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I:\Assault Weapons\Entertainment Letter\Awpresidentletter.Wpd rollcallAssaultWeapons2004 7/16/04 10:37 AM Page 1 Entertainment Community Urges Stronger Assault Weapons Ban In a letter delivered today to Congress and the President, members of the entertainment community wrote: As members of the entertainment community, we would Sincerely, like to express our strong support for the “Assault Marc Abraham • Debbie Allen • Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of Kevin Bacon • Laurie & Bill Benenson • Loraine & Peter Boyle • Elizabeth 2003” (S. 1431 and H.R. 2038). This legislation would Brooks & Larry Frazin • Shelly & protect public safety, particularly America’s law enforce- Larry Brown • Jackson Browne • ment officers, by strengthening and renewing the current Susan Titelman Cooder & Ry Cooder • Jamie Lee Curtis • Alison & David assault weapons ban that is set to expire on September Dinerstein • Carrie Fisher • Eve & Bill 13th of this year. Gerber • Mimi Polk Gitlin & Richard Gitlin • Patricia Heaton & David Hunt • Dustin Hoffman • Helen Hunt • The gun industry has successfully evaded the current Anjelica Huston • Marta Kauffman & assault weapons ban enacted in 1994. They have done Michael Skloff • Scarlett Johansson • this by making slight, cosmetic design changes to their Jena & Michael King • Christine Lahti & Thomas Schlamme • Cyndi Lauper “post-ban” guns, a tactic the industry has dubbed • Lyn & Norman Lear • Téa Leoni • “sporterization.” William H. Macy • Samantha Mathis • Harlee McBride & Richard Belzer • Shiva Rose & Dylan McDermott • In the past 10 years, the gun industry has flooded the Patty Smyth McEnroe & John market with these weapons. Today, “post-ban” AR-15s, McEnroe • Susan & Graham Nash • AK-47s, MAC-10s, and even UZIs are legal to manufac- Leslie Neale & John Densmore • Sally & Van Dyke Parks • Stephanie & John ture, buy, and sell — and are being used in crime....From Perenchio • Danica & Charles Perez • 1998 through 2001, one out of five law enforcement offi- Tom Petty • Robert Redford • Rob cers slain in the line of duty were killed with an assault Reiner • Tim Roth • Deborah & Carlos Santana • Charlie Sheen • weapon. Brooke Shields & Chris Henchy • Nancy & Martin Short • Julia & Aaron We know this legislation will work. It is modeled on Sorkin • Barbra Streisand • James Taylor • Heather Thomas • Cheryl California’s successful assault weapons ban passed in Tiegs • Daena Title & Jason Alexander 1999. The rest of the nation deserves a law as strong as • Jenno Topping & Chris Moore • California’s. Don Was Paid for by For more information and the Violence Policy Center full text of the letter, please visit Trauma Foundation www.vpc.org Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater Los Angeles July 21, 2004 The Honorable George W. Bush The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: As members of the entertainment community, we would like to express our strong support for the "Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003" (S. 1431 and H.R. 2038). This legislation would protect public safety, particularly America’s law enforcement officers, by strengthening and renewing the current assault weapons ban that is set to expire on September 13th of this year. It would finally ban assault weapons in America. Unfortunately, the gun industry has successfully evaded the current assault weapons ban enacted in 1994. They have done this by making slight, cosmetic design changes to their "post-ban" guns, a tactic the industry has dubbed "sporterization." The changes necessary to evade the ban can be as simple as removing the flash suppressor from the end of a rifle barrel. In the past 10 years, the gun industry has flooded the market with these weapons. Today, "post-ban" AR-15s, AK-47s, MAC-10s, and even UZIs are legal to manufacture, buy, and sell—and are being used in crime. A "post-ban" AR-15-type assault rifle manufactured by Bushmaster was used by the Washington, DC-area snipers to kill 10 and wound three in 2002. At the same time, new assault weapons are appearing on the market. The Hi-Point Carbine was introduced in 1996, two years after the current assault weapons ban took effect. This assault rifle costs less than $250 and was one of two assault weapons used in the 1999 Columbine massacre in Littleton, Colorado. Simply renewing current law will not protect the public and law enforcement from post-ban assault weapons. A stronger, more effective ban is vital to public safety, a point made graphically by the fact that from 1998 through 2001, one out of five law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty were killed with an assault weapon. We know this legislation will work. It is modeled on California’s successful assault weapons ban passed in 1999. Today, assault weapons like the Washington, DC-area snipers’ Bushmaster that are freely marketed nationwide cannot be sold in California. The rest of the nation deserves a law as strong as California’s. We join together in asking for your active support of S. 1431 and H.R. 2038, legislation that would truly ban assault weapons nationwide. Sincerely, Marc Abraham Debbie Allen Kevin Bacon Laurie & Bill Benenson Loraine & Peter Boyle Elizabeth Brooks & Larry Frazin Shelly & Larry Brown Jackson Browne Susan Titelman Cooder & Ry Cooder Jamie Lee Curtis Alison & David Dinerstein Carrie Fisher Eve & Bill Gerber Mimi Polk Gitlin & Richard Gitlin Patricia Heaton & David Hunt Dustin Hoffman Helen Hunt Anjelica Huston Marta Kauffman & Michael Skloff Scarlett Johansson Jena & Michael King Christine Lahti & Thomas Schlamme Cyndi Lauper Lyn & Norman Lear Téa Leoni William H. Macy Samantha Mathis Harlee McBride & Richard Belzer Shiva Rose & Dylan McDermott Patty Smyth McEnroe & John McEnroe Susan & Graham Nash Leslie Neale & John Densmore Sally & Van Dyke Parks Stephanie & John Perenchio Danica & Charles Perez Tom Petty Robert Redford Rob Reiner Tim Roth Deborah & Carlos Santana Charlie Sheen Brooke Shields & Chris Henchy Nancy & Martin Short Julia & Aaron Sorkin Barbra Streisand James Taylor Heather Thomas Cheryl Tiegs Daena Title & Jason Alexander Jenno Topping & Chris Moore Don Was .
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