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STOP RUSSIAN CYBERATTACKS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION – Wednesday, March 7, 2018
DEMAND EXECUTIVE ACTION TO PREVENT RUSSIAN CYBERATTACKS
Top US intelligence officials, including US Cyber Command chief and National Security Agency (NSA) director Adm. Michael Rogers, have repeatedly warned Congress that they expect Russia to interfere with our 2018 midterm elections. Despite these repeated admonitions, the Trump administration has issued no orders for Cyber Command or the NSA to disrupt anticipated Russian cyb…

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Top intel official insists White House ‘engaged’ on Russian threat to midterms
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats says the White House is concerned about Russian interference but acknowledges the executive branch has not…
THEHILL.COM
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BAN ASSAULT-CAPABLE WEAPONS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Monday, March 5, 2018
DEMAND A FEDERAL BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS
In 2004, the NRA successfully pressured the Republican-controlled government into not renewing the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. The ban had worked to protect lives: after it expired the number of gun massacre deaths (which had decreased over 40% during the ban) jumped nearly 2.5 fold.

Gun violence experts are now renewing their calls for a nationwide ban on these types of weapons – and Am…

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Feinstein renews effort to ban assault weapons
WASHINGTON – The weapon used to kill 17 people in last month’s rampage at a high school in Parkland, Fla., was banned from manufacture and sale in the United States for 10 years under a law written by Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The…
SFCHRONICLE.COM
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DISARM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Thursday, March 1, 2018
Domestic Abusers should not have guns!

Congress should act to close the boyfriend loophole by passing the Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act/Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act (S.1539/H.R. 3207). The bill from Senator Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representatives Dan Donovan (R-NY) (the ONLY Republican in Congress to sign on) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) would close the loopholes in federal law that allow stalkers to b…

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REMOVE NUNES AS CHAIR OF HOUSE INTEL

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Call or Resistbot: Paul Ryan must remove Nunes as Chair of the House Intel Committee #REMOVENUNES

On Saturday, the Democratic response to the Nunes memo was finally released and it showed the Nunes memo attacking the DOJ and the FBI for the political stunt it was.

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Democratic intelligence memo released with redactions
The House Intelligence Committee on Saturday released a Democratic memo in redacted form that seeks to undercut Republican claims of FBI surveillance…
CNN.COM
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DEMAND STRONG BACKGROUND CHECKS TO BUY GUNS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Call or Resistbot: SUPPORT EXPANDED BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN PURCHASES
In light of recent mass shootings in Florida, Las Vegas, Texas, and other cities across the country, it is clearer than ever that our approach to gun policy and gun violence must change. One such necessary change is to close background check loopholes. Currently, background checks are mandatory for commercial gun sales but not for purchases made through priv…

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Is This Time Different for Gun Control?
Marco Rubio has softened his positions. Will other Republicans?
SLATE.COM
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CONCEALED-WEAPON RECIPROCITY BAD FOR FLORIDA

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION Monday, February 26, 2018
Call or Resistbot: OPPOSE OVERRIDING RESTRICTIONS ON CONCEALED CARRY
Update (2/22/18): The House has passed HR 38 in early December of 2017. It now awaits consideration in the Senate.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and his fellow Republicans have proposed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, a pair of bills introduced to the House and the Senate. These bills would require that citizens who are allowed to carry concealed weapons …

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Column: Concealed-carry reciprocity would be bad for Florida
The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 is moving through Congress on a path to threaten public safety, damage responsible gun…
TAMPABAY.COM
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PROTECT OUR ELECTIONS

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Friday, February 23, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT: SAFEGUARD OUR ELECTIONS WITH MANDATED ONLINE POLITICAL AD DISCLOSURE
Last fall, we learned that Russian operatives spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on political ads across Facebook, Twitter and Google to influence the outcome of the 2016 US elections. Because online political advertising is not currently covered by political ad disclosure regulations (unlike television, print, and radio advertising), th…

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Facebook to verify ads with postcards after Russian meddling
Facebook will soon rely on centuries-old technology to try to prevent foreign meddling in U.S. elections: the post office. Baffled in 2016 by Russian agents…
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BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS NOW

FEDERAL DAILY ACTION: Thursday, February 22, 2018
CALL or RESISTBOT: DEMAND FEDERAL BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS

In 2004, the NRA successfully pressured the Republican-controlled government into not renewing the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. The ban had worked to protect lives: after it expired the number of gun massacre deaths (which had decreased over 40% during the ban) jumped nearly 2.5 fold.
Gun violence experts are now renewing their calls for a nationwide ban on these t…

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