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Last night on Twitter, Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds proposed an anti-gun violence festival. The idea seems to be gaining traction.
In the tweet, Reynolds even referenced the failure of Woodstock 50 to materialize. The event, which sought to commemorate the peaceful gathering of the original Woodstock, suffered from constant in-fighting and numerous venue changes before its cancellation.
“With the failure of WOODSTOCK I pose this question,” Reynolds posted. “What artists/speakers are willing to play for free (we get some corporate dollars to cover crew costs and travel etc) to put on a festival raising money for organizations that are fighting for new legislation regarding gun laws.”
Reynolds received an outpouring of support, along with a heavy dose of skepticism and pushback. Many accused the singer of being political, though Reynolds attempted to clarify himself when those accusations were made.
“We are gonna DO this I promise you that,” Reynolds answered back. “This isn’t political. This is a festival about our people being KILLED. It needs to stop. And honestly. It’s gonna take our artists and people of influence stepping up. Because lawmakers ARE NOT.”
Several high-profile artists have already stepped up to answer the call on Twitter.
The Head and The Heart, Zedd, Super Whatevr, Alli Fitz, Garrison Starr, and I Don’t Know How But They Found Me have all committed.
Hours after that attack, a gunman in Dayton, Ohio killed nine people in thirty seconds. Police officers on the scene shot and killed the gunman. The FBI is looking at both cases as potential domestic terrorism committed by men who subscribe to violent ideologies.
The El Paso gunman has been in jail since surrendering himself and has been cooperative with authorities.
Both shooters were far Leftists. You fail to mention this, which is on purpose. You use weasel language. The Dayton shooter loved Elizabeth Warren and Bernie. The El Paso shooter’s manifesto was a bunch of left-wing talking points. Did you actually read it?
The Left wants to disarm all the people who didn’t do it, and their ultimate goal is to only have the Government officials and Criminals with guns. I certainly wouldn’t want to live in a world like that.
uhhhhh…wtf are you smoking. The El Paso was DEFINITELY not a leftist.
The Dayton guy was, but as there is no motive, we have no idea if it matters anymore than what his favorite ice cream flavor is. Seems like he was a psychotic incel.
But keep doing those mental gymnastics to convince yourself you don’t support a shitty political party!
The mass murderer’s statement spoke of various problems which America faces. These aren’t “leftist talking points”. They are issues requiring resolution by a civilized process.
The core proposition in the mass murderer’s “manifesto” is that America is being ruined by a Hispanic “invasion”, and that killing innocent people will somehow help matters.
The fact that the U.S. was built on the pillars of genocide and slavery doesn’t entitle anyone to resort to any form of violence today. Unless you are a soldier or a law enforcement officer or a licensed security person, YOU DON’T NEED A GUN AND SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO HAVE ONE.
Good luck, Dan even the Imagine Dragons fans as well as band themselves.