[Libs-Or] ALA Draft Resolution - Resolution on Gun Violence Affecting Libraries, Library Workers, and Library Patrons

[Diedre Conkling]

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On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Diedre Conkling <diedre08 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> There is a resolution on gun violence being discussed by ALA Council.  The
> discussion is open to everyone on ALA Connect at
> http://connect.ala.org/node/257600.  This is a draft resolution put
> together by a working group formed at the ALA 2016 Conference.
>
> You will need to sign in to ALA Connect to comment so you may need to make
> an account.
>
>
> I am posting here the original resolution that led to this discussion and
> revision work so that you will know the staring place:
>
> http://ow.ly/V8Hq304qZkp
>
> 2015-2016 ALA CD#45_62516_ACT
> 2015-2016 ALA MMD#4_62516_ACT
> 2016 ALA Annual Conference
>
> *RESOLUTION ON GUN VIOLENCE AFFECTING LIBRARIES, LIBRARY WORKERS, AND
> LIBRARY PATRONS*
>
> Whereas on June 12, 2016, 49 people were murdered by gunfire in Orlando,
> FL, the host city of the 2016 Annual ALA conference;
>
> Whereas the safety and security of all communities served by libraries
> across the United States are constantly threatened by unexpected and
> potentially lethal gun violence;
>
> Whereas the safety and security of workers in, and patrons served by,
> libraries of all kinds in all areas of the country are vulnerable to
> unexpected and potentially lethal gun violence;
>
> Whereas the incidence and scale of gun murders and other gun violence in
> the United States are far greater than those in any other advanced country;
>
> Whereas that incidence and scale are directly affected by the ready
> availability of guns (handguns, assault rifles, etc.) in the United States
> due to lax gun laws, the absence of sensible gun control laws, and the
> efforts of the gun lobby and the manufacturers of guns to resist these
> controls;
>
> Whereas ALA passed a Resolution on Gun Violence in 2015 spurred on by the
> 9 people , including our colleague Cynthia Hurd, murdered by gunfire in
> Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015; and
>
> Whereas the only thing needed for the triumph of evil is for good people
> to do nothing and to remain silent;
> now, therefore, be it
> Resolved, that the American Library Association (ALA), on behalf of its
> members:
>
> 1. extends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of the 49
> people who were shot dead at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, and to all the
> families and friends of the thousands of victims of gun violence;
>
> 2. deplores the gun violence that materially affects the communities we
> serve;
>
> 3. works with other professional associations to support sensible and
> effective and national gun safety laws, oppose “gun friendly” state
> legislation, in particular any legislation that permits the carrying of
> guns in or near libraries and schools;
>
> 4. calls on Congress to lift restrictions that prohibit the Centers for
> Disease Control and Prevention and other Department of Health and Human
> Services agencies from conducting gun violence research as a response to
> library communities in crisis;
>
> 5. resolves to advance the idea of libraries mitigating violence in our
> culture by serving as “safe havens” for the public, as evidenced during the
> recent uprisings in Ferguson, MO and Baltimore, MD, and by offering public
> education opportunities that advance the notion of libraries as
> perpetuators of peace.
>
>
>
> --
> *Diedre Conkling*
>
>
>
>
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>
> “If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change
> your attitude.”―Maya Angelou
> .
>



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*Diedre Conkling*




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