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“conservative” politicians.
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Behind closed doors, they
ghostwrite
“model”
bills to
Commerce,
Insurance,
and Economic
be introduced
in state
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capitols
across the country.
This agenda--underwritten
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by global corporations-Energy,
includes
majorEnvironment,
tax
and Agriculture
loopholes
for big industries
and the
super rich,
Federal Relations
proposals to offshore U.S.
Health
Human
jobs and
gut and
minimum
wage,Services
and efforts to
weaken
public health,
International Relations
safety, and environmental
Public Although
Safety andmany
protections.
Elections
of these
bills have become
law, until now, their origin
Tax and Fiscal Policy
has been largely unknown.
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ALEC’s’Corporate Board
--in recent past or present

• AT&T Services, Inc.
• centerpoint360
• UPS
• Bayer Corporation
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Energy Future Holdings
• Johnson & Johnson
• Coca-Cola Company
• PhRMA
• Kraft Foods, Inc.
• Coca-Cola Co.
• Pfizer Inc.
• Reed Elsevier, Inc.
• DIAGEO
• Peabody Energy
• Intuit, Inc.
• Koch Industries, Inc.
• ExxonMobil
• Verizon
• Reynolds American Inc.
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
• Salt River Project
• Altria Client Services, Inc.
• American Bail Coalition
• State Farm Insurance
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Public Safety and Elections

Resolution On Firearms Purchase Waiting Periods

Did you know the
NRA--the National
Rifle Association-was the corporate
co-chair in 2011?

WHEREAS, the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees
each law-abiding citizen the right to keep and bear arms of his or her choosing; and

WHEREAS, an estimated 70 million citizens, representing one-half of American
households, have exercised this Constitutional right; and

WHEREAS, several attempts have been proposed recently to impose "waiting periods"
before the purchase of firearms to determine, under the law, the eligibility of potential
purchasers; and

WHEREAS, there is no criminological evidence to show that "waiting periods" are
effective in reducing either gun-related or violent crime; and

WHEREAS, National Institute of Justice studies have shown that restrictive "gun

control" laws are ineffective against violent criminals who show contempt for all laws; and

WHEREAS, the imposition of "waiting periods" for firearms purchases is a diversion of
scarce law enforcement resources away from violent crime and criminals; and

WHEREAS, a task force for the Attorney General of the United States, acting in

compliance with a Congressional mandate, has concluded that the nation's criminal
record system is inaccurate, incomplete, and unreliable; and

WHEREAS, the same task force has determined that even with accurate records for the
nation's criminal justice system, any method attempting to prevent criminals from
obtaining firearms would be ineffective against more than five-sixths of all criminals
seeking to acquire a firearm; and

WHEREAS, the Attorney General has determined that "(t)here are serious obstacles for
those who seek support for a federally mandated, seven-day waiting period;" and

WHEREAS, two-thirds of the states, including ten states in 1989, have chosen to reject
the imposition of any type of "waiting period" scheme on firearms purchasers; and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the American Legislative Exchange Council
recommends the rejection, by federal, state, and local governing bodies, of further
restrictions on law-abiding American citizens in the form of "waiting periods" of any
length; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the American Legislative Exchange Council supports
the conclusions of the Report of the Attorney General on Systems for Identifying Felons
Who Attempt to Purchase Firearms and recommends that the states immediately allocate
the resources necessary to upgrade the criminal justice reporting system; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the American Legislative Exchange Council

recommends instead that the scarce resources of the law enforcement and criminal
justice systems be focused upon uniform, consistent, and just sentencing, speedy trials,
and increased punishment and incarceration for those who commit violent crime; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the clerk of the (House of Representatives or the
Senate) transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the
United States, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, to the
Attorney General of the United States, and to each Member of Congress of the United
States.

1995 Sourcebook of American State Legislation

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