[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Don't Let the Assault Weapons Ban Expire

[Alfred Kagan]

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>Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:53:12 -0500
>To: dka1 at cdc.gov, anagnost at u.washington.edu, b-berg1 at staff.uiuc.edu,
>         serendipity at yahoo.com, bild at staff.uiuc.edu,
>         Jack Brighton <jackb at uiuc.edu>,
>         Rosanne Brighton <brighton at prairienet.org>, bunzl at uiuc.edu,
>         acalcagn at condor.depaul.edu, Alison Cooper-Mullin:
>From: "Alma J. Gottlieb" <ajgottli at uiuc.edu>
>Subject: Don't Let the Assault Weapons Ban Expire
>
>Dear Friends and Family,
>The national ban on military-style assault weapons will expire on 
>Monday, September 13th, unless President Bush and Congress act now. 
>President Bush promised to renew the ban, but instead he's letting 
>it expire -- he has refused to call on Congress to deliver it for 
>his signature.
>For 10 years the assault weapons ban has taken the deadliest weapons 
>off our streets, cutting their use in crimes 66 percent.  But 
>beginning Tuesday the 14th, an 18-year-old will once again be able 
>to buy an AK-47 assault rifle in most states.
>We can stop this if we speak up now.  President Bush and Congress 
>must renew the assault weapons ban, not let it expire.  Please join 
>me in demanding it, at:
>   http://www.moveon.org/savetheban/
>Thank you!  Alma
>
>P.S.  Sorry if you've already gotten a hundred of these and signed 
>the petition long ago...!


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