News on the Gun Legislation Front

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I offer this as a PSA, not because I am against 2nd Amendment Rights or anti-gun, but because I am anti ILLEGAL guns, and guns in the hands of drug users, dangerously mentally ill persons, felons, illegal aliens, stalkers and domestic abusers, and children who are too young to have the judgement to safely use a gun.  I hope Penigma readers will sign this petition. - DG

One of the highest-ranking members of the Senate just announced new legislation to fix our broken background check system. This is a huge moment, and now is the time to build support to Fix Gun Checks.

The legislation announced today by Senator Chuck Schumer, would take the two key steps we’ve been calling for to stop dangerous people from getting guns:

Get all the names of people who should be prohibited from buying guns into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

Require a background check for every gun sale in America.

Our National Drive to Fix Gun Checks is already on the road, gathering petition signatures and raising awareness of the 34 Americans murdered with guns every day. But this new bill demands that we redouble our efforts in calling for reform.

That's why we're asking you to forward this email to 34 friends. Ask them to sign the Fix Gun Checks petition and support our campaign to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

43 years ago, after the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, Congress passed the first legislation to stop dangerous people from purchasing guns.

Congress added a background check system two decades later to strengthen this landmark law. But the flaws in the system have been exposed again and again -- in the massacres at Columbine and Virginia Tech, and last month at the tragedy in Tucson, Arizona.

Now, this legislation can fulfill the promise Congress made 43 years ago and help stop the senseless shootings that leave 34 Americans dead each day.

Please forward this email and ask 34 friends to add their names to the Fix Gun Checks petition:
http://www.FixGunChecks.org

This is our best chance for real, credible reform that will keep our families safe from gun crime. Let’s get as many people as possible to join us in this crucial fight.

Sincerely,

Mayors Against Illegal Guns