Protect Police Ads
Patricia’s Story.
Patricia Tucker’s husband, Mark, was an investigator in the Wake County, North Carolina Sheriff’s office. One day, after stopping home for lunch, he was shot and killed by a convicted felon with an illegal gun. Watch the video to learn more about Trisha’s call to protect law enforcement officers from illegal guns. This ad is airing in Washington, DC, in Wichita, KS – the home district of Rep. Tood Tiahrt (R-KS), the amendment’s original sponsor – and in the districts of key appropriators in the House, including Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV), Rep. Ralph Regula (R-OH), Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), Rep. Frank Wolf, (R-VA), Rep. Bill Young (R-FL), Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), Rep. Jim Walsh (R-NY), and Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX). The ad is also airing in the home states of Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA).
Chief Knight Fights Illegal Guns.
Chief Scott Knight of the Chaska, MN police is the chairman of the International Chiefs of Police firearms committee. Watch the video to learn more about how the Tiahrt Amendment prevents police from cracking down on illegal gun trafficking. See the video.
Newspaper Ads.
Beginning in June, the ProtectPolice.org campaign took to newspapers across America with an open letter from 225 mayors to Members of Congress about the Tiahrt Amendment.
See the full-page ad that appeared June 6 in USA Today. (pdf)
See the full page ad that appeared in the Wichita Eagle. (pdf)
See the full-page ads that appeared in West Virginia newspapers. (pdf)
Billboards.
Beginning in June, the Protect Police media campaign is posting billboards in key districts and on Capitol Hill, encouraging Congress to repeal the Tiahrt restrictions.
See the Washington DC Mobile Billboard (pdf)
and the Billboards in Congressman Tiahrt’s district (pdf)
Internet ads.
Beginning in April, the Protect Police media campaign has been posting the following ads on the internet, looking to raise awareness of this important law enforcement issue.
