I think I'm about to vomit. (brady bunch)

[skinnyguy]

I just can't say anything about this, with the exception that it is so difficult for me to keep receiving these updates. I just got this email from..................... THEM.

Yesterday, we witnessed America's worst mass shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech. Thirty-three students and faculty were killed, including the gunman. At least fifteen more were wounded.

How many deaths and injuries must we endure before our nation's elected officials act to end gun violence? We must ask our leaders: "What are you going to do about it?" What are you going to do to make our schools, workplaces, and communities safe from gun violence?

President George W. Bush said yesterday that schools should be a place of "safety and sanctuary for every student," but he and other national leaders do nothing to ensure that safety. They provide condolences, and then do nothing to stop future tragedies.

Eight years ago this week, we watched in horror as students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado fled a mass shooting. Twelve students and one teacher were killed. Just seven months ago, five girls were gunned down in a school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

These aren’t isolated incidents. February 12, 2007, Salt Lake City: A teen opens fire in a mall killing five and wounding four. On the same day in Philadelphia: Three men fatally shot and a fourth wounded at a board meeting. January 11, 2007, Indianapolis : A man shoots four fellow employees. The list goes on and on.

There are common threads in all of these tragedies — it is much too easy for the wrong people to get high-powered, deadly weapons and our leaders fail to do anything about the problem.

It is urgent that you email or call your elected officials today.
They must hear that you want action to keep guns out of the wrong hands.

Please make as many of these phone calls as you can:

President George W. Bush 202-456-1414
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 202-225-0100
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid 202-224-5556


The message for all three calls is simple:

It is much too easy for the wrong people to get deadly weapons in this country. It is time for you to take steps to end gun violence to prevent tragedies like the one at Virginia Tech.
If you can't make the calls, you can click here to send an email , which will go to the President, the Speaker, the Majority Leader, as well as your U.S. Senators and Representative. One click will email all six of them.

The Brady Campaign is working nonstop to get the message out that there are solutions to gun violence. We can ban military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips that make it so easy to kill quickly . . . we can require Brady background checks for all gun sales , including at gun shows . . . we can stop large-volume gun sales that supply illegal gun traffickers. These are just some of the steps we can take to make it harder for the wrong people to get guns.

We are building a crescendo of public outcry to ensure that action is taken. We are aggressively rallying support among allies for our solutions. And we need your continued support to make it happen. Please make a contribution now to keep the momentum going. When you do, a generous donor will match your gift.

Gun violence is a solvable problem. We know it won’t be easy. But we can make it harder for the wrong people to get their hands on guns through strong gun laws.

It is time for our nation’s leaders have courage to say "no" to the gun lobby's mantra of any gun, anywhere, at anytime for anyone, while wrapping it in distortions about "freedom" and "liberty."

Americans have the right to live free from the constant fear of gun violence. Please take a moment to forward this email to friends and families.

Thank you for your support.


Sincerely,
Your Friends at StoptheNRA .com

 

[Rem700SD]

I'm a little saddened at the lack of delay from these lunatics. The blood hasn't even been cleaned up! At least they provide me with handy numbers to express my 2A support...

Dan

 

[Sunray]

Asked 'em how banning battle rifles would have stopped murders commited with a handgun. Wish I had know it had been legally purchased with the ATF forms submitted. Then I told them the Brady Campaign should be banned.

 

[tanksoldier]

Since the message header and body can be modified, here's what I used their link to send:

I demand Americans be allowed to defend themselves!

School campuses and other places where firearms are banned are in reality "Defenseless Victim Zones" where criminals, who by definition disregard the law, are able to find unarmed defenseless victims.

This is a travesty, a perversion of the Constitution and the American way of life.

Criminals will always have access to firearms, as witnessed by the failure of draconian gun laws in the UK, Canada and Australia. The Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement officers have no duty to protect the public. The best they can do most of the time is catch the criminal after the fact.

ONE student or factulty member on the VT campus with the ability to defend themselves might have made a difference. Instead we had literally dozens of unarmed victims helpless before their killer.

Do something to allow us to protect ourselves.

The Brady Bunch sent me an email thanking me... Hee Hee Hee!

 

[kellyj00]

well, there is good news... they banned high-capacity magazines in the old 'assault rifle' bill, and it didn't do anything for crime. Violent crime as a whole dropped from the mid-90's, not just gun violence.... most folks chalk this up as an increase in the economy giving thugs the ability to find work and start families rather than stealing cars and living the thug life. Or maybe because Rap music became more popular in the mid-90's... who knows? I'm betting that limiting a criminal to 10 rounds in legally purchased magazines for an illegally obtained gun didn't make that much difference.

From what I've read, the .38 stubby is the most commonly used robbery handgun...that's, uh, 6 shots? They could ban guns entirely, but I'm not giving my wife a grapefruit spoon to defend herself against a criminal with a criminally obtained pistol.

 

[Titan6]

I want to know how gun violence is solvable? How come they never post the solution that we can look at?

 

[DonP]

I heard the Governor of Virginia take them to the woodshed in his speech.

He said that ... "groups using this event to further their own agenda, or use it for fundraising are beneath contempt, vile and repulsive."

I wonder if anyone has posted that clip on the Brady web site yet? Now if we could only get him to mention them by name.

I got one of their fundraising e-mails the same day as the shootings happened reminding me that any donations I make would be magically doubled by their anonymous benefactor.

Rolling in the blood of the innocent isn't good enough for them anymore, they want to be there while it is still flowing. How can any person of conscience with a soul do something like that?