Tear gas shouldn’t be used on our streets

Pamela, Tear gas is extremely dangerous. It's even banned for us in warfare by both the Chemical Weapons Convention and Geneva Protocol. But somehow, these bans aren't applied to American law enforcement. Trump's shock troops are treating protests they don't agree with as an excuse to launch tear gas. Cities across the country, like Denver, Portland, and Seattle, have made efforts to ban tear gas from their streets, but it's insufficient when the thing they're fighting is the federal government. Congress must ban the use of tear gas in domestic law enforcement and get it off our streets now. Tell you members of Congress to ban tear gas to silent dissent on our city streets. Ban Tear Gas We've seen the horrible images of what tear gas can – and will – do to someone. In the short term, it causes immediate, intense pain. But long-term effects include chemical burns, blindness, and sometimes, even death. No one exercising their First Amendment rights should have to risk that. Recently, we've seen law enforcement brutalize protestors with tear gas and pepper balls to suppress protests against Trump's immigration crackdown. Peaceful protesting and dissent shouldn't result in unprovoked violence from law enforcement. Period. And it'll only get worse with the deployment of federal law enforcement across our cities. Tell Congress to ban the use of tear gas on American streets as a way to silence dissent. Ban Tear Gas In solidarity, Mike Phelan Progress America Paid for by Progress America, a project of Strategy & Hustle   Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Progress America, please click here.