{"id":14285,"date":"2022-05-27T10:07:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=14285"},"modified":"2022-05-27T10:09:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T15:09:38","slug":"louisa-gallas-offers-incisive-sanity-for-americas-gun-madness-and-its-attendant-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=14285","title":{"rendered":"Louisa Gallas offers incisive sanity for America&#8217;s gun madness, and its attendant politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Kevin Lynch\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/large-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like fcbkbttn_large_button\"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=14285\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"button_count\"  size=\"large\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=14285\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?attachment_id=13727\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LouisaLoveridgeGallas.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Louisa+Loveridge+Gallas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LouisaLoveridgeGallas-977x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13727\" src=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LouisaLoveridgeGallas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LouisaLoveridgeGallas.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LouisaLoveridgeGallas-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LouisaLoveridgeGallas-977x1024.jpg 977w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LouisaLoveridgeGallas-768x805.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Louisa Gallas.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Culture Currents<em> guest comment is by Louisa Gallas (a.k.a. Louisa Loveridge-Gallas), a beloved Milwaukee poet, who has quickly proven a fearless, fierce and incisive political commentator, on <\/em>The New York Times<em> online opinion page. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Here she responds affirmatively to an op-ed by celebrated columnist Paul Krugman. It&#8217;s a superb rejoinder to America&#8217;s gun madness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\">\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.nytimes.com\/f\/a\/pmmSrwJBO4m_uZ92iU6m_A~~\/AAAAAQA~\/RgRkcMq2P0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9ueXRpbWVzLmNvbT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0wJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NyXzIwMjIwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTAmbmw9Y29tbWVudHMtbm90aWZpY2F0aW9ucyZyZWdpX2lkPTU2MDc2NjQwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MCZ1c2VyX2lkPTFkZmMwZmY4YWRkNDQxZmRkYTBmMDVkZjJlNmZiNmU3VwNueXRCCmKGtkWOYn8AwoNSFnJpdmVybGFrZWxvdUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nl.nytimes.com\/f\/a\/pmmSrwJBO4m_uZ92iU6m_A~~\/AAAAAQA~\/RgRkcMq2P0SlaHR0cHM6Ly9ueXRpbWVzLmNvbT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0wJmVtYz1lZGl0X2NyXzIwMjIwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTAmbmw9Y29tbWVudHMtbm90aWZpY2F0aW9ucyZyZWdpX2lkPTU2MDc2NjQwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MCZ1c2VyX2lkPTFkZmMwZmY4YWRkNDQxZmRkYTBmMDVkZjJlNmZiNmU3VwNueXRCCmKGtkWOYn8AwoNSFnJpdmVybGFrZWxvdUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653587037446000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2-smf3O2yzdgMVPJotbArg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/D4wH2hXWKyGdY6FVdShOxdIsd8ITJlcZGZLpC6OPtO_uYc-UCi73KFJhweIOCm9kSe3Ne3nd0hoOfmWBqJSzQZJ1lVx5NhcKrBJQ_m1jbMfQtTHAlyaWfEZzgNCaMzg8aUf-c6c=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/subscriptions\/homeDelivery\/emailconfirmation\/nyt-logo.png\" alt=\"The New York Times\" width=\"170\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<h1>Your comment has been approved!<\/h1>\n<h2>Thank you for sharing your thoughts with The New York Times community.<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><b>Louisa Gallas<\/b>\u00a0|\u00a0Michigan<br \/>\nYES! The perspective that gun violence is a public health issue, in fact, emergency, is essential. Any use of the word \u2018control\u2019 does alienate those who frame accessibility as their freedom. The NRA and legislators who promote guns create a real infection across the country and slander the original constitution\u2019s definition of \u2018well-regulated militia\u201d, instead allowing any individual to legally buy a weapon to murder. The irresponsibility the NRA supports is a bacteria they grow in their laboratory and purposely release into the environment. They are a systemic disease based on a lethal skewed originalist interpretation of the second amendment. They have no shame about their demolition of public physical and mental health as they further the epidemic of murder, maiming and despair.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.nytimes.com\/f\/a\/qTwhrkCcLfKcSK6RR_7Aow~~\/AAAAAQA~\/RgRkcMq2P4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTcvMTEvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9ob3ctdG8tcmVkdWNlLXNob290aW5ncy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY3JfMjAyMjA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MCZubD1jb21tZW50cy1ub3RpZmljYXRpb25zJnJlZ2lfaWQ9NTYwNzY2NDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0wJnVzZXJfaWQ9MWRmYzBmZjhhZGQ0NDFmZGRhMGYwNWRmMmU2ZmI2ZTcjY29tbWVudHNDb250YWluZXImcGVybWlkPTExODQ4ODY1NDoxMTg0ODg2NTRXA255dEIKYoa2RY5ifwDCg1IWcml2ZXJsYWtlbG91QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nl.nytimes.com\/f\/a\/qTwhrkCcLfKcSK6RR_7Aow~~\/AAAAAQA~\/RgRkcMq2P4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMTcvMTEvMDYvb3Bpbmlvbi9ob3ctdG8tcmVkdWNlLXNob290aW5ncy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTAmZW1jPWVkaXRfY3JfMjAyMjA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MCZubD1jb21tZW50cy1ub3RpZmljYXRpb25zJnJlZ2lfaWQ9NTYwNzY2NDAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0wJnVzZXJfaWQ9MWRmYzBmZjhhZGQ0NDFmZGRhMGYwNWRmMmU2ZmI2ZTcjY29tbWVudHNDb250YWluZXImcGVybWlkPTExODQ4ODY1NDoxMTg0ODg2NTRXA255dEIKYoa2RY5ifwDCg1IWcml2ZXJsYWtlbG91QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653587037446000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PPX8ii2Re0GsCbApdTUoV\">View your comment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having trouble viewing your comment, please copy and paste this link in your browser:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2017\/11\/06\/opinion\/how-to-reduce-shootings.html#commentsContainer&amp;permid=118488654:118488654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2017\/11\/06\/opinion\/how-to-reduce-shootings.html%23commentsContainer%26permid%3D118488654:118488654&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1653587037446000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05SlvwPe5DqD36CLYl4Xw9\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/<wbr \/>interactive\/2017\/11\/06\/<wbr \/>opinion\/how-to-reduce-<wbr \/>shootings.html#<wbr \/>commentsContainer&amp;permid=<wbr \/>118488654:118488654<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\">\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\">\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">\n<div>\n<table role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisa Gallas. &nbsp; Culture Currents guest comment is by Louisa Gallas (a.k.a. Louisa Loveridge-Gallas), a beloved Milwaukee poet, who has quickly proven a fearless, fierce and incisive political commentator, on The New York Times online opinion page. 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