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“ALEC”
NEWShas long been a
secretive collaboration
between
BigLegislation
Business and
Model
“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
Education
by global corporations-includes
majorEnvironment,
tax
Energy,
and Agriculture
loopholes
for big industries
and the super rich,
Federal Relations
proposals to offshore U.S.
jobs and
gutand
minimum
Health
Human
wage,Services
and efforts to
weaken public health,
International Relations
safety, and environmental
protections.
Although
Public Safety
andmany
Elections
of these
bills have become
law, until now, their origin
Tax and Fiscal Policy
has been largely unknown.
With ALEC
EXPOSED, the
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hopes more
Americans will study the
bills to understand
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work as “equals” in “unison” with politicians to write laws to govern your life. Big
MODEL LEGISLATION
TASK
FORCESaccording
ALEC INITIATIVES
PUBLICATIONS
Business
has “a VOICE and
a VOTE,”
to newly exposed
documents. DO YOU?

Model Legislation

Public Safety and Elections

Resolution on Child Firearms Safety

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

WHEREAS, our children regularly face situations in the home, and in other children's

homes, that could place them in potential danger if they are ignorant of the hazards; and

WHEREAS, these hazards are many and serious, among them: unsupervised swimming
pools, power tools, household chemicals, and
electrical appliances; and

WHEREAS, parents and educators across the country realize that children should be
taught responsible ways to deal with potentially hazardous household objects and
situations; and

WHEREAS, education programs for our children on these common hazards should be
available in schools and, in fact, programs such as bicycle safety, fire safety, and traffic
safety are already integrated into many schools' curricula; and

WHEREAS, seventy million law-abiding Americans own and keep firearms in their homes
and unsupervised children may encounter these firearms; and

WHEREAS, the National Rifle Association has developed the innovative and

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straightforward NRA Gun Safety Program that leaves children with this simple message:
"If you see a gun, leave it alone, don't touch it, tell an adult;" and

--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
For more on these corporations,
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WHEREAS, the NRA is recognized widely as the authority in teaching gun safety and

marksmanship, having trained millions of Americans through training and marksmanship
courses, Police Athletic Leagues, gun clubs, scout troops, 4-H programs and American
Legion posts for more than a century; and

WHEREAS, the NRA Gun Safety Program was developed by educators to present a

balanced, factual message, and neither encourages nor discourages gun ownership; and

WHEREAS, the NRA Gun Safety Program has been endorsed by educators and law
enforcement officers; and

WHEREAS, teachers and police departments in 42 states already have implemented the
NRA Gun Safety Program in some elementary schools;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the American Legislative Exchange Council

endorses the NRA Gun Safety Program and recommends that state and local education
officials implement this worthwhile program in the schools as soon as possible.

ALEC's Sourcebook of American State Legislation 1995

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