Mayor Cory Booker’s urgent call

Posted by Matt on October 31, 2011

Congress is on the verge of passing a law that would deny states the right to decide who can carry hidden, loaded guns. But Newark Mayor Cory Booker is fighting back.

Check out Mayor Booker’s passionate new video, then help spread the word by sharing it with your friends and family.

Mayors and law enforcement professionals are on the frontlines of protecting their communities every day. The decisions they make shouldn’t be overruled by Washington politicians with nothing to lose when gun violence and crime start soaring.

Watch Mayor Cory Booker’s “call to our common sense” and make sure your friends and family see it right away:

http://www.ourlivesourlaws.org/mayorbooker

Source: Mayors Against Illegal Guns

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I will help my family find ways to resolve conflict without anger or violence.
I will monitor my children’s media viewing to limit their exposure to violence.
Before my children go to the home of friends or family, I will ask parents whether they have a gun and how it is stored.
If I choose to have a firearm in my home, I will store it unloaded, securely locked and separate from the ammunition.
I will be a member on CAGV’s email action alert regarding gun issues.
I will call, email or fax my legislators about gun issues that concern me.

Philadelphia, PA (9-16-10)
Marqus Hill was denied a permit to carry a gun in Philadelphia after a 2005 confrontation with officers. But that didn’t stop Hill, he applied for a firearms license from Florida. Though police said Hill lost a 2008 appeal to win back his permit and then reacted by assaulting a police officer in court, Florida mailed him a gun license in 2009. On September 12, 2010, Hill gunned down 18-year old Irving Santana who allegedly broke into his car. Hill shot Santana 13 times. Hill was arrested and charged with murder. This case highlights a loophole that allows nonresidents of three states, Florida, New Hampshire and Utah, to obtain gun permits even if their home states have denied or revoked permits for them. Florida’s application can be filled out online and the permit is sent by mail. Officials in Pennsylvania estimate that 3,000 – 4,000 people in their state have obtained permits this way.

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Mayor Cory Booker’s urgent call

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