Our hearts go out to the families of victims taken away by the
deadly shootings in Connecticut.
In
preparing for this post, we searched for “ban assault weapons” petition sites. We found three
petition sites. Do you know what else
we found – pages upon pages upon pages of petition sites to not ban assault weapons!?!?!
There lies the problem – individuals powered by the NRA
pro gun lobbying and campaign donor machine are far more vocal about protecting irresponsible gun purchasing and usage legislation than
those who are not.
It’s time for the rest of us to "save a life" at ….
Thank you for signing
the petition "US Federal Government: ... The Federal Assault Weapons Ban must be re-introduced ... The White House
Petition Background. Good Morning America recently
reported that the shooter in Aurora, Colorado, had an AR-15assault rifle, which can hold upwards of 100 rounds. http://signon.org/sign/ban-assault-weapons
Update: The signatures
threshold for petitions on the We the People platform to receive an official response from
theWhite House has changed since
this blog post was ...
The
following excerpts from a March 23, 2012 spin detective post entitled, Trayvon Martin: The Tip of the Iceberg. will
provide you with more insights regarding
why it is so important for you to sign "ban assault weapon" petitions.
The National Rifle Association (NRA)
is a major player in the passage of reckless
gun carry laws in many states as well as in Congress. An article at chicagotribune.com points out the NRA’s influence on the
legislative process: “when law enforcement has to be neutral in the discussion
of public policy so they (NRA) have a seat negotiating (gun) legislation,
clearly something is wrong with the equation.” Another article entitled “NRA Money
Influences Police on Concealed-Weapons Prop” points out how the NRA BUYS gun
carry legislation. “Even though “70%” of
St. Louis police officers polled were “against a right to carry proposition”, a
spokesperson for the Missourians Against Crime who supported it, stated that “her organization has most
certainly been a beneficiary of NRA money, both from the national office and
the 103,000 individual NRA members living in Missouri.” A motherjones.com
article entitled “In Re Trayvon Martin: How the NRA Pushed the Right to Pack
Heat Anywhere” quotes statistics reported by the Legal Community Against Violence - “in just
three years, 22 states have weakened or
eliminated laws restricting the possession of concealed weapons.” The
article further states “these measures are easing
eligibility and testing requirements for obtaining a permit, opening up public places to concealed
weapons, and expanding legal
protections for those who put their guns to use.”
Republican state legislators
appear to be in a ‘lethal weapon’
contest to see which state can out-legislate the others regarding mindless
gun carry laws. A Washington Post article states “backed by the National Rifle Association, first in Florida and then around the
country, state legislators have pushed for expanding the right to use deadly
force. Twenty-one states now have laws giving citizens wide latitude to use deadly force without first attempting to retreat.”According to an article in
usnews.com entitled “Open Carry Gun Laws Turn the Country Back into the Wild
West”, Republican majority state legislators have passed
laws to “brazenly carry firearms into restaurants, bars, schools and churches”.
Wisconsin Republican legislators
passed a concealed carry law which “allows weapons on parts of college campuses
and churches”. Ohio
Republican legislators passed a law “allowing permit holders to bring hidden, loaded handguns into
restaurants that serve alcohol”. According to an npr.org article, Michigan Republican legislators passed
a bill that “wouldn’t eliminate ‘no
carry’ zones such as schools, stadiums
and churches.” You would think that the
tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the killing six people
would caution Arizona Republican legislators
to pass strict gun carry laws, but they passed a law that “allows its citizens
to carry concealed weapons without any permit”!
Republican House majority members have introduced many NRA-sponsored
bills to expand gun carry laws. According to a gunowners.org report entitled “Firearms Legislation in the 112th
Congress”, Representatives Boren and Scalise sponsored a bill to “extend interstate” gun
purchasing powers. Representatives Jackson and Lee sponsored legislation “making
it difficult to legally teach your
kids the safe and effective use of firearms”. Representatives Lummis, Donnelly,
Rehberg, Broun, Miller, Carter, King of Iowa, Ross, and Bishop sponsored a bill
to “allow curios and relics to be imported into the U.S. WITHOUT the approval
of the Department of State or the Department of Defense”. Representatives Ross
and Jordan sponsored a bill to “repeal D.C. gun ban laws”; Representatives Broun, Boren, Ross, Altmire,
Metheson, Bishop, Rehberg, Jenkins, and Miller sponsored a bill to “PROHIBIT
the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing restrictions on hunting and
fishing equipment including firearms”;
Representative Gibbs “and 21 others” sponsored a bill to “prohibit the
Army Corps of Engineers from banning firearms on water resources lands”; Representative
Paul sponsored a bill to “REPEAL the Kohl Amendment, which banned guns within
1,000 feet of a permanent or temporary location of a school”; Representatives Tester, Ensign, Begich, Baucus, Burr,
Chambliss, Inhofe, Paul, Barrasso, and Coburn sponsored a bill to “permanently prohibit the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms from being able to require the reporting of multiple sales of rifles and shotguns”.
GOTTA VOTE
2014!
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