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VOL. 15, N0. 18
SERVING NORTH COUNTY SINCE 1987
AUG. 30, 2019
Locals take stand against gun violence By Lexy Brodt
With the LEGION Act being put into law, 6 million more veterans have access to American Legion programs and benefits for which they previously had not been eligible. Although the team at the San Dieguito American Legion Post 416 is excited for the new membership classification, they are also concerned about the outdated status of their post, which continues to serve food and alcohol, and hosts music acts.
SOLANA BEACH — In light of the most recent spate of mass shootings, North County residents are making their voices heard. Dozens of concerned activists and locals have gathered on Solana Beach’s busiest thoroughfare in recent weeks to protest gun violence and a lack of action from policymakers, holding up signs labelled “common sense gun laws now,” and “do something.” The growing effort, now drawing upward of 40 people every week, started with just one dedicated Solana Beach resident. The morning after back-toback shootings left 30 dead in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio; Kathy Murphy grabbed some signs and headed out to Lomas Santa Fe Drive, just north of the I-5 on-ramp. “I had to do something,” said Murphy. On day one, Murphy protested solo. But on day two, she was joined by five more; on day three, by 10. And from there, the protest took hold, with over 100 people participating in total over the course of a few weeks. The effort lasted for eight days in a row the week after the shootings, and now the group is going out every Saturday morning. The participants are predominantly members of NeverAgainCA, a Del Mar-based anti-gun violence organization that formed after the Parkland, Florida, shooting in early 2018. The group is best known for protesting gun shows at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, although they have become increasingly involved in pushing for gun control legislation at the state level.
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SAN DIEGUITO American Legion Post 416 in Encinitas will be remodeled around its historic WWI barrack in the next 18 months to modernize its interior and exterior. A new law gives a greater number of veterans access to American Legion programs. Photo by Jacob Aere
New law boosts American Legion in North County By Jacob Aere
ENCINITAS — President Donald Trump signed the Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service (LEGION) Act on July 30 to allow any honorably discharged veteran who has served in the military since Dec. 7, 1941, to join the American Legion. Commander Matthew Shillingburg oversees the American Legion Post 416 located on W. F Street in Encinitas. He noted the lack of veteran inclusivity at American Legions under the old
law, “Prior to the LEGION Act, the only people that could join as members of The American Legion were within a certain war time criteria.” The wartime periods included World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the fighting in Lebanon and Grenada, the fighting in Panama, the Gulf War and the War On Terror. Previously, military veterans who served in periods of peacetime between wars were not eligible for membership. Kerry Cortinas is the 1st vice
commander of Post 416 and is optimistic about increased membership numbers in the near future for the American Legion. “I think there is going to be a lot more people who are going to be able to be a part of our post who have come and been there to support our Post during some of the public events,” she said. The American Legion sought the declaration of the bill as a way to honor approximately 1,600 U.S. service members who were killed or wounded during previously undeclared periods of war.
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