January 29th mass shooting in Baltimore of 4 people including 2 year old
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>To: CouncilPresident@baltimorecity.gov, Zeke.Cohen@baltimorecity.gov, Danielle.McCray@baltimorecity.gov, Ryan.Dorsey@baltimorecity.gov, Mark.Conway@baltimorecity.gov, Isaac.Schleifer@baltimorecity.gov, Sharon.Middleton@baltimorecity.gov, James.Torrence@baltimorecity.gov, Kristerfer.Burnett@baltimorecity.gov, John.Bullock@baltimorecity.gov, Phylicia.Porter@baltimorecity.gov, Eric.Costello@baltimorecity.gov, Robert.Stokes@baltimorecity.gov, Antonio.Glover@baltimorecity.gov, Odette.Ramos@baltimorecity.gov,
Cc: clinton.woods@birminghamal.gov, hunter.williams@birminghamal.gov, valerie.abbott@birminghamal.gov, jonathan.moore2@birminghamal.gov, Darrell.OQuinn@birminghamal.gov, crystal.smitherman@birminghamal.gov, wardine.alexander@birminghamal.gov, carol.clarke@birminghamal.gov, latonya.tate@birminghamal.gov, tysons@jccal.org, stephensj@jccal.org, KnightJoe@jccal.org, ammonss@jccal.org, scalesl@jccal.org,
Sent: Fri, Feb 3, 2023 7:02 pm
Subject: #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly in Alabama
Dear Baltimore City Council Members:
In Alabama I am pushing the mantra #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly for use in shaping, advocating for, and defending in the courts, common sense solutions for reducing gun violence. This has included emailing numerous Alabama city councilors and county commissioners. See https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/12/mayors-letter-to-schumer-mcconnell-re.html.
In Alabama, the GOP controlled state legislature has statewide control over gun laws and gun regulation and it is opposed to common sense solutions for reducing gun violence. Alabama local governments are powerless as to guns in the face of the GOP state legislature control.
Maryland is auspicious for the mantra #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly getting used in shaping, advocating for, and defending in the courts, common sense solutions for reducing gun violence in Maryland.
I hope you will consider the same.
For what it is worth, I am copying my Birmingham City Councilors and Jefferson County (AL) county commissioners on this email.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: rboldt@law.umaryland.edu <rboldt@law.umaryland.edu>; mmeyerson@ubalt.edu <mmeyerson@ubalt.edu>; higginbotham@ubalt.edu <higginbotham@ubalt.edu>; mstearns@law.umaryland.edu <mstearns@law.umaryland.edu>
Cc: dmsmolin@samford.edu <dmsmolin@samford.edu>; phorwitz@law.ua.edu <phorwitz@law.ua.edu>; mbrandon@law.ua.edu <mbrandon@law.ua.edu>; aolree@faulkner.edu <aolree@faulkner.edu>; fvars@law.ua.edu <fvars@law.ua.edu>; jvance@law.ua.edu <jvance@law.ua.edu>
Sent: Tue, Feb 14, 2023 10:25 am
Subject: #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly in Alabama
Dear Professors Boldt, Meyerson, Higginbotham and Stearns:
I sent the below email to the Baltimore City Council members in connection with the January 29th mass shooting in Baltimore that is reported at 2-year-old among 4 people shot in Baltimore - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com).
My email urged the use of the mantra #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly for shaping, advocating for, and defending in the courts, common sense solutions for reducing gun violence.
Such mantra needs supporting opinion about what the Second Amendment protects and does not protect.
In Alabama, I have solicited such opinion from Alabama constitutional law professors (whom I have copied on this email).
I am sending this email to you as Maryland constitutional law professors for whatever assistance you may be moved to provide, relative to my urging the Baltimore City Council to take up the mantra #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly for reducing gun violence in Maryland.
Thank you for your attention to this email.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: CouncilPresident@baltimorecity.gov <councilpresident@baltimorecity.gov>; Zeke.Cohen@baltimorecity.gov <zeke.cohen@baltimorecity.gov>; Danielle.McCray@baltimorecity.gov <danielle.mccray@baltimorecity.gov>; Ryan.Dorsey@baltimorecity.gov <ryan.dorsey@baltimorecity.gov>; Mark.Conway@baltimorecity.gov <mark.conway@baltimorecity.gov>; Isaac.Schleifer@baltimorecity.gov <isaac.schleifer@baltimorecity.gov>; Sharon.Middleton@baltimorecity.gov <sharon.middleton@baltimorecity.gov>; James.Torrence@baltimorecity.gov <james.torrence@baltimorecity.gov>; Kristerfer.Burnett@baltimorecity.gov <kristerfer.burnett@baltimorecity.gov>; John.Bullock@baltimorecity.gov <john.bullock@baltimorecity.gov>; Phylicia.Porter@baltimorecity.gov <phylicia.porter@baltimorecity.gov>; Eric.Costello@baltimorecity.gov <eric.costello@baltimorecity.gov>; Robert.Stokes@baltimorecity.gov <robert.stokes@baltimorecity.gov>; Antonio.Glover@baltimorecity.gov <antonio.glover@baltimorecity.gov>; Odette.Ramos@baltimorecity.gov <odette.ramos@baltimorecity.gov>
Cc: clinton.woods@birminghamal.gov <clinton.woods@birminghamal.gov>; hunter.williams@birminghamal.gov <hunter.williams@birminghamal.gov>; valerie.abbott@birminghamal.gov <valerie.abbott@birminghamal.gov>; jonathan.moore2@birminghamal.gov <jonathan.moore2@birminghamal.gov>; Darrell.OQuinn@birminghamal.gov <darrell.oquinn@birminghamal.gov>; crystal.smitherman@birminghamal.gov <crystal.smitherman@birminghamal.gov>; wardine.alexander@birminghamal.gov <wardine.alexander@birminghamal.gov>; carol.clarke@birminghamal.gov <carol.clarke@birminghamal.gov>; latonya.tate@birminghamal.gov <latonya.tate@birminghamal.gov>; tysons@jccal.org <tysons@jccal.org>; stephensj@jccal.org <stephensj@jccal.org>; KnightJoe@jccal.org <knightjoe@jccal.org>; ammonss@jccal.org <ammonss@jccal.org>; scalesl@jccal.org <scalesl@jccal.org>; Moms Demand Action Alabama <alabama@momschapterleaders.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 08:11:18 AM CDT
Subject: Baltimore Mayor Scott: "We need all of Congress to get on board and enact real gun law changes."
Dear Baltimore City Council members:
What is ever going to get Congress "to get on board and enact real gun law changes," as Mayor Scott has cried for after this weekend's mass shooting in Baltimore (https://news.yahoo.com/baltimore-mayor-calls-real-gun-125850226.html)?
I believe building as much as possible public opinion for real gun law changes is critical.
In Alabama I am working at the city council level to get city councils to lead against the gun violence culture in Alabama by passing a declaratory resolution along the lines of the "Declaration of public officials for gun violence prevention" set out https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/09/declaration-of-public-officials-for-gun.html.
For more information about this, please read https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/05/working-to-grow-alabama-public-opinion.html.
Please consider whether it would be helpful for the Baltimore city council to pass such as a resolution.
Thank you.
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL
P.S. FYI, I previously wrote the below email to you in connection with the mass shooting in Baltimore at the end of January.
From: Ramos, Odette (City Council) <odette.ramos@baltimorecity.gov>
To: 'Rob Shattuck' <rdshatt@aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 01:24:59 PM CDT
Subject: RE: Baltimore Mayor Scott: "We need all of Congress to get on board and enact real gun law changes."
Hi Rob
Did anyone answer you?
What is in the City Council’s power is a non-binding resolution urging congress to act. Although I have to say, it is more than just Congress here. While our state has the toughest gun laws in the country, we need help from other states to get on board as well, since Congress is at a deadlock and won’t even act when children are getting killed.
I’ll be happy to discuss further.
Odette
Odette Ramos
Baltimore City Councilwoman
District 14
Office: 410-396-4814
Mobile: 443-801-8137
Odette.ramos@baltimorecity.gov
www.odetteramos.com
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: Ramos, Odette (City Council) <odette.ramos@baltimorecity.gov>
Cc: Moms Demand Action Alabama <alabama@momschapterleaders.org>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2023 at 06:15:42 PM CDT
Subject: Re: Baltimore Mayor Scott: "We need all of Congress to get on board and enact real gun law changes."
Dear Councilwoman Ramos,
Thank you very much for replying to me.
Of all the city councilpersons who are shown on my emails that are posted at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/05/working-to-grow-alabama-public-opinion.html, you are the only councilperson who has answered me.
A non-binding city council resolution urging Congress to act would be fine form.
In contrast to Maryland, my state Alabama has weak gun laws and it may be impossible to get Alabama "on board." I am nonetheless trying hard.
Getting city councils and county commissions around the country to pass resolutions as suggested will, I think, help build the public opinion for gun law changes that is needed to break the Congressional deadlock and get the changes.
If you can get other Baltimore city councilpersons and others in Maryland working on behalf of this, that would be great.
I will keep you informed of any progress I make in Alabama (or elsewhere).
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: barbara.burnett@morgan.edu <barbara.burnett@morgan.edu>; cjames@tuskegee.edu <cjames@tuskegee.edu>
Cc: ewhopebirmingham@gmail.com <ewhopebirmingham@gmail.com>; "newhopebirmingham@gmail.com" <newhopebirmingham@gmail.com>; pastortb@nrschurch.org <pastortb@nrschurch.org>; onoyemi@fiaal.org <onoyemi@fiaal.org>; fbcensley@gmail.com <fbcensley@gmail.com>; dgreen@mtcfc.org <dgreen@mtcfc.org>; officestaff@faithchapel.net <officestaff@faithchapel.net>; katy@churchofthehighlands.com <katy@churchofthehighlands.com>; ashfaq.taufique@bisweb.org <ashfaq.taufique@bisweb.org>; daniel@fiaal.org <daniel@fiaal.org>; Rev. Julie Conrady <minister@uucbham.org>; Moms Demand Action Alabama <alabama@momschapterleaders.org>; Dana Ellis <danaellis865@gmail.com>; Melissa Bailey <melissa.bailey.al@gmail.com>; contact@evechurch.org <contact@evechurch.org>; wgonsoulin@jefcoed.com <wgonsoulin@jefcoed.com>; ddgreen@uab.edu <ddgreen@uab.edu>; dhudson@bhm.k12.al.us <dhudson@bhm.k12.al.us>; cwalker3@bhm.k12.al.us <cwalker3@bhm.k12.al.us>; msullivan@bhm.k12.al.us <msullivan@bhm.k12.al.us>; sammons@birminghambusinessalliance.com <sammons@birminghambusinessalliance.com>; Sheree Kennon <shereekennon@yahoo.com>; Keaira G. Turner <keaira.turner@birminghamal.gov>; moneyj@jccal.org <moneyj@jccal.org>
Sent: Friday, October 6, 2023 at 07:19:19 AM CDT
Subject: Morgan State University gun violence; Tuskegee University gun violence
Dear Morgan State President Wilson (c/o barbara.burnett@morgan.edu) and Tuskegee President Morris (c/o cjames@tuskegee.edu):
I live in Birmingham.
Maryland has stricter gun laws than Alabama's gun laws.
Without Congress passing stricter national gun laws, Maryland's gun laws are inadequate for protecting Maryland residents from gun violence.
American public opinion is in favor of stricter gun laws, but Congress currently will not pass stricter gun laws. To get Congress to pass stricter national gun laws, the public opinion in favor of stricter gun laws needs to grow more.
In Alabama, I am trying to grow Alabama public opinion in favor of stricter gun laws by means of getting mayors, city councils, county commissions, police departments and county sheriff's offices to make declarations and pass resolutions along the lines of the "Declaration of public officials for gun violence prevention" set out at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/09/declaration-of-public-officials-for-gun.html
Currently I am focusing my efforts on the Birmingham City Council, the Jefferson County Commission, the Birmingham Police Department and the Jefferson County Sheriff's office as indicated at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/09/draft-statement-to-birmingham-city.html.
I previously sent President Morris the below email.
I am sending this email as part of trying to create connections between Maryland and Alabama on behalf of their shared objectives of getting stricter gun laws nationally and getting stricter gun laws in Alabama.
Thank you for your attention to this email.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL
Email to University of Maine Law President and Dean Saufley
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: leigh.saufley@maine.edu <leigh.saufley@maine.edu>
Cc: dmsmolin@samford.edu <dmsmolin@samford.edu>; phorwitz@law.ua.edu <phorwitz@law.ua.edu>; mbrandon@law.ua.edu <mbrandon@law.ua.edu>; aolree@faulkner.edu <aolree@faulkner.edu>; fvars@law.ua.edu <fvars@law.ua.edu>; jvance@law.ua.edu <jvance@law.ua.edu>; rboldt@law.umaryland.edu <rboldt@law.umaryland.edu>; michael.lawrence@law.msu.edu <michael.lawrence@law.msu.edu>; eboddie@umich.edu <eboddie@umich.edu>; caminker@umich.edu <caminker@umich.edu>; samerman@umich.edu <samerman@umich.edu>; rdfrdman@umich.edu <rdfrdman@umich.edu>; dhalber@umich.edu <dhalber@umich.edu>; dherzog@umich.edu <dherzog@umich.edu>; mmeyerson@ubalt.edu <mmeyerson@ubalt.edu>; higginbotham@ubalt.edu <higginbotham@ubalt.edu>; mstearns@law.umaryland.edu <mstearns@law.umaryland.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 at 09:55:19 AM CDT
Subject: Does Second Amendment prohibit assault weapons bans?
Dear Maine Law President and Dean Saufley,
I am a retired lawyer in Alabama.
For some time I have been trying to purvey the mantra "guns for self-defense only." See https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/12/gunsforselfdefenseonly-contd.html and https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/11/gunsforselfdefenseonly.html
Right now in Alabama, I am proceeding as indicated at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/09/draft-statement-to-birmingham-city.html.
In the course of my work I have written to constitutional law professors in Alabama and elsewhere (see my February 14, 2023 email to Maryland constitutional law professors and my February 24, 2023 email to Michigan constitutional law professors posted in the first link above), soliciting them to express themselves about what I was advocating and to lend assistance in messaging lawmakers and citizens about the Second Amendment.
Does what I am doing appeal to you and other Maine Law professors for doing in Maine?
If it does appeal to you, please let me know.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook AL
205-967-5586
To: leigh.saufley@maine.edu <leigh.saufley@maine.edu>
Cc: dmsmolin@samford.edu <dmsmolin@samford.edu>; phorwitz@law.ua.edu <phorwitz@law.ua.edu>; mbrandon@law.ua.edu <mbrandon@law.ua.edu>; aolree@faulkner.edu <aolree@faulkner.edu>; fvars@law.ua.edu <fvars@law.ua.edu>; jvance@law.ua.edu <jvance@law.ua.edu>; rboldt@law.umaryland.edu <rboldt@law.umaryland.edu>; michael.lawrence@law.msu.edu <michael.lawrence@law.msu.edu>; eboddie@umich.edu <eboddie@umich.edu>; caminker@umich.edu <caminker@umich.edu>; samerman@umich.edu <samerman@umich.edu>; rdfrdman@umich.edu <rdfrdman@umich.edu>; dhalber@umich.edu <dhalber@umich.edu>; dherzog@umich.edu <dherzog@umich.edu>; mmeyerson@ubalt.edu <mmeyerson@ubalt.edu>; higginbotham@ubalt.edu <higginbotham@ubalt.edu>; mstearns@law.umaryland.edu <mstearns@law.umaryland.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2023 at 09:55:19 AM CDT
Subject: Does Second Amendment prohibit assault weapons bans?
Dear Maine Law President and Dean Saufley,
I am a retired lawyer in Alabama.
For some time I have been trying to purvey the mantra "guns for self-defense only." See https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/12/gunsforselfdefenseonly-contd.html and https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/11/gunsforselfdefenseonly.html
Right now in Alabama, I am proceeding as indicated at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/09/draft-statement-to-birmingham-city.html.
In the course of my work I have written to constitutional law professors in Alabama and elsewhere (see my February 14, 2023 email to Maryland constitutional law professors and my February 24, 2023 email to Michigan constitutional law professors posted in the first link above), soliciting them to express themselves about what I was advocating and to lend assistance in messaging lawmakers and citizens about the Second Amendment.
Does what I am doing appeal to you and other Maine Law professors for doing in Maine?
If it does appeal to you, please let me know.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook AL
205-967-5586
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