URGE SENATORS PETERS & STABENOW TO VOTE FOR A BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS!
By MUUSJN on Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
Mass Shootings Are a Tragic Epidemic!
In the Wake of Newtown, Parkland, Buffalo, Uvalde, St. Louis,Oxford, Colorado Springs. Chesapeake, VA and more…
We CAN Help Reduce Mass Shootings!!
Urge Senators Peters and Stabenow to Vote for A BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS
BACKGROUND
Assault weapons are considered to be the weapons of choice of those who wish kill large numbers of people in a short amount of time. In 2021, there were 692 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive. This source defines a mass shooting as one that results in four or more people being killed or wounded. As of November 23, 2022, there have been 608 mass shootings since the beginning of this year! While all mass shootings are tragic, the mass shooting of LGBTQ+ people at the Q nightclub in Colorado Springs is disturbing because the homophobic hatred fomented by some politicians toward LGBTQ+ people creates an atmosphere which promotes violence. It’s also disturbing that five people were killed and 18 injured at the Q with an AR-15 assault rifle.
For the third time this year, President Joe Biden urged Congress to pass a ban on assault weapons, This ban has already been adopted in eight states: Delaware, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. The U.S. House, in July, adopted such a ban. Now the next step for stopping needless deaths from assault weapons is to urge the passage of S. 736, which is in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Debbie Stabenow is a co-sponsor of S.736 but Sen. Gary Peters has not yet done this.
S 736 would make it unlawful to import, sell, manufacture or transfer:
- a semi-automatic rifle than can accept a detachable magazine that can accept 10 rounds of ammunition;
- Any part or combination of parts that can increase the rate of fire of a semi-automatic rifle; and
- All semi-automatic pistols or shotguns.
Individuals would be allowed to sell existing assault weapons but only after the completion of a Brady Background Check.
Call Sen. Gary Peters and Sen. Debbie Stabenow
1-202-224-3121
Tell Them:
We must stop the epidemic of deaths by deadly assault weapons;
Assault weapons are meant to be weapons of war, not a killing machines for unstable people;
Urge Sen’s Peters & Stabenow to vote for an assault weapons ban NOW!
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