Jon: Call on the Department of Defense, Congress, and Governors across the country

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robert -

I've spent a lot of time thinking over the past few days about the four Marines who lost their lives in a mass shooting at a Naval Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

I've thought quite a bit about the fact those Marines weren't shot and killed in Iraq or Afghanistan, but lost their lives here at home on a military installation. This isn't new. We should have seen it coming after the attack in Little Rock and attempted attack on Fort Dix.

And it's caused me to wonder what the Department of Defense and Congress can do to keep our men and women in uniform from falling victim to similar attacks in the future?

Right now, there is no doubt, ISIS and other terror groups would like nothing more than to keep shooting up military installations, and killing troops.

• They openly encourage terrorists to exploit the Gun Show Loophole, to buy weapons, legally.

• They take advantage of the fact that being on the No Fly List doesn't mean they get flagged in any background check. This is called the "terror gap."

• And they know that there is no consistency in force protection at many reserve units, or any recruiting centers, across the country.

This needs to change.

Add your name to mine: Call on the Department of Defense, Congress, and Governors across the country to make the changes necessary to keep our troops safe at home.

If our elected leaders care about the men and women who serve us in uniform, they'll correct these problems, now.

They'll pass a law to close the gun show loophole. They'll pass a law to close the terror gap. And they'll pass funding to increase protection at all military installations, bases, and recruiting centers.

There is no reason to keep allowing terrorists to target our troops, right here at home. To let another day go, without addressing these problems would be a travesty.

Add your name if you agree:

http://action.votevets.org/troops-and-gun-violence

Thanks for making your voice heard. We'll work to ensure our elected officials respond to this call.

Jon Soltz
Iraq War Veteran and Chairman
VoteVets 

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