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Violence is the Question

from Another Other Dorset by The Roland High Life

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Abused women are five times more likely to be killed by partners who own firearms, and 90% of women imprisoned for killing men had previously been abused by those same men.

And in most states, it's illegal to use a gun in self-defense unless it's an actual home invasion — i.e., not a husband or boyfriend who lives with you.

Ain't that fucked up?

Here are a few more articles I've written on the topic, in addition to this song:

www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2019/08/07/mental-illness-gun-control-el-paso-dayton-thom-dunn

www.upworthy.com/i-have-a-mental-disorder-this-is-what-happened-when-i-tried-to-buy-a-gun?c=apstream

medium.com/@thomdunn/gun-violence-isnt-a-problem-it-s-actually-five-problems-with-different-solutions-63f58e93da08

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Dan went into Walmart with a gun
He wasn’t after trouble, wasn’t trying to hurt no one
Some kid bumped his back in Aisle Four
So Danny drew his gun and blew the kid’s brains across the floor
Grabbed himself a Snickers bar then he walked right out the door

Shayna went to Synagogue that day
Said “Shalom!” to rabbi, she got a siddur to pray
Heard somebody Heil’ing down the hall
Screaming blood and soil as the bullets hit the wall
They blamed it all on mental health that God had missed her call

Violence ain’t the answer
It’s the question of our time
Is it right to have a right to take a life?

Deon left his pistol in the car
Didn’t have a seatbelt on, he wasn’t going far
Cop that pulled him over had a scare
When Deon tried to tell him, “There’s a weapon over there”
They caught it all on camera but the jury didn’t care

Violence ain’t the answer
It’s the question of our time
Is it right to have a right to take a life?
There's nowhere left to go
So tell me where to draw the line
Is it right to have a right to take a life?

The one thing that we’re told from all the blood we’ve sown:
Is that it’s worth the price of sacrifice to take care of our own

Gabby and her girls stayed out real late
Didn’t call her man, she knew it’s something he would hate
He hit her twice as soon as she got home
Gabby saw the gun there on the ground where she was thrown
Now she’s in a prison cell — alive, but all alone

Violence ain’t the answer
It’s the question of our time
Is it right to have a right to take a life?
There's nowhere left to go
So tell me where to draw the line
Is it right to have a right to take a life?

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from Another Other Dorset, released June 14, 2019
Thom Dunn — Lyrics, Lead Vocals, Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Lap Steel Guitar, Bass Guitar
Walker Dieckmann — Backing Vocals, Piano, Keyboards
Chris Correia — Drums, Emotional Support

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Earnest indie power pop punk americana nerd folk emo rock from Boston. Basically we play coffee shop songs that go to 11.

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