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Every day, Atlanta 911 receives about 13 "shots fired" calls, but rarely do these calls lead police to a shooter. A new technology available to APD can change this: Gunfire Detection Technology (GDT) provides police accurate location and other actionable information within seconds of a gunfire event. GDT is more effective and less costly than 911 response alone. Gunfire Facts: Fact: On average, 13 "shots fired" calls a day are made to Atlanta 911. Fact: APD officers spend on average 30 minutes responding to a shots fired call. Fact: approximately 2,500 hours of police time is wasted every year trying to find the source of gunfire. Fact: It's estimated that only 20 to 30% of actual gunfire events are reported to 911. Fact: Cities that use Gunfire Detection Technology (GDT) have reduced gunfire events by up to 70 percent. How Gunfire Detection Technology (GDT) Works: Police receive a precise map of where the gunfire originated, and a recording of the gunfire event, that lets them hear exactly how many shots were fired, how many guns were involved, and which direction the shooters are moving, if they are moving. GDT may even be able to identify the caliber of weapon(s) being fired. Having this information means that police can respond to the precise event location, and with appropriate force and full knowledge of the nature of the gunfire at that location. Accurate information, faster notification and response, tighter investigations and better evidence gathering - making it safer for police and residents. http://www.youtube.com/user/shotspotter What Does It Cost? The cost of Gunfire detection technology would be between $0.5M and $1M per year, and will depend on how large an area that is covered by the technology. It is one of the cheapest and most effective crime reduction investments Atlanta can make. How Can You Help? Tell Atlanta Council members and Mayor Reed that you want Atlanta to establish a gunfire abatement program and make an investment in the deployment of gunfire detection technology.

There is too much "hate" in this world; stop the hate and learn tolerance and love of your neighbor.

Investigate Euless Police Officer Deana Ramsour for the actions she took to wrongfully convict our son. Ramsour, first officer to speak with our son, testified she turned off her video tape to explain why he does not appear in the video with her. Two independent experts analyzed her video and found that her tape had been edited. Both experts had previously done work for the FBI, state, and local law enforcement agencies as well as defense attorneys. Investigate to determine if public officials influenced Michael Heiskell, a highly respected and capable attorney, in his decision to withhold key evidence from the jury to support our son’s innocence. Michael Heiskell did not show the jury the jail house video available on www.justice4royjr.com. Roy does not exhibit any behaviors associated with a person who has a blood alcohol content of .11. He is remorseful, coherent, extremely sad, incredibly frightened, standing upright, etc. Investigate the blood draw -- it was redirected from the Texas Department of Public Safety by the Tarrant County Prosecutor to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office to determine whether it was “edited” to show up as .11.

201O REPUBLICAN LEADERS DEMANDED THE PRES. PRESENT A JOBS PROGRAM, AN ISSUE SO HOT IT GOT A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY ELECTED IN THE CONGRESS. SINCE THEN THE PRES. PRESENTED A JOBS PROGRAM TO THIS SAME GROUP ON WHICH THEY REFUSE TO TAKE ANY MEANINGFUL ACTION. IF YOU NEED A JOB, OR ANYONE YOU CARE ABOUT NEEDS A JOB TELL HOUSE LEADERS TO QUIT STALLING AND GIVE THE COUNTRY THE PRES.' JOBS BILL. :

We need new Financial Protection Legislation that includes a new Glass Stegall act that not only separates Commercial & Investment banking but it must solve the problems with derivatives and naked shorting because they have the American Economy on the verge of another financial disaster. The 5 largest banks have a value of over 50% of the GDP. They are not only too big to fail they are too big to manage and must be broken up to protect We the people on main streets and real streets of America because we continue to feel the pain of the last financial crisis. Together we have more that unites us than divides us.

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AMERICANS OF ALL POLITICAL PERSUASIONS SHOULD DEMAND THE CONGRESS PASS THE PRESIDENT'S WORKS PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S A WIN/WIN PROPOSAL FOR THE ECONOMY, PUBLIC SAFETY AND CITIZENS WANTING TO WORK. IT WOULD RAISE BADLY NEEDED REVENUE, BOOST SPENDING AND ENABLE MEN AND WOMEN TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. SOME MIDDLE CLASS CONSERVATIVES MAY FEEL THEY CAN AFFORD TO VOTE AGAINST THEIR BEST INTEREST AND WILL SUPPORT THIS CONSERVATIVE POSTERING. IF SO, MAYBE THEY SHOULD THINK OF RELATIVESFRIENDS AND OTHERS UNDER WATER WITH THEIR HOMES AND CHILDREN'S FUTURE AND VOTE FOR A TEAM OF LEGISLATORS WHO BELIEVE IN DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR AMERICANS AND THE COUNTRY.

I’m lucky enough to be able to spend my retirement enjoying the beautiful beaches of Wilmington, North Carolina. But by the time my youngest grandkids have grown up, sea level rise caused by global warming pollution could put parts of Wilmington underwater. Instead of working to save North Carolina’s coast for future generations, legislators in my state are trying to pass laws officially ignoring the threat. The State Senate recently approved a bill that requires our state’s coastal commission to use only historical data to plan for sea level rise. So instead of assuming that the sea will rise 39 inches this century, as climate scientists predict, these legislators want to insist it will only rise 8 inches. The North Carolina House has suggested an alternative that’s only slightly less ridiculous: they want to pass a five-year moratorium on considering climate science in coastal planning. So the Senate wants to outlaw science, while the House wants to suspend it. These proposals are the brainchild of group called NC-20, which wants to ignore sea level rise predictions because it will slow down real estate development. Amazingly, the group’s chairman denies that climate change is even occurring, saying, “Why not wait a few years until global cooling resurfaces?” Places like Wilmington are already facing more frequent flooding and the destruction of homes, wetlands, and ecosystems. Our legislators are elected to protect us from these threats. Instead, they're siding with climate change deniers, and simply hoping things will cool down. We can’t afford to ignore science, and we shouldn’t wait five years to start preparing. Tell your State Representative: oppose any bill that refuses to acknowledge established climate science and sea level rise predictions.

One-third of homeowners are underwater with their mortgage. That's 22,500,000 Americans stuck in limbo. 22,500,000 Americans who could be boosting the economy, if they could. Don't they deserve to be made whole also?

HAVING THOSE ELECTED TO REPRESENT FELLOW AMERICAN CITIZENS (LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONALLY), TO GUAGE THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR IN PROPORTION TO WHAT THEY PAY THEMSELVES; AFTER ALL, WE'RE FELLOW TAXPAYERS, ENTITLED TO EQUITABLE BENEFITS FOR OUR LABOR AND FAMILIES TOO!

I am petitioning out of concern for those like myself whom are burdened with this. Being economically and financially unstabled with no relief in sight - to overcome the matter at hand. An escalating/unsurmontable debt is disstroying the well-being of individuals and the very fabric that entwines them!!! Very Sincerely' Your Constituents