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THE FIRST DAY: Protesters introduce 'tool kit' at cathedral news conference
Opponents of Minnesota's new handgun permit law said Wednesday that they aren't through fighting the measure even after it has gone into effect.
Members of the Coalition to End Gun Violence held a news conference on the steps of the Cathedral of St. Paul to unveil the church's new "no guns'' sign and to publicize the group's "tool kit'' to combat the law.
Included in the tool kit: a "Repeal Conceal-Carry" bumper sticker, a "Gun Free Home" window sticker, tips on lobbying lawmakers and sample resolutions for cities and churches. Among the suggestions it gives is to ask employers to make workplaces gun-free and to ask local churches to ban guns.
"Despite the Legislature's decision, the question how we Minnesotans will share our public spaces is far from clear,'' said the Rev. James Erlandson, co-chairman of the coalition. "We have a right to safe communities free from the threat of firearms.''
Among the speakers was Auxiliary Bishop Richard Pates of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
"I'm troubled by this legislation,'' he said. "Common sense says it will increase gun violence.''
Supporters of the gun law said such calls for change have been common in other states that have adopted similar legislation.
"We find once the law takes effect it quickly disappears,'' said Todd Adkins, deputy director of the National Rifle Association. "Even our opponents in the not-too-distant future will say this right for law-abiding citizens is not problematic for public safety.''
From Pioneer Press.
Note the "Gun Free Home" posters - they should order some more from JPFO...
Opponents of Minnesota's new handgun permit law said Wednesday that they aren't through fighting the measure even after it has gone into effect.
Members of the Coalition to End Gun Violence held a news conference on the steps of the Cathedral of St. Paul to unveil the church's new "no guns'' sign and to publicize the group's "tool kit'' to combat the law.
Included in the tool kit: a "Repeal Conceal-Carry" bumper sticker, a "Gun Free Home" window sticker, tips on lobbying lawmakers and sample resolutions for cities and churches. Among the suggestions it gives is to ask employers to make workplaces gun-free and to ask local churches to ban guns.
"Despite the Legislature's decision, the question how we Minnesotans will share our public spaces is far from clear,'' said the Rev. James Erlandson, co-chairman of the coalition. "We have a right to safe communities free from the threat of firearms.''
Among the speakers was Auxiliary Bishop Richard Pates of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
"I'm troubled by this legislation,'' he said. "Common sense says it will increase gun violence.''
Supporters of the gun law said such calls for change have been common in other states that have adopted similar legislation.
"We find once the law takes effect it quickly disappears,'' said Todd Adkins, deputy director of the National Rifle Association. "Even our opponents in the not-too-distant future will say this right for law-abiding citizens is not problematic for public safety.''
From Pioneer Press.
Note the "Gun Free Home" posters - they should order some more from JPFO...
