One of the petitions to the Whitehouse calling on the POTUS to oppose an AWB was closed instead of staying open and accumulating signatures with a "response" from VP Biden's Chief of Staff Bruce Reed.
The petition site set up by the Office of the President itself says,
The official response amounts to "We don't need to hear from any more of you on this issue.". That may be true since the issue is already in front of the Whitehouse, but isn't it important for the Executive to see how many people independently oppose any approval of an AWB?
Perhaps the best thing to do is send individual emails and letters to the President specifically saying we expect him to veto any AWB and to each of our elected officials at the local, state and national level telling them to oppose an AWB since it does not address the root cause of the Newtown massacre, contains unconstitutional provisions violating the rights of individuals protected under the 2nd Amendment and of companies under interstate commerce, and treats 200+million people as if they were the 1 criminally insane young man that slaughtered the school children at Sandy Hook elementary school.
The President said it best: "Ultimately if this effort is to succeed it's going to require the help of the American people -- it's going to require all of you. If we're going to change things, it's going to take a wave of Americans -- mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, pastors, law enforcement, mental health professionals -- and, yes, gun owners -- standing up and saying 'enough' on behalf of our kids."
So let's continue this conversation and get something meaningful done. If you have additional ideas and are interested in further engagement with the White House on this issue, please let us know and share your thoughts here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/share-your-thoughts-reducing-gun-violence
Thank you for speaking out and staying involved.
Bruce Reed is Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden
The petition site set up by the Office of the President itself says,
Creating a duplicate or similar petition will make it harder for you to get an official response. Instead, sign and help promote the one that has already been created.
The official response amounts to "We don't need to hear from any more of you on this issue.". That may be true since the issue is already in front of the Whitehouse, but isn't it important for the Executive to see how many people independently oppose any approval of an AWB?
Perhaps the best thing to do is send individual emails and letters to the President specifically saying we expect him to veto any AWB and to each of our elected officials at the local, state and national level telling them to oppose an AWB since it does not address the root cause of the Newtown massacre, contains unconstitutional provisions violating the rights of individuals protected under the 2nd Amendment and of companies under interstate commerce, and treats 200+million people as if they were the 1 criminally insane young man that slaughtered the school children at Sandy Hook elementary school.
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