Got this email from our old friend Bryan Miller!!!


Fri, April 23, 2010 11:55:51 AMHelp Fight Gun Extremists!
From: Ceasefire NJ <cfpa@peacecoalition.org>
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Dear friend,

“Gun rights” extremists are on the move, across the nation and the Garden State.

Earlier this week, on the fifteenth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, gun extremists marched on Washington and elsewhere. They carried loaded guns openly where state laws did not prohibit doing so. These single-minded and fearful people care so little about public safety that they seek to make our state and country an armed camp. And, it is no coincidence that many follow the harsh anti-democratic rhetoric that attracted such as Tim McVeigh. They will only stop if we stand up.

Please click here to support Ceasefire NJ, New Jersey’s leading organization opposed to these extremists and a national leader in the movement to reduce gun violence. The safety of our homes, schools and communities may depend upon it.

Ceasefire NJ is now a project of the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA), so your donation will be channeled through CFPA. Use the first option for an annual membership, the second for becoming a monthly or quarterly pledger to support our ongoing work, or the third to make a onetime tax deductible donation.

We have all heard of the volatile blend of racism and anti-government hostility emanating from so-called ‘tea parties.’ Mixed in is a rebellious strain of pro-gun extremism that led to yesterday’s events. In many state, ‘open carry’ activists eagerly wear their guns to Starbucks and other retail establishments, caring not a whit about the intimidation of and danger to others. It’s all about them and their petty fears and anti-social ideas.

We are not immune from this dangerous insanity in New Jersey. Within days of its becoming effective, gun extremists brought suit in federal court to overturn our state law limiting purchases to One Handgun A Month law (championed by Ceasefire NJ), a measure intended to diminish the flow of illegal handguns onto streets and into neighborhoods.

The same folks are working to gain passage of legislation to allow almost any resident to carry a handgun in public - legally. And, they seek to block Ceasefire NJ’s campaign to ban civilian purchase of .50 Caliber sniper rifles, massively destructive military weapons designed to destroy refineries, chemical plants, rail tank cars and passenger aircraft.

Ceasefire NJ is our state’s bulwark of sanity, reason and public safety. As the gun violence prevention leader in New Jersey we have succeeded in gaining numerous public safety measures, including the nation’s strongest Assault Weapons Ban, the One Handgun A Month law and many more.

Due to our work and your support, the Brady Campaign rates New Jersey as having the second best set of gun laws in the country. The result? New Jersey has one of the lowest per capita rates of gun death.

Ceasefire NJ needs your support to be able to stand up and fight the gun extremists to protect the public safety – your safety.

Please donate to Ceasefire NJ by clicking here and using your Visa, MasterCard, or American Express Card to donate online today. If you prefer to mail a check, make it payable to CFPA (for tax deduction PAEF) and mail to the address below my name.

Bryan Miller
Project Director, Ceasefire NJ
Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) &
Peace Action Education Fund (PAEF)
40 Witherspoon St.
Princeton, NJ 08542
(609) 924-5022
cfnj@aol.com