[Peace-discuss] could we get Rep. Rodney Davis to support some reasonable gun control measures?

["E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森"]

That's a bunch of crap, Bob.

You will need those to defend yourself against the police state.

May your chains rest on you lightly.

Infringed doesnt mean a lace border.

On 01/26/13 4:42, Robert Naiman wrote:
> Here's what the President asked Congress to do:
> ---
> Eliminate loopholes and require background checks for all gun sales
>
> Reinstate the prohibition on high-capacity magazines
>
> Renew and strengthen the ban on assault weapons
>
> Create serious penalties for gun traffickers
>
> Get armor-piercing bullets off the streets by prohibiting the
> possession and transfer of this dangerous ammunition
>
> Keep 15,000 cops on the street
>
> Further research on gun violence
>
> Help schools develop and implement comprehensive emergency management plans
>
> Remove restrictions that require ATF to authorize importation of
> dangerous weapons simply because of their age
> ---
>
> It seems likely that whether any of these things happen and if so
> which ones will be significantly determined by "swing Republicans" in
> the House, Republicans representing purple districts, like our own
> Rep. Rodney Davis.
>
> What if we could generate some phone calls from the district in
> support of the reasonable gun control measures the President has
> proposed?
>
> People could say: "I urge you to support the reasonable gun-control
> measures the President has proposed," and/or they could pick specific
> things from the list and advocate for those. I did both, singling out
> background checks for all sales and cracking down on gun traffickers.
> I chose these in part because they seemed to me the ones with the most
> overlap with what people in Mexico are complaining out in terms of
> gun-running from the United States that is fueling violence there.
>
> Here's the number for Rep. Davis' Washington office:
>
> 202-225-2371
>
>