Why are we so violent? It's because of the ease that one can get a weapon of any sort and the ammo to go with it. In other countries like England, Germany, France, Japan and more you do not see gun stores or gun shows. Nor are their pawn shops where one can purchases a pawned gun. They have just as many violent films and TV programs as well as video games. What they do not have is the attitude that the solution to any problem or argument is via the use of a gun.
 Police in Maryland have just foiled what they say "could have been another Aurora."1 Authorities found an arsenal of more than 20 weapons, including semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and handguns, plus more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition in the home of an individual who threatened to carry out a mass shooting at his workplace.2 This is second time in a week that police have apprehended an assailant planning to use a vast collection of weapons to murder innocent people. On Sunday, state troopers in Maine arrested a man who had multiple weapons including an AK-47 in his car. The suspect happened to be speeding.3 The police have done a heroic job in stopping these crimes before they happened, but make no mistake: the current system is not working. Our public safety can't rely on a suspect who is armed to the teeth making a mistake. We need a real plan to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. Please join Mayors Against Illegal Guns in calling on the candidates for president to share their plan to stop the next mass shooting. Demand a Plan to End Gun Violence! We can't wait until the next tragedy to act. Thanks for speaking up, Mayors Against Illegal Guns [1] "Neil Trescott, Maryland mass shooting suspect, arrested," WJLA ABC 7 News, July 27, 2012 [2] "Planned Massacre Foiled By Maryland Cops," ABC News, July 27, 2012 [3] "Maine State Police: Man arrested says he carried gun into Batman movie showing," Boston Globe Metro Desk, July 23, 2012 You are receiving this email because you have expressed interest in the work of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org | Unsubscribe |
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