<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Putting Book Banning in&nbsp;Perspective]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I just have to jump on this bandwagon.  I won&#8217;t say much, other than I agree.  It&#8217;s OK to ban books, but not weapons?</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_3598" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/which-one-banned.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3598" data-attachment-id="3598" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/putting-book-banning-in-perspective/which-one-banned/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/which-one-banned.jpg" data-orig-size="1224,792" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Today, April 15, 2013, Moms Demand Action also launched a new PSA campaign, \u201cChoose One,\u201d a series of print ads featuring assault weapons alongside other objects that have been banned in America to protect child welfare, including Kinder Surprise eggs, the book \u201cLittle Red Riding Hood,\u201d and the schoolyard game dodge ball. The ads, in conjunction with a video PSA, are being released through donated media on digital, broadcast and print channels. The campaign was created by the Toronto office of GREY, a global advertising agency.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\u00a92013 Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Which One? " data-image-description="&lt;p&gt;Today, April 15, 2013, Moms Demand Action also launched a new PSA campaign, “Choose One,” a series of print ads featuring assault weapons alongside other objects that have been banned in America to protect child welfare, including Kinder Surprise eggs, the book “Little Red Riding Hood,” and the schoolyard game dodge ball. The ads, in conjunction with a video PSA, are being released through donated media on digital, broadcast and print channels. The campaign was created by the Toronto office of GREY, a global advertising agency.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;from MomsDemandAction&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>The photo is from <a title="MomsDemandAction" href="http://momsdemandaction.org/" target="_blank">MomsDemandAction</a>, and is part of a &#8220;new PSA campaign, &#8216;Choose One,&#8217; a series of print ads featuring assault weapons alongside other objects that have been banned in America to protect child welfare.&#8221;  You may have seen them making the rounds on Facebook and elsewhere.  I&#8217;ll just say, think about it.</p>
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<li><a title="Ban Guns" href="http://www.bookpatrol.net/2013/04/ban-guns-not-books.html#.UX2Mv8ojtX4" target="_blank">Ban Guns Not Books </a></li>
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