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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (37160)	1/6/2013 3:22:15 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 85487

Jews organize to destroy the American Constitutional right to possess and bear arms. They are clearly the engine driving the war against the 2nd Amendment. Why? It's interesting that most of these same Jewish leaders are fanatics when it comes to more guns for the Jews in Israel. These Jewish leaders are united in using their power in the print media, in Hollywood and in the TV networks to attack the US Constitution. theoccidentalobserver.net J E W S FOR CIVIL DISARMAMENT — Among the leading voices calling for gun control are (clockwise from upper left): international finance tycoon George Soros; Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.); Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.); New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Sen. Charles Schumder (D-N.Y.); and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. WASHINGTON — A Jewish community strongly supportive of gun control plus Je w ish lawmakers eager to enact new gun control laws brings Jews into a lead role as the nation debates federal measures to rein in mass murders at its malls and schools. (They have been doing this since 1965). The new openness to legislation and other measures following the slaughter of 26 elementary school children and school staff in Newtown, Conn. — plus the killer’s mother — is welcomed by Jewish organizations, which have long supported gun control. But in recent years, with the prospects for progress on this front all but hopeless until the December murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School, those organizations have been largely passive on the issue. PUTTING ISSUE ON FRONT BURNER Now, activists are fighting to seize the moment and get gun control back on the front burner. “There has been an ebb and flow of activism on this issue,” said Dan Mariaschin, executive vice president of B’nai B’rith International, one of the groups calling for legislation to limit the sales of assault weapons. “It is an issue we as a community care deeply about*****. In recent days, that latent passion has come alive. The Jewish Council for Public Affairs has called on members to sign a petition advocating “meaningful legislation” to limit access to assault weapons. The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism began reaching out to other Jewish movements and to non-Jewish faith groups in an attempt to create an interfaith coalition to back the drive for gun control. INTRODUCING ANTI-GUN LEGISLATION “This can be a model for Congress on how people can work together at times like this,” said Rachel Laser, the RAC’s deputy director. “I think the faith community can play a central role in getting the ball across the line.” On Capitol Hill, the effort to introduce legislation limiting access to weapons has been led by several Jewish lawmakers, all Democrats (though one now uses the Independent label). California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a longtime leader on the issue, intends to introduce legislation for renewing the ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons, which expired in 2004. OTHER JEWISH LAWMAKERS JOIN IN New York Senator Charles Schumer, another leading gun control advocate, has called for legislation that would increase background checks. Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey announced his plan to reintroduce legislation banning the sale of high-capacity magazines. The two Jewish senators from Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal and independent Joseph Lieberman, also stood at the forefront of calls for gun control following the tragedy that hit their state. But perhaps the most prominent voice on the issue has been that of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has been urging President Obama, ever since the December 14 shooting, to make gun control his top priority. During the 2012 election cycle, Bloomberg also funded a super PAC targeting pro-gun candidates.