Petition of Support for Senator Joe Manchin

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, who has an A rating from the NRA, has said that it is time to get assault rifles off our streets. We realize taking this position took courage on his part, for we all know that the NRA has successfully used its vast sums of money to intimidate our elected officials -- by threatening to have those members of Congress thrown out of office who do not back the gun manufacturers and their NRA-supported legislation which has put military-style weapons of mass murder in the hands of any and all persons seeking them. Therefore, it is vitally important that Congress be made aware of how many of our country's citizens favor the actions and words which we have been privileged to witness from the Senator from West Virginia. It is courage and leadership like his which we welcome and support. It is the just the kind of leadership which we will remember, and support with our vote, at the ballot box.