Photo by David Littlesmith. The War Resisters League has always focused on disarming the military as the best way to end war and promote justice. But this ongoing wave of police violence, this six-year trail of murders and assaults, renews our commitment to eliminate all weapons, including those carried by the police. So did New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. As to their propensity toward violence, the National Association of Police Chiefs is lobbying against the recently passed federal Gun Control Act barring those convicted of domestic violence from carrying guns, arguing that the law would take 60,000 U.S. police officers off the streets.
Police brutality is a national problem and a national disgrace.
For nearly 75 years, the War Resisters League has challenged the government s use of violence. Whether violence by the military or violence by the police, the loss of life is not acceptable and must be stopped. Judith Mahoney Pasternak. Robert Cooney, Kate Donnelly, Larry Gara, Carol Jahnkow, Andy Mager, Matt Meyer, Craig Simpson. Inquiries welcome via postal or e-mail.