SIGN: Pledge to Protect Our Children and Communities
Posted December 21st, 2012 by Kristin Rowe-FinkbeinerToday, we were stunned and outraged to hear the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) CEO Wayne LaPierre blame everything except guns for the tragic deaths of 20 children and eight adults in Connecticut.
His main suggestion for preventing gun violence? More guns. And, on top of that, more guns near children.
*We need you to join us in telling Congress that it’s time to pass gun safety reforms to protect our kids, our families, and our communities:
action.momsrising.org/sign/pledge/
There are several specific common sense, evidence-based policies that experts agree could have a significant impact reducing gun violence. It’s time to enact them now.
It’s time for a change. SIGN ON to the same ”Pledge to Protect Our Children and Communities” that we are also asking our country’s leaders to sign!
action.momsrising.org/sign/pledge/
We will deliver the signatures to every member of Congress in January. (You can see the full pledge text below.)
(After you sign, pass it on! The more signatures that we can deliver to Congress, the bigger the impact we’ll have together. So please take a moment now to help gather more signatures by forwarding this email and sharing the action link on Facebook with friends and family.)
Here’s the full text of the Pledge to Protect Our Children and Communities:
We, the moms and leaders of the United States, pledge to push for the following gun safety reforms to protect our kids, our families, and our communities:
- Criminal background checks for all gun purchases, including at gun shows and on the Internet.
- A ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
- A federal gun trafficking statute to crack down on criminals who illegally traffic guns onto our streets and south of the border to Mexico.
*This pledge is brought to you by MomsRising–and is by and for moms and families throughout our nation.
Don’t forget to SIGN ON here: action.momsrising.org/sign/pledge/
It’s time to put kids and common sense first. We need Congress to step up and protect our children and communities.
And people across the political spectrum agree that it’s time to do more to prevent gun violence. For example, one National Rifle Association (NRA) member just emailed us this message:
“I am an NRA Certified firearms instructor but I agree, enough is enough! The NRA needs to do some common sense thinking about gun control. The Second Amendment never intended to support the lunacy about guns that the NRA supports. It is time for more logical heads to stand up against the NRA’s stiff necked gun policies.” – MomsRising member, Michael, NRA Instructor
Now is the time for all of us to stand up for kids and families.
Now is the time for Congress to pass common sense gun regulations that protect each and every member of our nation, from our smallest to our tallest.
*Please take a moment to sign the “Pledge to Protect Our Children and Communities” and then pass it on now:
http://action.momsrising.org/
Together, we’re a powerful force.
P.S. How is gun violence impacting you? We’d love to hear your thoughts. This could be anything from your thoughts on what’s been happening in the nation right now, to what’s going on in your life. We’re pulling together stories from people across the nation to deliver to leaders. Share your thoughts and experiences here: http://www.momsrising.org/member_stories/topic/have-you-been-touched-by-gun-violence-in-any-way/preview
P.P.S. Want to sign up to drop off the ”Pledge to Protect Our Children and Communities” with signatures at the office of your local in-district Congressperson in January? Sign up here and we’ll give you all the information you need: http://action.momsrising.org/signup/delivery2endgunviolence/
8 Comments
December 24, 2012 at 2:21 pm by Sigrid Bull-McCarthyI am a other and an elementary school teacher. Yes, the problem is much bigger and deeper than the availability of guns. But, I think it’s the place we have to start. We’re not talking about banning hunting rifles but guns that are designed only for killing people in a war zone. If we are armed as in a war zone than we become a war zone. The idea of teachers carrying gun s at school is the scariest thing I’ve ever heard. Wait for just one stressed out teacher to snap or one careless teacher to not have the gun properly locked up and I don’t even want to imagine the result. I think as a society at large we need to ask fundamental questions about how we’re raising our children and caring for our communities. What do we value and put our time and money and hearts into? Do we care for the sick, the elderly, the mentally ill, the disenfranchised or do we shut ourselves away from others playing with the latest gadgets and losing our ability to empathize with others? As we become bigger consumers and self-involved I individualists, are we losing our humanity and forgetting that we can only survive as part of an interconnected community working to support and advance as a civilization. By that I don’t mean wealth and glutinous living. Look what that is doing to our health and our souls. I mean advance as a civilization that seeks to develop our minds, our spirits, and our relationships. Lets begin by putting the guns away and begin to value each other by talking and listening with open hearts and minds.
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December 22, 2012 at 7:59 pm by john@oc-tax-geek.comFolks, there really is only one way to stop a bad guy if he has a gun; you need a good guy with a gun. If a crazy person can’t get his hands on a gun, then he’ll build a bomb with fertilizer or household cleaning products. You have to be pretty ignorant to think that you are going to make the world a safer place by telling trusted school teachers and other heroes that only bad guys are allowed to have guns. If 30+ yr old teachers with a master’s degrees can pass a psychological exam and earn certifications showing small arms competency, then don’t prohibit them from being able to protect our kids if they so choose.
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December 22, 2012 at 12:47 am by Caleb Mathenyput yourself in the place of those teachers and innocent victims of “gun violence” all over the world. Now allow me to ask this question: would you rather stand there and allow a criminal (who will obtain a weapon of some sort, legally or illegally) to come in and kill whom ever he pleases and you wait for law enforcement to arrive? or would you rather yourself, a teacher(s), security guard(s) or anyone for that matter to show up with a gun and end this crime?
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December 21, 2012 at 10:49 pm by Mario CastanedaThe real problem lies within the structure of our society. Guns are only part of the problem. At this point the only possible gun control solution would be to make firearms prohibited across the board. No firearms at all. Otherwise, allow law abiding citizens to protect themselves. Most of these mass murderers were not even felons so the felon topic is irrelavent. Besides criminals are criminals for a reason. What criminal buys a gun leagally and goes through a background only to use it in a crime? It’s common sense. Make guns illegal end of story, or allow open carry for everyone. At least there will be someone who may try to stop the aggressor before too much damage is done. No guns in schools though! Every school should have an armed officer on duty. They are trained for engagement. Teachers and principles are NOT!
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chandley Reply:
December 22nd, 2012 at 1:42 pm
@Mario Castaneda,
I would love to live in a world that did not require guns to survive, but making guns illegal across the board in the United States is NOT an answer. If you haven’t heard, the U.S. government is currently selling firearms by the thousands to Mexican drug cartels, and terrorists in the Middle East. Thanks but no thanks, I will intervene and protect my own child. I think it’s very sweet that you all wish to sign petitions and talk amongst yourselves about how you would like a fuzzy, warm, gumdrops and candy cane world for our children. Keep making your plans.
Meanwhile, I’ll be teaching mine how to survive in the real world.
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we need to have a very serious conversation about the values of our society. we’ve come such a long way as a species and we have been reduced to hunting one another down.
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December 21, 2012 at 7:16 pm by Brenda MartinWe need healing in our Land! We need intervention and protection for our children! There are too many ways shooters can get bullets at our students that don’t require them entering the building… We Need a comprehensive plan! Also please Sign and Share this petition for action against shootings and sexual violence! Thank you! http://wh.gov/I7Y6
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john@oc-tax-geek.com Reply:
December 22nd, 2012 at 8:07 pm
@Brenda Martin: to do a mass killing, you pretty much have to be inside the building. Putting guns in the hands of responsible people that care about the children is really the only rational answer.
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