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CeaseFire Urges President Obama to Support Gun Tracing
Before President Obama publishes his budget we wanted to urge him to make good on his promise to us to strike the Tiahrt Amendment from the budget. Here's what I wrote:
February 20, 2009
Dear President Obama:
I write to you on behalf of the members of Washington CeaseFire, a non-profit organization in Washington State working to reduce gun violence.
Teens Say Firearms are Easy to Find
Today, on the same day most children in Western Washington headed out for their first day of school, the Seattle P-I ran a story detailing the ease with which our young people can gain access to firearms. How is it possible that we have arrived at a point at which our young people find it easier to buy a firearm than a car?

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