All people are born alike - except Republicans and Democrats.
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Saturday, December 22, 2012

THE NEWTOWN AMENDMENT

The one sure way to beat the NRA Gun Lobby, reduce the amount of guns in our country, and get back on the road to sanity is to amend the US Constitution to clarify the ambiguities of the second amendment, and allow the federal government the express authority to strictly regulate the manufacture and sale of guns as well as under what circumstances a citizen might own one.

Doing so would remove the smokescreen of constitutional interpretation that the NRA gun lobby and ultra right wing judges hide behind to perpetuate the lack of any effective regulation of guns in this country.

Let's call this drive to amend the Second Amendment the Newtown Project and any subsequent amendment the Newtown Amendment in honor of those killed at Sandy Hook Elementary.

If you are a parent with children you want to protect, or if you feel that you and your family would be safer if the almost unlimited availability of guns, (especially military style semi automatic assault weapons and oversize magazines) and the right to carry them in public places, be it in the open or concealed, were restricted, then we urge you to write your elected officials everyday petitioning for a constitutional amendment that would change the second amendment, and help to ensure that there are no other Newtowns.

Today we call on all like minded people throughout this country who are sick of the insanity and death brought down upon us by the likes of Wayne LaPierre and the NRA gun lobby to rise up and say collectively we have had enough!

AMEND THIS AMERICA - WRITE YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TODAY AND TELL THEM YOU SUPPORT THE NEWTOWN AMENDMENT.

Only together can we bring this desperately needed change to our country.

Only together, can we move this mountain.

1 comment:

If I ruled the world... said...

GMTA --

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/opinion/rewrite-the-second-amendment.html?hp&_r=0