BAN THESE NOW!

THESE GUNS ARE NEVER USED FOR HUNTING OR SELF DEFENSE--ONLY MASS MURDER AND WAR. SO DENY ACCESS TO THEM IMMEDIATELY! BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES NEED TO MAKE A BOLD STATEMENT BANNING THESE NOW. IF NOT NOW WHEN WE'RE REELING FROM THE LATEST MASSACRE, THEN WHEN? OF COURSE, THE GOP IS OWNED BY THE NRA SO THEY'LL DO NOTHING. BUT OBAMA, REALLY? THIS ISN'T THE TIME TO PLAY IT SAFE WHEN WE AREN'T SAFE FROM BEING GUNNED DOWN BY LUNATICS!

FROM CREDO:  The shock and trauma from the images and stories from Aurora are still very much with us, and it is impossible to put into words the pain being felt by families and friends of the victims.

But that doesn't mean we shouldn't speak out. In the wake of this massacre, it's time to put aside politics and reinstate the federal ban on assault weapons.

Urge President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney to ask Congress to reinstate the expired federal assault weapons ban today. Click here to automatically sign the petition.

After the news broke last Friday, President Barack Obama said that "there are going to be other days for politics, this I think is a day for prayer and reflection." Governor Mitt Romney said, "I stand before you today not as a man running for office, but as a father and grandfather, a husband, and American."¹ Both of their campaigns asked networks to pull their negative advertisements.

The gestures from the two men who are running for President were welcome steps. But, we need more than sympathetic words. We need real leadership to start to address the senseless gun violence that holds our communities hostage.

One of the principal weapons used by the shooter in the horrific Aurora massacre was an AR-15 assault rifle.² This weapon features a magazine that holds 100 rounds of bullets, and its trigger is capable of firing 50-60 rounds per minute.³

The federal assault weapons ban which was passed in 1994, banned the sale of guns like the AR-15.⁴ Unfortunately, that ban expired in 2004 as a result of fierce lobbying by the NRA. It's long past time to reinstate the federal ban on assault weapons like the AR-15.

Urge President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney to ask Congress to reinstate the expired federal assault weapons ban today. Click here to automatically sign the petition.