The Big Apple: “Why do your kids go to school in gun-free zones, but Congress goes to work with armed guards?”

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

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Entry from March 27, 2023

“Why do your kids go to school in gun-free zones, but Congress goes to work with armed guards?”

"Why do your kids go to school in gun-free zones, but Congress goes to work with armed guards?” was posted on Twitter by Sal the Agorist on May 25, 2022. “Why does Congress goes to work with armed security but your kids go to school in gun-free zones?” was posted on Twitter by Sal the Agorist on March 27, 2023. Both were in response to school shootings in gun-free zones.

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Sal the Agorist
@SallyMayweather
Why do your kids go to school in gun-free zones, but Congress goes to work with armed guards?
1:14 AM · May 25, 2022

Twitter
Crypdography ⚛
@Crypdography_
Why do your kids go to school in gun-free zones, but Congress goes to work with armed guards?
1:34 AM · May 25, 2022

Twitter
🇺🇸Dannytheman🇺🇸
@DannyMacShoot
Why do your kids go to school in gun-free zones, but Congress goes to work with armed guards?
8:25 AM · May 25, 2022

Twitter
Woz
@accordingtowoz
Why do your kids go to school in gun-free zones while Congress goes to work with armed guards?
10:20 AM · May 25, 2022

Twitter
Sal the Agorist
@SallyMayweather
Why does Congress goes to work with armed security but your kids go to school in gun-free zones?
3:10 PM · Mar 27, 2023

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New York City • Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health • Monday, March 27, 2023 • Permalink