Once again, the church dare not to be silent. Because our
society is experiencing increasing gun violence,....
Therefore, as United Methodists, we recommend the following:
1. That the United Methodists work toward discouraging
discourage the graphic depiction....
3. That all governing bodies, annual conferences, congregations, and their members join in dialogue....
5. That annual conferences make visible public witness to the sin of gun violence and to the hope of community healing.
56. That all governing bodies, that annual
conferences, congregations, and members....
6. [Delete.]
7. ...to develop model legislation and guidelines for
implementations.
Furthermore, we call upon the United States government to:
2. (Retain as is, except correct spelling of climate.)
4. Outlaw the sales and manufacture of all automatic weapon
conversion kits since their only purpose is to produce illegal
firearms.
Finally, we instruct the Secretary of the General Conference to communicate this resolution on gun violence to the Congress and to the President of the United States.
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 20003-CS-R536-U
1996 United Methodist General Conference