We've been campaigning to ban tear gas for years – at the state, local, and federal level. This is both to protect protestors and the right to peacefully protest, and a way to defund, dismantle, and abolish the police & military industrial complex long term.
Short-term, tear gas causes immediate, intense pain. Long-term effects include chemical burns, blindness, and even death due to the resulting asphyxiation.
We've tried to pass local bans on tear gas, and succeeded in cities like Denver, Portland, and Seattle. But it's not clear how effective they will be at stopping Trump, federal agencies like ICE, and other members of the fascists regime who just don’t care about local laws and regulations. And, as Trump and his regime just told every general and admiral in the US military to use US Cities as "training grounds" we only expect things to get worse in the short term.
As federal law enforcement increasingly resorts to tear gas against its own people, our best bet is to build support for a nationwide ban. And that means organizing, outreach, and the support of people like you.
If tear gas is too dangerous for the battlefield, there is NO justification for police using it against people exercising their constitutional right to assemble in our cities. If you agree, click here to send a message to Congress telling them: Don’t silence dissent with tear gas.
Thanks for all you do,
Drew & the 198 methods to peacefully protest weapons of war on our streets crew
