The 7th Annual Holley, New York, Squirrel Slam is set to take place on Saturday, February 16. Children as young as 12 are being encouraged to participate. In addition to cash prizes, a drawing will be held to give away several guns, including a .22 caliber AR-15, a similar version of the assault weapon used in the slaughter of school children in the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in Newton, Connecticut last month.
Although the Humane Society of the United States has urged Holley, New York, Fire Chief Pete Hendrickson to halt this event, and total signatures on all circulating petitions exceed 23,000, he has decided the event will go on as scheduled.
For this reason, I respectfully beg you to use your executive power to put a stop to this annual practice. Thank you.