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secretive collaboration
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“conservative” politicians.
Civil Justice
Behind closed doors, they
ghostwrite
“model”
bills to
Commerce,
Insurance,
and Economic
be introduced
in state
Development
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

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

Resolution on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

WHEREAS 1989 was the Bicentennial of the adoption by Congress of the Bill of Rights of
the Constitution of the United States; and

WHEREAS the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees
each law-abiding American citizen the right to keep and bear arms of his choice; and

WHEREAS it is estimated that more than 70 million individuals, representing more than
half of the households in America, have chosen to exercise that right; and

WHEREAS more than 99.8 percent of all lawfully-owned firearms in America will not be
used in crime in any given year; and

WHEREAS firearms are used for the defense of person, family, and property more than
one million times each year; and

WHEREAS the criminal misuse of firearms by those in the criminal element is not a

reason to deny the constitutional right to keep and bear arms by law-abiding citizens;
and

WHEREAS several local, state, and federal lawmakers continue to propose measures
aimed at restricting firearms including bans, taxation, waiting periods, registration,
licensing, and even confiscation; and

WHEREAS such laws assume the guilt of all firearms owners without addressing those
who misuse and criminally abuse firearms, contrary to our legal justice system which
assumes innocence until proven guilty; 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 effect of restrictive gun laws has been the exact opposite of that which

was promised, as evidenced by the scandalously high violent crime rates in New York City
and Washington, D.C., among others;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the American Legislative Exchange Council

recommends the rejection of further restrictive firearms laws that only serve to limit lawabiding citizens in the exercise of their Constitutionally guaranteed rights while having no
effect on the activities of the criminal element in our society; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the American Legislative Exchange Council

recommends 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.

ALEC's Sourcebook of American State Legislation 1995

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