave a comment. I will read them all and take them very seriously. 
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TO:         Whom It May Concern
FROM:    Linda Hill, et al
RE:         Invention Proposal to Stop Mass Spree Killings
DATE:   December 18, 2012

Problem: We won’t ever control people's sanity. Solution: We can control the guns they steal from us.

The design: a removable steel or heavy plastic fingerprint-reading lock placed over guns’ & rifles’ safety so the can't get to it to turn it off.

The logic: If a gun’s safety can’t be turned off, it can’t be used. The inspiration came from my laptop's fingerprint reader that takes ONE second to scan & “unlock”. Other locks won't work because combinations can be figured out (its usually a number the family member knows anyway) & keys get stolen, but a fingerprint belongs to just ONE person.

If no one besides the registered firearm user can unlock the safety:

  • ·       Gun is safe from use by the mentally unstable
  • ·       Gun is safe from use by children & other family
  • ·       Family is safe from it being found & used against them first in home invasions
  • ·       Registered user is safe from accidental firing during transport, storage, rest
  • ·       Recreational activities won’t be limited since the authorized print has to be used to         unlock the device. Unlock it and go.
  •     Other benefit is that firearm’s use will then be  restricted to approved users & settings by the person who has to unlock it.
  • ·       Invention discourages thieves. If they can’t break it off & use it or resell it, stealing it is pointless.
  • ·       Invention won’t hinder emergency use as it takes one second to swipe the print & unlock
  • ·       It allows police & military the peace of mind when they are off duty (officer’s child here in WA shot & killed his other child with the officer's own gun)

Other ideas for print safety lock:

  • fingerprint locks can be placed on guns, gun cases, cabinets or any other gun storage container so collectors & enthusiasts can still collect
  • fingerprint recognition can be for the registered gun owner & qualified additional users. All other users of that gun can go through the same registration procedures as the gun purchaser
  • registered fingerprints could be put into other data bases (some folks will not like that, but so what)

This doesn't affect our Second Amendment rights, rather, the safety feature will emphasize a willingness to be responsible firearm owners. We, as a nation, have to take whatever action necessary to keep our guns out of the hands of those that intend to do us harm. A fingerprint is the only thing we have distinctly our own. The drawbacks: It won’t save the lives of those registered gun owners who snap or forget to lock the guns back up. It won’t stop someone willing to kill the owner to get their fingerprint; However, dismembering another person might be discouraging. This invention will cost owners, but we can keep cost down if we can find distributors willing to make it for the security of our children’s lives rather than their wallets’. For the price of a good helmet or car safety features, we should welcome this new addition.

What is asked of you is to either forward this email to people or get me a list of people you think would go forward with this project:
  • ·       inventors
  • ·       potential contributors
  • ·       potential supporters

I don’t care to be rich; I want my little boy safe. My dream for this proposal is to make this thing & put it on mass killing weapons (maybe all legal handguns, it depends) within a reasonable amount of time. If we can make helmet laws & seatbelt laws to save lives, we can apply this device to solve this issue.  I am a parent who will not take no for an answer & neither should you. I am just an artist with little resources & a proposal that desperately needs your help.

With sincerest hopes of hearing from you,

The Hill Family
Stephen & Linda Hill

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So much to think about, so much to do

12/16/2012

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"BEFORE" of Sadie Warden
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"After" of Sadie Warden. Another victim in 2012 of accidental gun death






There is something good to be said about being an idea generator. Unfortunately, if you exist with limited means (money, time, energy) it causes a great deal of anxiety because there is so much I want to do and not enough of things necessary to do them.

First, I- like everyone else- am still reeling from the Sandy Hook tragedy. I couldn't sleep because of thinking about it last night. Reading social media and watching news stories, it strikes me that people like to argue about the details of the disaster-- what the killer did in what order, how to make all people mentally healthy, how to ban all guns. And nothing practical is being planned to SOLVE the problem.

People don't know that, besides being lofty, air headed idealists, artists are fantastic problem solvers. Thats what a visionary is: someone who sees beyond the facts of what IS into what it could be. Its the essence of creation, itself.  Its easy. A gizmo that is fingerprint operated that locks over the safety mechanism on a gun that can be removed My PC fingerprint reader takes 1 second to unlock my PC. If you can't turn the safety off, you can't fire the gun. In my thinking, the fingerprint lock's memory should only hold one unlocking fingerprint, that of its registered owner. Any other users should go through a registration process, too, imo. All guns should have these mechanisms over them. All owners should have them because rights come with responsibilities.
This would stop 1. Gun thefts (because no need to steal a gun when you can't unlock it to use it) 2. Accidental firings from kids. 3. Mass murders from unstable/disgruntled relatives of people who own guns. It won't stop the actual gun owner of going postal, however.

The second saddest thing that happened this year is that a former student of mine died from an accidental gun shot wound in her back. Her name was Sadie Marguerite Warden. We met at an art fair and it was clear to me from meeting her once that she was a bright, loving, fun, goofy, talented, energetic and compassionate girl. She was 13 years old. 

This is a good idea and solves several problems and disagreements at once. The problem is that I don't have the connections or money to do this by myself, but I'm going to try anyway, so help me God I will. If I had the money and know-who, it would be done already.
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    I am a life long artist, divorced from a 20 year marriage and a Mommy to a gorgeous little boy  for  3 years.

    I love God Consciousness, love to give and love the human spirit in all its forms. Nothing separates us, separation is an illusion.

    Its taken me a long time to feel comfortable in my own skin, scars and all. A past of neglect and sometimes abuse gave me issues I have to work through, sometimes here.

    What helped me most is to truly love and help others. You can't give what you don't have, but by giving, you will find that you already have all that you could ever wish for.

    My art, blog and life has been about "owning" myself along with all the mixed blessings that come with this thing we call life.

    Like the Velveteen Rabbit, I have become REAL.




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