What's going on? Since October 2015, more
than 4,500 people have signed a petition to ban gun shows at the Westchester
County Center.
Despite this outpouring of
public concern, County Executive Astorino has unfortunately decided
to allow a new "Gun and Knife Show" to take place at the Westchester
County Center on January 21-22, 2017.
In response, the Westchester County Board
of Legislators will soon vote on a bill to ban all future gun shows on
county-owned property. County Legislator Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers)
introduced this bill is 2010, and it's been considered in every session since
that time. We expect the bill will be voted on in early January.
Now it's critical that we kick this campaign up a notch!
Now it's critical that we kick this campaign up a notch!
1. Please Sign the MoveOn Petition to Ban Gun Shows at the Westchester County Center, if you have not already done this.
2. E-Mail or Call Your Westchester County Legislator. Making personal contact with their office is critically important to encourage them to vote the right way. (See below for contact information)
3. Please attend the vote in person next Monday night, January 9!! The vote on the Gun Show ban will take place next Monday at 7:00 PM at the County Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor, Legislative Chamber, in White Plains. We need to fill the hall to ensure every legislator does the right thing, by voting for the ban. If you can come early, please join us for a Candlelight Vigil at 6:30 PM on the steps of the County Office Building.
3. Please attend the vote in person next Monday night, January 9!! The vote on the Gun Show ban will take place next Monday at 7:00 PM at the County Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor, Legislative Chamber, in White Plains. We need to fill the hall to ensure every legislator does the right thing, by voting for the ban. If you can come early, please join us for a Candlelight Vigil at 6:30 PM on the steps of the County Office Building.
4. Encourage Your Community, School or Religious Organization to Endorse the Gun Show Ban. Click here to fill our endorsement form, or e-mail your organization's endorsement and contact information to Chuck Bell at ReduceGunViolence [at] gmail.com We'll present the endorsements to the Westchester County Board of Legislators before the vote.
5. Share Your Personal Story About Gun Violence, by clicking here. Your personal experiences and stories help build the case for why the gun show ban is needed. We may call on you to help share your experiences with the news media and legislators
5. Share Your Personal Story About Gun Violence, by clicking here. Your personal experiences and stories help build the case for why the gun show ban is needed. We may call on you to help share your experiences with the news media and legislators
Please E-Mail and Call Your County Legislator to Support Legislation to Ban Gun Shows at the Westchester County Center
Click the links below to be transferred directly to your legislator's page.
Message (cut and paste):
Please pass legislation now to ban all Gun Shows at the Westchester County Center and all county property. As a Westchester County resident and taxpayer, I strongly oppose the use of our county-owned buildings and grounds to facilitate private sales of firearms.
Please pass legislation now to ban all Gun Shows at the Westchester County Center and all county property. As a Westchester County resident and taxpayer, I strongly oppose the use of our county-owned buildings and grounds to facilitate private sales of firearms.
Add your own comments!
WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS
CONTACT INFORMATION
Name (Click to Email)
|
District
|
Represents
|
Phone
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John G. Testa
(Minority Leader) |
1
|
Cortlandt, Peekskill, Yorktown
|
914-995-2828
|
2
|
Bedford, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Somers
|
914-995-2810
| |
3
|
Mount Pleasant, North Castle, Pleasantville
|
914-995-2847
| |
Michael B. Kaplowitz (Chairman)
|
4
|
New Castle, Somers, Yorktown
|
914-995-2848
|
5
|
White Plains, Scarsdale, Harrison
|
914-995-2827
| |
6
|
Harrison, Port Chester, Rye Brook
|
914-995-2834
| |
7
|
Harrison, Larchmont,
Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Rye |
914-995-2802
| |
8
|
Elmsford, Greenburgh, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown
|
914-995-2833
| |
Catherine Borgia
(Majority Leader) |
9
|
Briarcliff Manor, Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Ossining, Peekskill
|
914-995-2812
|
10
|
Eastchester, New Rochelle, Tuckahoe
|
914-995-2817
| |
James Maisano
(Vice Chair) |
11
|
New Rochelle, Pelham, Pelham Manor
|
914-995-2826
|
12
|
Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Edgemont, Hartsdale, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington
|
914-995-2821
| |
13
|
Mount Vernon
|
914-995-2837
| |
14
|
Yonkers, Mount Vernon
|
914-995-2815
| |
Gordon A. Burrows
(Minority Whip) |
15
|
Bronxville, Yonkers
|
914-995-2830
|
16
|
Yonkers
|
914-995-2829
| |
17
|
Yonkers
|
914-995-2846
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