Carrying signs that say “Don’t Shoot Me,” activists from civil and human rights groups, unions, community organizations and faith groups, inlcuding AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Shuler, will protest at noon tomorrow at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The activists will demand that ALEC, the corporate-sponsored author of model state legislation, including Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” or “Kill at Will” law being used to justify the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, disclose funding it receives from the National Rifle Association (NRA) and stop promoting this legislation in other states.

ALEC has used its relationship with conservative lawmakers in state legislatures to pass similar legislation in 30 states and at least 34 states have some form of expanded “Stand Your Ground” laws. ALEC also is the model legislation boiler room behind a range of dangerous state legislation, from attacks on collective bargaining rights to vote suppression and privatization efforts.

If you’re in D.C., join the gathering tomorrow at noon at 1101 Vermont Ave., N.W.

And don't miss Paul Krugman's New York Times-related opinion piece, "Lobbyists, Guns and Money."