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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Take Action Against ALEC Gun-Wielding Legislation!!

Tell me - when was the last time you needed a 

ballistic helmet, gas mask, throat-protector, tactical vest and pants
an AR-15 with a 100-round magazine and  3,000 rounds of ammunition

to go deer, elk, bear, duck, grouse or goose hunting?


There have been 60 mass shootings in the United States since the January 8, 2011 massacre in Tucson, Arizona.
You can take action today!!

An article from CMD on the upcoming shooting event at the ALEC annual meeting.
Three months after the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) issued a PR statement that it was eliminating its Public Safety and Elections Task Force, which was previously led by the National Rifle Association (NRA), the NRA announced that it would still be hosting its regular annual shooting event at ALEC's summer convention, in Salt Lake City on July 28

The shooting event for ALEC members is co-sponsored by the Browning Arms Company, a Utah subsidiary of the global gun dealer Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal (FN Herstal),   …   One of the Browning Machine GunsBrowning sells semi-automatic firearms and sporting goods in the U.S. but it is perhaps most famous for its military machine guns, such as the original Browning Automatic Rifle (the "BAR"), which has been used in numerous wars.

ALEC also strongly opposed the 1994 "Assault Weapons Ban," which sought to prevent the U.S. sale of semi-automatic weapons, similar to the notorious AK-47 -- a rapid-fire style weapon that has been used in numerous mass murders in the U.S.

As Democracy Now! reported, at last week's meeting of the NAACP, its leader Ben Jealous rejected ALEC's efforts to avoid responsibility for its extreme gun policies saying, "the blood of every adult and child who is wrongfully killed because of these laws is on your hands."

You can take action today!!


And again from CMD – another excellent article about the gun-wielding agenda t the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Barring Cities from Suing Gun Manufacturers

1995 Kansas Co-Chairs for ALEC In 1995, after Koch Industries joined ALEC's board in the person of Michael M. Morgan of its government affairs shop, ALEC issued its annual legislative scorecard touting its success in having its model bills introduced or enacted in state legislatures that spring. ALEC noted that its crime task force had the most bills echoing the ALEC agenda introduced, 199 bills in all that year.

One of the bills highlighted by ALEC in its legislative scorecard for 1995 was the "Consistency in Firearms Regulation" Act. This bill would bar cities from enacting their own gun regulations and would prevent cities from suing the gun industry. This ALEC bill had passed in Georgia and Utah that year, and it had been introduced in eight other states.

ALEC's bill expressly exempts firearms sales at gun shows from its background checks (creating a "gun show loophole"). It also exempts holders of "concealed carry" permits from a background check, but the federal provisions attempt to protect the public regardless of whether a person had previously obtained a permit to carry a gun, such as fugitives and persons adjudicated to be mentally unstable.

You can take action today!!



In addition this, as I wrote earlier, ALEC is supporting their gun wielding Corporate Profit Members by promoting Guns in Dorms.

Campus Personal Protection Act
    Summary
    This Act amends state criminal codes and concealed carry laws to remove prohibitions on  the possession or carrying of handguns on the campuses of postsecondary educational  institutions by individuals issued valid licenses to carry concealed handguns. Also limits  the application of rules and regulations established by governing boards of postsecondary  educational institutions on the possession of firearms on campuses by individuals issued  valid licenses to carry concealed handguns.

    Model Legislation
    Section 1. (if necessary) Repeal or amend appropriate section of Penal Code or  Criminal Code of [insert state name] prohibiting the possession of firearms on school  grounds to allow persons issued valid concealed handgun permits recognized by the  State of [insert name] to lawfully transport and carry a concealed handgun on a college,  university or postsecondary vocational-technical school campus in this state. 

While ALEC is meeting and pushing their gun agenda – you can push your own agenda for a safer America.

You can take action today!!

Go to the Brady Campaign
http://www.bradynetwork.org

As an American who was shocked and horrified by the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, I am committed to joining a meaningful conversation about how we can prevent the future loss of innocent life. 

I appreciate the very appropriate expressions of sympathy for the victims from both of you.  However, I think anyone seeking the highest office in our nation is responsible for doing more.

I am asking you to offer to the American people specific solutions that will prevent tragedies like this from continuing to happen in our nation — because, I firmly believe, we are:
SAY NO when you have a chance to the proliferation of guns in the US.

Do it TODAY – and say no to the gun-wielding nuts at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).  Sign this petition  <<<<HERE>>>>>

You can take action today!!

AND
You can also sign another petition at the Brady Campaign to stop bills that are advancing in the US Congress that will increase the conceal and carry laws in our country.

I don't believe in the gun lobby's vision of armed and dangerous people legally carrying loaded and hidden handguns in my neighborhood
This is ALEC legislation at the national level!!!
Sign that petition  >>>>HERE<<<<


Tell me - when was the last time you needed a 
ballistic helmet, gas mask, throat-protector, tactical vest and pants
an AR-15 with a 100-round magazine and  3,000 rounds of ammunition

to go deer, bear, duck, grouse or goose hunting?



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