<div dir="ltr">None of the anti second amendment laws currently before congress would have done a thing to prevent the tragedy in Orlando.<div><br></div><div>I would suggest that the legislators listed be called and thanked for their steadfast support for the second amendment and encouraged to stand firm in the face of the dreaded 'do something disease' that inevitably (and cynically) sweeps the nation at times such as these.</div><div><br></div><div>g</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 9:36 AM, Moscow Cares <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:moscowcares@moscow.com" target="_blank">moscowcares@moscow.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><div>Courtesy of <i>The Nation</i> magazine at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/call-the-top-20-top-recipients-of-nra-cash-in-congress/" target="_blank">http://www.thenation.com/article/call-the-top-20-top-recipients-of-nra-cash-in-congress/</a></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="border:0px;font-family:'Mercury Display A','Mercury Display B';font-size:57.985px;margin:0px 0px 20px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:61.036px">Call the Top 20 Top Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress</h1><h2 style="border:0px;font-family:'Mercury Display A','Mercury Display B';font-size:29.69px;font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;margin:0.2rem 0px 0.5rem;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:39.06px">They might be able to prevent the next Orlando—if they get out of the way of gun-control legislation</h2><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Here are the top 20 lifetime <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/nra-donations/" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">recipients</a> of cash from the NRA (1998 to 2016) serving in Congress. While many of them offered “prayers” for the victims of gun violence, they refuse to pass the gun-control laws that might have saved their lives instead. 
Below you’ll see how much each congressman thinks those lives are worth.</span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Missouri Sen. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Roy Blunt (R)</b><br><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$60,550</span><br><a href="tel:(202)%20224-5721" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 224-5721</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Alaska Rep. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Don Young (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$55,650<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-5765" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-5765</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Ohio Rep. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Steve Chabot (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$54,100<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-2216" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-2216</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Virginia Rep. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Bob Goodlatte (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$52,250<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-5431" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-5431</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Texas Rep.<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Pete Sessions (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$51,650<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-2231" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-2231</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">South Dakota Sen. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">John Thune (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$44,155<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20224-2321" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 224-2321</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Idaho Rep. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Mike Simpson (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$43,750<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-5531" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-5531</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Alabama Rep.<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Robert Aderholt (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$43,749<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-4876" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-4876</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Kentucky Rep. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Hal Rogers (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$41,400</span><br><a href="tel:(202)%20225-4601" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-4601</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Minnesota Rep.<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></strong><b style="line-height:inherit">John Kline (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$40,750<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-2271" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-2271</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Georgia Rep.<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Sanford Bishop (D)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$40,650<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-3631" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-3631</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">California Rep.</strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Ken Calvert (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$40,550<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-1986" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-1986</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Oregon Rep. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Greg Walden (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$37,250<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-6730" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-6730</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Missouri Rep. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Sam Graves (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$37,100<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-7041" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-7041</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Wisconsin Rep.<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Paul Ryan (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$36,800<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-3031" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-3031</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">North Carolina<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span>Sen. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Richard Burr (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$35,700 <span> </span><br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20224-3154" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 224-3154</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Louisiana Sen. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">David Vitter (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$35,250<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20224-4623" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 224-4623</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Kentucky Rep. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Ed Whitfield (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$34,850<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-3115" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-3115</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Pennsylvania Rep. </strong><b style="line-height:inherit">Tim Murphy (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$33,500<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-2301" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-2301</a></span></p><p style="margin:0px auto 20px;word-wrap:break-word;border:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:inherit">Texas Rep.</strong> <b style="line-height:inherit">Joe Barton (R)<br></b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">$31,500<br></span><a href="tel:(202)%20225-2002" style="border-width:0px 0px 2px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(232,225,216);font-style:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;outline:0px!important" target="_blank">(202) 225-2002</a></span></p></div><div>--------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a few phone calls to make.<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">  </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">"There's room at the top they are telling you still.</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">If you want to be like the folks on the hill."</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">- John Lennon</span></div></div></div></div></div><br>=======================================================<br>
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