, eine Koalition von mehr als 1000 Bürgermeistern, will an diesem Donnerstag am Kapitol gegen den Waffenwahn demonstrieren.
Doch ihre Wut verhallt, wie neulich auch in Colorado:Da kippten die Wähler zwei von der Gruppe unterstützte Demokraten aus dem Landessenat - und ersetzten sie mit zwei Republikanern, gesponsert von der starken Waffenlobby NRA.
Waffen zu kritisieren, das ist politisches Gift.
www.spiegel.deMayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of more than 1,000 mayors, will hold a protest this Thursday in Washington against the firearms madness.
But their anger can fade too, as witnessed recently in Colorado, after voters ousted two Democrats who had supported the group from the state senate -- and replaced them with two Republicans sponsored by the powerful gun lobby, the National Rifle Association ( NRA ).
Criticizing guns in America is political poison.
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