mauserme Posted November 7, 2021 at 11:54 PM Share Posted November 7, 2021 at 11:54 PM I'm posting this for informational purposes. Any suicide is sad. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10174609/Founder-Americas-gun-control-movement-kills-prison-DU-charge.html Poster boy for U.S. gun control movement kills himself in jail on DUI charge: Mark Glaze, 51, who helped Obama write policy and took on NRA 'was suffering from depression' By ALASTAIR TALBOT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM A campaigner credited with helping found the modern gun control movement has killed himself in jail while being held on a DUI charge. Mark Glaze died last month while being held at Lackawanna County Prison in Pennsylvania, with the 51 year-old's death announced in a New York Times story published Sunday. Glaze, a father-of-one, is said to have been suffering from addiction and severe depression in the period leading up to his arrest and death. ... Glaze grew up in Colorado - with his father a hunter who was a member of the National Rifle Association. He qualified as a lawyer, and joined campaign group Mayors Against Guns in 2011 as a consultant, working alongside luminaries including Michael Bloomberg. His campaigning intensified in the wake of ... Sandy Hook ... Glaze provided blueprints for then-President Barack Obama's proposed reforms, which sought to ban assault weapons and expand background checks. But the bill was gradually killed by pressure from Democrat and Republican senators who feared upsetting the National Rifle Association. He was credited for inspiring protests against and boycotts of the NRA, which have been credited for plunging the organization into ongoing chaos. ... Prior to beginning his consulting practice in June 2014, Glaze served as executive director of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention group in the county chaired by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. ... Glaze's father, Mark Charles Glaze, was part of the N.R.A. and and owned a gun store in Colorado, while his mother, Nancy Green, was a homemaker. 'If you had told me when I was growing up in the mountains of Colorado, shooting guns on the weekend with a dad who is an N.R.A. member and a gun dealer, that The Wall Street Journal would call me the face of the gun control movement, I'm not sure I would have believed you,' Mr. Glaze said in a video he made for Colorado College, his alma mater. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauserme Posted November 8, 2021 at 12:11 AM Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 at 12:11 AM Imagine thinking of violence as a "winning issue". The New York Times says it is. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/06/us/mark-glaze-influential-gun-control-advocate-dies-at-51.html "As the executive director of Everytown for Gun Safety, he took on the National Rifle Association and helped make gun violence a winning issue." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euler Posted November 8, 2021 at 12:40 AM Share Posted November 8, 2021 at 12:40 AM On 11/7/2021 at 7:11 PM, mauserme said: Imagine thinking of violence as a "winning issue". ... Hurray for gun violence, it's a win-win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted November 8, 2021 at 01:10 AM Share Posted November 8, 2021 at 01:10 AM Just wondering, was his severe depression reported to background check systems or not? Asking for a friend who appreciates irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPistol Posted November 8, 2021 at 03:41 AM Share Posted November 8, 2021 at 03:41 AM LWW-ism is characterized by mental illness, an unfortunate byproduct of rejecting reason. In this case, depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted November 8, 2021 at 01:50 PM Share Posted November 8, 2021 at 01:50 PM On 11/7/2021 at 6:11 PM, mauserme said: Imagine thinking of violence as a "winning issue". The New York Times says it is. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/06/us/mark-glaze-influential-gun-control-advocate-dies-at-51.html "As the executive director of Everytown for Gun Safety, he took on the National Rifle Association and helped make gun violence a winning issue." Maybe what he meant to say was "profitable." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagSlap Posted November 8, 2021 at 04:02 PM Share Posted November 8, 2021 at 04:02 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveTA84 Posted November 10, 2021 at 02:30 AM Share Posted November 10, 2021 at 02:30 AM We dug and found the newspaper clippings from earlier this year and did an article on it (including the most recent one). He was a serial offender. 1 in 2020, 2 in 2021. Substance abuse and suicide are no laughing matter, but this guy was more dangerous with a car than any of our firearms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeghl Posted November 23, 2021 at 10:06 PM Share Posted November 23, 2021 at 10:06 PM Condolences to his family. Mr Glaze apparently led a mean, miserable life. I will not speculate on whether or not this contributed to his actions or beliefs. Let the man be at peace and allow his family to find their own peace in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2A4Cook Posted November 23, 2021 at 11:09 PM Share Posted November 23, 2021 at 11:09 PM Ban assault cars!!! Ban gas tanks over 10 gallons!! Ban mentally ill Dumbocrats from violating our Constitutional rights!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RECarry Posted November 24, 2021 at 04:13 AM Share Posted November 24, 2021 at 04:13 AM On 11/23/2021 at 5:09 PM, 2A4Cook said: Ban assault cars!!! Ban gas tanks over 10 gallons!! Ban mentally ill Dumbocrats from violating our Constitutional rights!! No one needs a high-capacity utility vehicle designed for land assaults, equipped with a fully automatic transmission. With just one press of the pedal, hundreds will perish. And now, domestic terrorists have escalated by using electric motor power with instant torque to accelerate the killing power of their machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ddiver Posted November 26, 2021 at 02:36 PM Share Posted November 26, 2021 at 02:36 PM On 11/23/2021 at 5:09 PM, 2A4Cook said: Ban assault cars!!! Ban gas tanks over 10 gallons!! Ban mentally ill Dumbocrats from violating our Constitutional rights!! Sadly they are in the process of banning gas tanks over 10 gallons...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted December 9, 2021 at 05:45 PM Share Posted December 9, 2021 at 05:45 PM Many people take wrong turns in life. It appears that he took quite a few and did some bad things in the process. A sad outcome for someone who apparently started off with a lot of potential for good. Condolences to his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vito Posted December 20, 2021 at 03:24 PM Share Posted December 20, 2021 at 03:24 PM It may sound callous but the death of any anti-2A activist is a good thing for freedom and liberty. The Left, i.e., Democrats, ultimate goal is the outlawing of privately owned firearms, period. Repeal of the 2A and/or increasingly onerous restrictions on law abiding gun owners is the Holy Grail for the Left, so compromise of any kind is just a moving of the chains closer to the goal line. The leaders of the anti-2A movement and those that fund this movement are our enemies, not colleagues with whom we have academic disagreements. I would cheer if I read of George Soros dropping dead, or being murdered, or being diagnosed with a fatal illness. Our Founding Fathers did not include the 2A in the Bill of Rights so that we were protected against anti-hunting zealots, or even just to preserve our ability to defend ourselves and our families. They specifically empowered the People to have the ability to change a tyrannical government. Those seeking to deprive us of our right to keep and bear arms want to be free to impose any and all tyranny that they desire upon the People. When one of their activists dies, from any means, it is small victory for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTHunter Posted December 26, 2021 at 10:24 PM Share Posted December 26, 2021 at 10:24 PM Vito - while I agree with your sentiments whole-heartedly, there are at least two "caveats" that should concern you. The first is the death of this person. While this may create a "temporary" hole, it is just that - "temporary". There are very likely several people waiting in the wings, eager to take his place. The second is that, at his current age, George Soros has passed a great many of his efforts to his son. That legacy will continue unfortunately. Even if that Jew-hating antique had no children, I have no doubt that he would have had provisions in place to fund organizations that would continue his destructive activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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