The 49ers are donating $500,000 to the initiative. I think this is a first effort at progress.” “Now we need to take that platform and actually turn it into real progress. “It’s very clear that protesting has brought ample vision, ample opportunity for people to speak loudly,” said Jed York, chief executive of the 49ers, at the news conference in Santa Clara. The hope, Harris said, is that by putting together public service announcements, police unions and pro teams will be able to reach a larger audience, share different perspectives and encourage a respectful dialogue. “The conversation devolved into something very unproductive,” Harris said. Colin Kaepernick, a former quarterback for the 49ers, started the demonstration, which has stirred often-heated conversations in living rooms and sports bars across the country. Recent protests by professional athletes kneeling during the national anthem have once again put national attention on deadly police shootings of civilians, particularly African Americans. Those modified weapons, he added, can cause “devastating damage” to the public and police. “But when it comes to accessories such as bump stocks, we think it is very reasonable to want to support legislation that would ban an accessory that would turn a semiautomatic rifle into a functioning fully automatic rifle.” “As law enforcement officers, as police unions, we are unwavering in our support of the 2nd Amendment,” Harris said. Many called for limits on bump stocks - which allow semiautomatic weapons to fire as if fully automatic - though several bills introduced in Congress have since stalled. 1 shooting at a country music concert in Las Vegas that left dozens dead and hundreds injured again thrust the issue of gun control into the national spotlight. The effort touches on two already-divisive topics that have drawn renewed focus in recent months: guns and policing. “The goal is really participating in some proactive engagement versus symbolic gestures that would really move us toward a more understanding America and a safer America,” said Robert Harris, one of the Police Protective League’s directors.
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