For this post, I will share an article that I just finished reading in the Kansas City Star. I had never heard of this law that exists in a few states, but it does not surprise me that Missouri would be one of them where it is still on the books.. Read please. It only takes a minute or two. I will not opine myself on it here, anybody that spends enough time with me already knows my views on certain "women's issues."
https://www.kansascity.com/news/article263614113.html
So.
Abortion, a totally safe, legal medical procedure that has been protected by law for about as long as I have been alive, is now illegal in the state I reside in. Or will be as soon as our lawmakers race and trample each other to sign whatever they need to in order to make it so.
This means if you do not have the wherewithal to go elsewhere, you must remain pregnant. And if that child you are now carrying was conceived by rape or incest; it means you are tied to your attacker in some way for.the.rest.of.your life.
And if your pregnancy is high risk? May even possibly kill you to carry to term? Tough. Suck it up, princess, you’re not what’s important here. You’re just a vessel we pour a baby into from time to time.
The majority of us Americans – 8 out of 10 is the number I consistently hear - wanted Roe to stay in place. The vast majority of us did NOT want this.
But welcome to Missouri. Where somebodies god given right to have a gun is more important than a women’s (or pregnant person’s) right to live.
“Pro-life” my ass.
Ladies and gentlemen of Missouri – the state I currently reside in – state senator Lauren Arthur (https://www.arthurformissouri.com) needs our help.
SB 936 would ban ownership of fire arms from anybody convicted of domestic violence.
Per KCUR’s Up To Date radio program: “In 2018, Missouri ranked second in the nation, behind Alaska, in the number of women killed by men. Among Missouri women murdered by their intimate partners, 80% were killed with guns.” Listen here: https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2022-02-09/missouri-bill-would-deny-firearms-to-those-convicted-of-domestic-violence
Unfortunately, she is no more optimistic about this bills chances then I am, but she hopes to at least get it debated.
I have offered to submit written testimony in support of this bill and encourage you to do the same. Please send comments, messages of support, etc to: lauren.arthur@senate.mo.gov. Further information can also be found at https://www.mo.gov/.
Yes, Second Amendment Rights indeed. Sure. But, to paraphrase something I read in an Op-Ed piece: there is no “stand your ground law” for those whose ground is being threatened by their partner.
Somebody’s right to own a weapon does not and should not come before somebody else’s right to be safe.
Somebody’s right to have a gun is NOT more important than someone’s life.
