Call for Action! Newtown. Las Vegas. Sutherland Springs. Pulse. Parkland. Pittsburgh.
We’ve stood witness to the innocent lives lost. For our children, for our families, for our loved ones, for our communities, we must act.
PTA supports BAWNFL in the movement to ban assault weapons, defined as a semiautomatic rifle or shotgun, like the AR-15.
BAWN’s misson is to have an amendment on the 2020 ballot in Florida to Ban Assault Weapons NOW.
How? Florida law allows its citizens to propose amendments to the state constitution by petition, which will then be placed before voters in a general election. The NRA and gun manufacturers may hold sway over politicians, but they don’t control our voices, our votes. The numbers are on our side. According to a February 20th poll from MSNBC, 67 percent of Americans support an assault weapons ban. A poll from Florida Atlantic University reports that 70 percent of Florida voters favor an assault weapons ban.
