Admittedly, I haven't read this bill and not fully informed on it but, on face value, this strikes me as 'gun fear porn', designed to irritate citizens into panicking over every shooting in their area in hopes of pushing them to support more anti-2A laws.

I realize that, if they want it, they can find my phone info easily enough, but I'm not real big on the DoJ including my phone info in a database , susceptible to hackers, just so they can aggravate me.

We already have a local reverse 911 capability if local officials need to notify people about an emergency, so I don't see a need for the DoJ to duplicate that effort.

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House Passes Active Shooter Alert Bill With Bipartisan Vote

• Legislation would establish procedures similar to Amber Alerts

• Bill gained fresh urgency after shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde

ByDiego Areas Munhoz+Follow
July 13, 2022 at 6:28 PM MDT

The US House passed bipartisan legislation on Wednesday night that would help state and local governments set up a warning system for active shooter situations, and enhance law enforcement’s communication with the public in such emergencies.

It would be similar in operation to the Amber Alert system that’s deployed whenever a child is abducted.

The legislation, approved by a vote of 260-169, was originally introduced in February, gained new urgency following the deadly mass shootings in Buffalo, New York; Uvalde, Texas; and Highland Park, Illinois. In the wake of those massacres, Congress last month approved a package of gun-safety measures that comprised the most significant firearms regulations in three decades.

The legislation, sponsored by Representatives David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat, and Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican, would require the attorney general to designate a Justice Department official charged with coordinating the planning and design of a system for multilingual alerts to anyone who might be near a gunman.

“Active shooter emergencies have become so common that we barely even register them any more, we’ve become numb to them,” Cicilline said on the House floor. “We cannot let this become normal.”

The bill was endorsed by numerous law enforcement organizations, including the Fraternal Order of Police and National Sheriffs’ Association. But many Republicans considered it an encroachment on the rights of gun owners and opposed it.

“This bill is about Democrat fear mongering that guns are an ever-present threat, and we cannot be safe until big government rounds up every last one of them,” Ohio Representative Jim Jordan said during debate.

Forty three Republicans voted for the bill, which now awaits approval by the Senate.

Just more BS that will blow people’s phones up for a while, they’ll get annoyed then shut it all off.

I have ALL of that Amber Alert and government warnings bullshit turned off on my iPhone.

Good thing they don't have anything more important to do.

Yea, all that stuff is turned off on my phone. I was watching Jurassic Park last week and everybody had their phone silenced. Until some amber/silver alert popped up.

I’m sure they work (maybe, don’t really know) but I certainly don’t remember the details for long (at all) and I really don’t stare down your kids looking either.

Seems like a “look at me I’m doing something” bill that won’t accomplish anything.

Could be dangerous if you just happen to be at an active shooter situation and your phone starts loudly beeping!

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Originally posted by tsmccull:
Could be dangerous if you just happen to be at an active shooter situation and your phone starts loudly beeping!

Ooops!

Can't imagine LEO's supporting this. Alert goes out and every parent shows up at the scene. What could go wrong.

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Originally posted by PASig:

I have ALL of that Amber Alert and government warnings bullshit turned off on my iPhone.

I did the same when I got an alert for a missing kid that was well over 100 miles away from my location.

I recently downloaded the Accuweather app on my phone. The next day I got an Amber Alert through the app. Why a weather app is jumping on this bandwagon in beyond me. I deleted the app.

Imagine that, another government PROGRAM.

This is a "two-fer." Pushing the gun confiscation/ban agenda and More money for their cronies to embezzle.

As always, follow the money.