Time For Change -- Protect The Innocent

Write to your representatives - let them know it's time for change

 

On July 27, 1981 my son Adam was abducted and murdered. I was heartbroken and outraged. But, my rage empowered me, and with the help of many other courageous people we have come so far in protecting our children. Then in February, I was heartbroken and outraged all over again at the news that Jessica Lunsford was murdered by a known threat to children -- a convicted sex offender. Since then, it's played out in the headlines again and again, known sex offenders committing crimes against our children.

I never thought, nearly 24 years to the day since I lost my son, we would still be fighting for basic ways to keep our children safe. But our latest cry for change has not fallen on deaf ears. On July 26, Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is introducing The Child Safety Act of 2005, a bill that can improve the safety of every child in our nation. Together we can make sure that The Child Safety Act of 2005 is passed. Write to your congressman and senators now and let them know the safety of our nation's children can no longer wait.

Help Pass The Child Safety Act of 2005

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Then, simply copy and paste this letter and fill it out. Send it to your representatives to let them know how important this bill is to you.

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Dear                                       ,

I am writing to ask you to vote for HR 3132, the bi-partisan "Child Safety Act of 2005."  As your constituent, and as a citizen concerned about sex offenders living in my community and in communities across America, I believe it is time we stand up to truly protect our children.

This bill will close the loopholes in existing sex offender registry laws which too often allow convicted sexual predators to elude law enforcement while continuing to prey upon children. As we have seen in far too many recent news stories, these gaps are killing our children. This must stop – now! 

Among other things, HR 3132 will make failure to register, and to keep that registration current, a federal crime. It will create a comprehensive, national system for sex offender registration, and increase the time period a sexual offender of children must register from the current 10 years to life. In addition, misdemeanor sex offenders of children will be required to register for 20 years.  

Today, there are more than 550,000 sex offenders who are supposed to be registered in the U.S.; however, it's believed that 100,000 of these offenders are 'lost' in the system.  In other words, they are missing. One of them could be living on my block and targeting my child – and neither I nor my local police have any way of knowing. It's just unacceptable, but your vote could change that.

I'm counting on you to support HR 3132, the Children's Safety Act of 2005.

Sincerely,