Re: [inbox] Americans Want President Bush and Congress to Renew the Ban

[Clayton E. Cramer]

I must confess to being a little confused at why the Consumer Federation of America considers this within their charter.  What next?  Will the NRA be demanding tougher standards for testing kitchen appliances?   Clayton E. Cramer ----- Original Message ----- From: doc Zox To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 8:41 PM Subject: [inbox] Americans Want President Bush and Congress to Renew the Ban Americans Want President Bush and Congress to Renew the Ban 10/1/2003 Press Release Consumer Federation of America 1424 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 www.consumerfed.org Contact: Naomi Seligman Phone: 202-628-7772 ext. 126 New CFA Survey Finds That Consumers Support Renewing and Strengthening the Federal Assault Weapons Ban Washington, DC - A new survey released today by Consumer Federation of America (CFA) found that over a majority of the public supports renewing the federal assault weapons ban and supports new measures to strengthen the ban.   An important finding of this survey is that a high percentage of Americans want President Bush to persuade Congress to renew the ban.  Another significant finding is that a majority of gun owners supports renewing and strengthening the assault weapons ban.  Results of the survey include: Sixty-two percent said they favored renewing the ban, including 47 percent who strongly favor its renewal.  Just over 50 percent of gun owners support renewing the ban, while two thirds of non-gun owners do. continues: http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/alerts/reader/0,2061,567042,00.html >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last year Naomi Seligman was the VPC's Communications Director