Do we really need an Assault Weapon Ban?

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2. Yes

It's time; or so the following groups and individuals think. But who am I to say? Look over the list yourselves:

Endorsements for the

Assault Weapons Ban of 2013



Law Enforcement

International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Major Cities Chiefs Association
National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives
National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
Police Executive Research Forum
Police Foundation
Women in Federal Law Enforcement
Chaska, Minn., Police Chief Scott Knight, former chairman of the Firearms Committee, International Association of Chiefs of Police
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck
San Diego Police Chief Bill Lansdowne
Health care

American Academy of Nursing
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Medical Association
American Public Health Association
Doctors for America
National Association of School Nurses
National Physicians Alliance
San Francisco Mental Health Association
Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research
Education and child welfare

20 Children
American Federation of Teachers
California Teachers Association
Child Welfare League of America
Children’s Defense Fund
Every Child Matters
MomsRising
National Association of Social Workers
National PTA
National Education Association
San Diego Unified School District
Gun safety

Arizonans for Gun Safety
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Ceasefire Oregon
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence
One Million Moms for Gun Control
Protect Minnesota
Violence Policy Center
Washington CeaseFire
Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort
Religious

African Methodist Episcopal Church
Alliance of Baptists
American Baptist Churches of the South
American Baptist Home Mission Societies
American Friends Service Committee
Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America
Camp Brotherhood
Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Health Association
Catholic Health Initiatives
Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good
Catholics United
Church of the Brethren
Church Women United, Inc.
Conference of Major Superiors of Men
Disciples Home Missions, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Dominican Sisters of Peace
Faiths United To Prevent Gun Violence
Franciscan Action Network
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Health Ministries Association
Heeding God’s Call
Hindu American Foundation
Interfaith Alliance of Idaho
Islamic Society of North America
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Jewish Reconstructionist Movement
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Mennonite Central Committee, Washington Office
National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
National Council of Churches
National Episcopal Health Ministries
NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
Pax Christi USA
PICO Network Lifelines to Healing
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness
Progressive National Baptist Convention
Rabbinical Assembly
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
San Francisco Interfaith Council
Sikh Council on Religion and Education, USA
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
Sojourners
Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
United Church of Christ
United Methodist Church
United Methodist Women
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Washington National Cathedral
Women of Reform Judaism
Other organizations

Alliance for Business Leadership
American Bar Association
Black American Political Association of California
Center for American Progress Action Fund
Grandmothers for Peace International
National Parks Conservation Association
Sierra Club
TASH
VoteVets.org
Washington Office on Latin America
Localities

U.S. Conference of Mayors
National League of Cities
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Bruce Gibson
Ventura County Board of Supervisors
Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Anthony Smith
Boston City Council
Former governors

Former California Governor George Deukmejian
Former Secretary of Homeland Secretary Tom Ridge

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