8-26-13 MAIG ANTI-GUN RALLY MONDAY 11:00AM CHESTER PA

[Berncly]

Is anyone aware of this, and is there going to be a PRO-GUN opposition rally?
Berncly-
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MAIG ANTI-GUN RALLY MONDAY AUG 26 2013 11:00AM CHESTER PA

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Pennsylvania Mayors, Law Enforcement, And Local Advocates To Gather In Chester To Urge Philadelphia-Area Congressmen To Support Common-Sense Background Check Legislation
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Participants To Thank Reps. Meehan and Brady for Standing With Majority of Pennsylvanians Who Support Gun Background Checks, Urge Reps. Dent and Gerlach to Follow Their Lead

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Event is Part of "No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence" Bus Tour; www.NoMoreNames.org

CHESTER, Pa., Aug. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday, August 26th, Mayors John Linder of Chester and Richard Lowe of Swarthmore, Chester Police Commissioner Joseph Bail Jr., Representative Thaddeus Kirkland, and local advocates will gather in Chester as part of the "No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence" – a 25-state national bus tour over a period of 100 days aimed at urging America's leaders to support common-sense gun policies. Participants will come together Monday to voice their continued support for comprehensive and enforceable background checks, and they will urge Philadelphia-area U.S. House members to back this tough-on-crime measure by co-sponsoring bipartisan background checks legislation in Congress.

The event is being organized by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan coalition of more than 1,000 mayors and 1.5 million grassroots supporters nationwide – including more than 200 member mayors and 106,000 grassroots supporters in Pennsylvania.

This past April, Senator Pat Toomey stood with nearly 90 percent of Pennsylvanians when he co-sponsored bipartisan background checks legislation with fellow NRA A-rated Senator Joe Manchin that would have helped keep firearms out of the wrong hands by extending background checks to cover private gun sales in commercial settings. Senator Casey, too, demonstrated leadership on this issue when he joined a majority of senators in voting in favor of the bill. It failed, however, after it was blocked by a minority of senators. Corresponding legislation in the U.S. House, sponsored by Congressmen Peter King (R-NY) and Mike Thompson (D-CA), currently has more than 180 co-sponsors, including Congressmen Bob Brady (D-PA) and Pat Meehan (R-PA). But Southeast Pennsylvania Congressmen Jim Gerlach and Charles Dent have not yet signed onto the bill.

Every day, 33 Americans are murdered with guns in this country. "No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence" is part of Mayors Against Illegal Guns' ongoing, national effort to continue raising awareness to the issue of gun violence in America – and most importantly, to urge elected officials to prioritize the safety of the people they represent.

What: Event to urge Philadelphia-area U.S. House members to support bipartisan background checks legislation in Congress

Who: - Mayor John Linder of Chester, member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns
- Mayor Richard Lowe of Swarthmore, member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns
- Chester Police Commissioner Joseph Bail Jr.
- Representative Thaddeus Kirkland
- Beverly Wright, President of Women of Strength

Where: City Hall
1 Fourth Street
Chester, Pennsylvania 19013

When: Monday, August 26th at 11 a.m. ET: Press Conference

About Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Since its creation in April 2006, Mayors Against Illegal Guns has grown from 15 members to more than 1,000 mayors from across the country. We have more than 1.5 million grassroots supporters – including more than 106,000 in Pennsylvania – making us the largest gun violence prevention advocacy organization in the country. The bipartisan coalition, co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, has united the nation's mayors around these common goals: protecting communities by holding gun offenders accountable; demanding access to crime gun trace data that is critical to law enforcement efforts to combat gun trafficking; and working with legislators to fix weaknesses and loopholes in the law that make it far too easy for criminals and other dangerous people to get guns. Learn more at www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org

CONTACTS
Alex Katz: akatz@maig.org or 646-324-8245
Stacey Radnor: radnor@homefrontdc.com or 202-870-6668
Dave Scholnick: dscholnick@maig.org or 717-723-8864

SOURCE Mayors Against Illegal Guns

RELATED LINKS
http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org

[reverserboy]

It seems the antis are shifting tactics. They don't want us there to oppose them at rallys. They know most of us will be WORKING during the week. I'm guessing many of their supporters don't have jobs. Holding their event on a Monday greatly reduces our numbers.

[Jhaydeno]

I can make the 2 hour drive on short notice, but even a dumb country boy like me knows I shouldn't go to Chester, even armed! Who else is in?

[bigdawgbeav]

EDIT: someone already said it....

[c45man]

11 am monday in chester. Nothing like preaching to the choir.

[bogey1]

Thats one neighborhood i try and stay away from. I do have to drive my daughter to school sometimes, its not that bad around the campus but don't go sight seeing, at night anyway.
My dad coaches chester (delco league baseball), the home field is chester high school. Most of the games are played at night. long story short, my dad told the team owner if he doesn't have a cop at every game, he will quit coaching.
Yep, that bad.

[internet troll]

Thats one neighborhood i try and stay away from. I do have to drive my daughter to school sometimes, its not that bad around the campus but don't go sight seeing, at night anyway.
My dad coaches chester (delco league baseball), the home field is chester high school. Most of the games are played at night. long story short, my dad told the team owner if he doesn't have a cop at every game, he will quit coaching.
Yep, that bad.

I went to the casinos last week. Driving through Chester on the way home we saw a bunch of police cars and the police on the street. Turns out there was shooting of two or three people who got shot. definitely not a safe place. And a city where the law abiding citizens should be protecting themselves with firearms.

[Champagne Lady]

Too short notice for me. I work full time. I wouldn't waste my time going to that place. I guess these people have nothing better to do than keep meddling in other peoples business.

[bogey1]

I went to the casinos last week. Driving through Chester on the way home we saw a bunch of police cars and the police on the street. Turns out there was shooting of two or three people who got shot. definitely not a safe place. And a city where the law abiding citizens should be protecting themselves with firearms.

My sister works at crozer in the ER, just ask her about shootings in chester.
Did you win anything while at the casino?

[internet troll]

My sister works at crozer in the ER, just ask her about shootings in chester.
Did you win anything while at the casino?

Nope, apparently my ability to play poker has declined over last 2 years