Keep only has 30 organizations that have come on board endorsing the Coalition to End the Federal "Assault Weapon" Ban. If you are a member of an organization who opposes the renewal of the AWB, please encourage them to sign the pledge and join this coalition.
Armed Females Assault Weapon Ban Resources Armed Females of America Join Armed Females Use this link to contact your representatives in Congress: Congress.Org Or call the White House comment Line to register your opinion: 202-456-1111 Tell the President and your congressional representatives that you are opposed to the "Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003", (H.R. 2038 and S. 1431), a bill that will not only renew, but strengthen, the federal assault weapons ban and will add many more of our self defense tools to the
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While gun owners are sitting on their collective butts thinking
that the NRA is going to save our bacon the VPC and other anti-freedom
organizations are "working together" (now there's a new idea!) to
renew and strengthen the 1994 "Clinton" Assault Weapon Ban. If they
succeed, we have no one to blame but ourselves. The time is now to
start pressuring Congress and President Bush to..."stand down"! Join
the Coalition to End the Federal "Assault Weapon" Ban Violence Policy
Center Launches Campaign and Website to Engage Grassroots - www.banassaultweapons.org
- as Part of Growing Effort to Renew and Strengthen Federal Assault
Weapons Ban "Ban Will End on September 13, 2004, Without Action This
Website Asks, 'President Bush, Where Do You Stand?"



WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ --

With less than one year until the federal assault weapons ban expires,
the Violence Policy Center (VPC) today launched an aggressive new
campaign and companion website, www.banassaultweapons.org, aimed
at renewing and strengthening the federal assault weapons ban. The
website demands action by President Bush, asking, "President Bush,
where do you stand?" Although the President has indicated support
for renewing the ban, the White House has made no effort to ensure
that it happens. The President has a long history of supporting the
agenda of the pro-gun lobby. In 2000, Bush was endorsed for President
by the National Rifle Association, whose current president, Kayne
Robinson, vowed that the organization would have such close relations
with Bush that the organization would be working out of the White
House.



Without action by Bush and Congress, the ban will end on September
13, 2004. Banassaultweapons.org will engage and activate grassroots
advocates and supporters through the Internet in support of an improved
ban. The site supplies visitors with tools to e-mail the White House
and join the VPC's campaign, including a compelling 90-second "flash"
movie, "The Gun Industry's Vision of America" which supporters can
pass on to their friends (the movie can be viewed at the website).
The website is part of a broader campaign to educate the press, public,
and policymakers of the need for the "Assault Weapons Ban and Law
Enforcement Protection Act of 2003," (S. 1431 and H.R. 2038), legislation
that would mandate a stronger, more effective, assault weapons ban.




Today, a coalition of 86 national and state organizations signed
an ad in the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call in support of the legislation.
VPC Public Policy Director Joe Sudbay states, "On many issues, President
Bush has a history of all talk and no action. When it comes to renewing
and strengthening the assault weapons ban, that just won't work.
The White House and their friends at the NRA know that the majority
of Americans support the assault weapons ban. This website will give
citizens the tools to make that support clear to elected officials.
The power of the Internet as another tool for public education and
advocacy is clear and this website is just one component of the campaign
that the VPC is conducting in support of renewing and strengthening
the ban." The Violence Policy Center is a national non-profit educational
organization working to stop gun death and injury in America. For
more information, visit the VPC's website at www.vpc.org. If you
don't wish to receive these messages in the future, send a reply
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Violence Policy Center Launches Campaign and Website to Engage Grassroots - www.banassaultweapons.org - as Part of Growing Effort to Renew and Strengthen Federal Assault Weapons Ban

"Ban Will End on September 13, 2004, Without Action This Website Asks, 'President Bush, Where Do You Stand?"

width=3D200 align=3Dleft>WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/
-- With less than one year until the federal assault weapons ban
expires, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) today launched an aggressive
new campaign and companion website, www.banassaultweapons.org,
aimed at renewing and strengthening the federal assault weapons ban.
The website demands action by President Bush, asking, "President
Bush, where do you stand?" Although the President has indicated support
for renewing the ban, the White House has made no effort to ensure
that it happens. The President has a long history of supporting the
agenda of the pro-gun lobby. In 2000, Bush was endorsed for President
by the National Rifle Association, whose current president, Kayne
Robinson, vowed that the organization would have such close relations
with Bush that the organization would be working out of the White
House. Without action by Bush and Congress, the ban will end on September
13, 2004.

Banassaultweapons.org
will engage and activate grassroots advocates and supporters through
the Internet in support of an improved ban. The site supplies visitors
with tools to e-mail the White House and join the VPC's campaign, including
a compelling 90-second "flash" movie, "The
Gun Industry's Vision of America" which supporters can
pass on to their friends (the movie can be viewed at the website).
The website is part of a broader campaign to educate the press, public,
and policymakers of the need for the

"Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act
of 2003," (S. 1431 and H.R. 2038), legislation that would
mandate a stronger, more effective, assault weapons ban. Today, a
coalition of 86 national and state organizations signed an ad in
the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call in support of the legislation.

VPC Public Policy Director Joe Sudbay states, "On many issues, President Bush has a history of all talk and no action. When it comes to renewing and strengthening the assault weapons ban, that just won't work. The White House and their friends at the NRA know that the majority of Americans support the assault weapons ban. This website will give citizens the tools to make that support clear to elected officials. The power of the Internet as another tool for public education and advocacy is clear and this website is just one component of the campaign that the VPC is conducting in support of renewing and strengthening the ban."

The Violence Policy Center is a national non-profit educational organization working to stop gun death and injury in America. For more information, visit the VPC's website at www.vpc.org.