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Continue reading ““‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.””Minimal script for Asm. Steve Bennett: I’m calling from [zip code] and I would like to thank Assemblymember [Steve Bennett] for introducing AB-1769 – Firearms: Prohibited places and to communicate our support to Public Safety Committee members for their meeting on Tuesday.
Minimal script for other assemblymembers: I’m calling from [zip code] and I would like Assemblymember [____] to communicate with Public Safety Committee members your constituent’s support for AB-1769 – Firearms: Prohibited places.
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Valentine’s Day was the 4th anniversary of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that claimed the lives of 14 students and 3 educators. (President Biden’s statement here) In their names and in the names of others whose lives were cut short by our country’s shameful epidemic of gun violence, we have a responsibility to demand change.
Update: Remington Arms agreed Tuesday (2/15) to pay the families of five adults and four children killed in the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School $73 million. This is the first time a gun manufacturer has been held liable for a mass shooting in the U.S.
Why ban gun shows?: Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine: “Gun shows are designed for one purpose — to sell and distribute guns in our community and every time a gun is sold, it increases the chances of another act of violence.” He added that gun shows are “a common venue for straw purchases” of weapons that later end up in the wrong hands. Ghost guns, the term for untraceable partially assembled weapons sold as kits, are also a big seller at gun shows and the ready-to-assemble kits have become one of the biggest sellers at the events. “The state of California should not be profiting off the sale of guns. This is blood money.” We agree.
(Ventura County Star) “Assemblymember Steve Bennett, D-Ventura, and State Sen. Monique Limon, D-Santa Barbara, introduced AB-1769 (Firearms: prohibited places) Wednesday targeting the long-running battle over the fairgrounds shows held several times a year by Utah-based Crossroads of the West. If successful, the ban would likely take effect on Jan. 1, 2023.” This bill specifically prohibits gun shows at the Ventura County Fair and Event Center.
Continue reading “Call your legislators! “Yes” to actions on local, state and federal gun legislation.”
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