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August 26th, 2014, 10:45 AM #1Active Member
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Bill Gates and wife donate $1 million to gun control
http://m.nydailynews.com/news/nation...icle-1.1916384
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have donated $1 million to a Washington state campaign seeking to expand background checks on gun sales, bringing the total amount the campaign has brought in up to nearly $6 million.
The donation to the Initiative 594 campaign was given Friday, but it was not made public until Monday, when it posted on the state’s Public Disclosure Commission website.
I-594 would require background checks for all gun sales and transfers in Washington state, including at gun shows and for private sales. Under the measure, exemptions would exist, including gifts within a family and antiques.
In a joint written statement issued Monday, the couple said that they believe I-594 “will be an effective and balanced approach to improving gun safety in our state by closing existing loopholes for background checks.”
The large donation comes on the heels of fellow Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s $500,000 donation earlier this month. Also last week, venture capitalist Nick Hanauer donated an additional $1 million, bring his total donation to the campaign to nearly $1.4 million.
Other prominent figures who have made large donations to the campaign include former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie, who have given $580,000.
A rival campaign, Initiative 591, would prevent the state from adopting background-check laws that go beyond the national standard, which requires the checks for sales by licensed dealers but not for purchases from private sellers. That campaign has raised just over $1 million so far.
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August 26th, 2014, 10:59 AM #2Banned
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Re: Bill Gates and wife donate $1 million to gun control
It helps to have the liberal elite on your side.
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August 26th, 2014, 11:15 AM #3
Re: Bill Gates and wife donate $1 million to gun control
How many NRA memberships does it take to fight these asshats?
Answer: Way more then the measly 5% of gun owners who are NRA membersIts easier to fool people than to convince them they've been fooled....Mark Twain
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August 26th, 2014, 11:34 AM #4Banned
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August 26th, 2014, 11:36 AM #5
Re: Bill Gates and wife donate $1 million to gun control
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To him thats like 10 bucks
$76 billion
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has regained top spot as the richest man in the US and the world. His net worth is estimated at $76 billion, $4 billion higher than Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim, who topped the Forbes rich list for the past 4 years.
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August 26th, 2014, 11:55 AM #6
Re: Bill Gates and wife donate $1 million to gun control
Typical elitist scum...they want us disarmed, while they have armed bodyguards
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August 26th, 2014, 12:00 PM #7
Re: Bill Gates and wife donate $1 million to gun control
ATTN: ALL PAFOA MEMBERS
If you want to be a "good member" on PAFOA you must stop using all Microsoft products immediately as profits from Microsoft are now being funneled to anti gun groups.
I propose that we create a rule on the PAFOA server that will reject any requests from Microsoft based operating systems or browser."No, it's just a machine. I'm the weapon." - Jack Harper in Oblivion
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August 26th, 2014, 12:08 PM #8
Re: Bill Gates and wife donate $1 million to gun control
Skeet is a sport where you are better to hit half of each bird then completely blast one and miss the other completely.
The choice is yours, place your faith in the court system and 12 of your peers, or carried away by 6 friends.
Nemo Me Impune Lacessit. 'Nobody provokes me with impunity'
ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
In this world there's two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.
Clint Eastwood
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
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August 26th, 2014, 12:26 PM #9
Re: Bill Gates and wife donate $1 million to gun control
I spend lots of money on Amazon, a percentage of which supports our side and I just sent a small donation to NRA-ILA.
Last edited by priell3; August 26th, 2014 at 12:29 PM.
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August 26th, 2014, 12:30 PM #10
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