World Beyond War in Central Florida
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23/05/2023
Tell Rubio to Pass the Assault Weapons Ban
Senator Marco Rubio has asked his staff to visit The Villages to listen to constituent concerns and suggestions. What an excellent time to tell them that we want an assault weapons ban! Please join us!
Senator Rubio will not be in attendance, but his staff will be onsite to meet one-on-one with constituents.
TALKING POINTS:
WE NEED RUBIO TO VOTE YES FOR THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN OF 2023 (S.25)
- In shootings where assault weapons or large-capacity magazines are used, 155% more people are shot and 47% more people are killed.
- We had an assault weapons ban in 1994, but Congress allowed it to expire 10 years later.
- In the decade after the ban expired, over 300 people were shot and killed in 34 mass shootings, representing a 183% increase in massacres and a 239% increase in fatalities.
- As of 2020, there were 20 million AR-style fi****ms in the United States. Today, they are the preferred style of weapons for any would-be mass shooter.
- As of early May, the Gun Violence Archive has counted more than 200 mass shootings in the United States this year.
- Just a few days ago the The Supreme Court turned down a request to put on hold laws banning AR-15-style weapons and large ammunition magazine in Illinois. Now let’s make the ban nationwide!
21/04/2023
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS FILM & DISCUSSION
When a news publisher in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona, and a speech therapist in Texas are told they must choose between their jobs and their political beliefs, they launch legal battles that expose an attack on freedom of speech across 34 states in America.
Boycott traces the impact of state legislation designed to penalize individuals and companies that choose to boycott Israel due to its human rights record. A legal thriller with “accidental plaintiffs” at the center of the story, Boycott is a bracing look at the far-reaching implications of anti-boycott legislation and an inspiring tale of everyday Americans standing up to protect our rights in an age of shifting politics and threats to freedom of speech.
21/12/2022
Call for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine! CODEPINK is a women-led grassroots organization working to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect our tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs.