Taking a stand against gun violence
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SINCE EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER BILL WAS INTRODUCED
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The bill was first introduced in the PA Senate on 2/14/2019.
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Tell Senator Toomey to Support S.42.
S.42 will close gaps in our system and ensure that almost every gun sale will go through a background check. This is one of the first bills taken up in this new session of Congress, and we are ready to see it move swiftly. But it can’t get stalled in the Senate. Please ask Senator Toomey to support S.42 today.
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22 people were shot in Philadelphia this weekend including two children and a pregnant woman. Leadership in Harrisburg has failed to keep us safe. While our children are being shot, politicians refuse to hold votes on life-saving gun safety reforms.
Gun violence must still be a priority for Pa. and Philadelphia | Editorial
When five people are shot every day on average, every delay in implementation of life saving programs is a tragedy.
inquirer.com
BREAKING: The NY Attorney General has filed a suit to dissolve the NRA. The NRA’s corrupt leadership worked to weaken our nation’s gun laws and put our families in danger. Thoughts and prayers NRA.
New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA in suit accusing gun rights group of wide-ranging fraud and self-dealing
In a civil suit filed Wednesday, New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges that CEO Wayne LaPierre and other top leaders drained $64 million from the nonprofit in three years.
washingtonpost.com
A year ago we watched in horror as a gunman used a AK-47 style rifle to kill 23 people and injure 23 others in El Paso, Texas. The next day a different killer used a modified assault rifle to kill nine in Dayton, Ohio. It's time to ban these weapons.
Tell Congress: Assault rifles should be illegal
A year ago we watched in horror as a gunman used a AK-47 style rifle to kill 23 people and injure 23 others in El Paso, Texas. The next day a different killer used a modified assault rifle to kill nine in Dayton, Ohio. It's time to ban these weapons.
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