PROTECT US FROM GUN VIOLENCE NOW
ACTION ONE: CALL YOUR SENATORS
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
I want the Senator to know how much I want to be protected from gun violence. [Personal story? Tell it here.] I want the Senate to enact the House-passed background checks without watering them down. But also, I want Congress to:
- Ban assault rifles, military-style weapons, and high capacity magazines.
- Institute a strong Red Flag law to keep guns from anyone planning to harm themselves or others.
- Fund research and intervention projects.
- End gun trafficking across state lines.
- Modernize the ATF*
Thank you.
*Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
CALL SENATOR MERKLEY
CALL SENATOR WYDEN
ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS
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SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
I want [Rep] to know how much I want to be protected from gun violence. [Personal story? Tell it here.] I am grateful that the House passed background checks. Now we need the House to:
- Ban assault rifles, military-style weapons, and high capacity magazines.
- Institute a strong Red Flag law to keep guns from anyone planning to harm themselves or others.
- Fund research and intervention projects.
- End gun trafficking across state lines.
- Modernize the ATF*
Thank you.
*Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
CALL SUZANNE BONAMICI (OR-01)
CALL GREG WALDEN (OR-02)
CALL BLUMENAUER (OR-03)
CALL PETER DEFAZIO (OR-04)
CALL KURT SCHRADER (OR-05)
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BACKGROUND:
Authorities have stopped four more mass shootings since the El Paso and Dayton attacks. All were planned by solitary young white men, three with affiliations to white supremacist groups. A fifth mass shooting, in Gilroy CA, is being investigated by the FBI as a domestic terror incident.
Though pressure is mounting for Congress to #DoSomething; don’t assume success. Resistance in the Senate is also strong.
We believe that now is the time to tell our MoCs that we really want, and not to accept a few crumbs without a fight.
Simply put, we want laws that respect and protect life, that limit the flow of dangerous weapons through our communities, and that treat gun violence as a full-blown public health crisis:
- Ban assault rifles, military-style weapons, and high capacity magazines.
- Require background checks on all gun sales.
- Institute a strong Red Flag law to keep guns from anyone planning to harm themselves or others.
- Fund research and intervention projects.
- End gun trafficking across state lines.
- Modernize the ATF.
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