About that extremist gun lobby
The Brady Campaign has come out in support of the San Francisco gun ban:
And in San Francisco, a referendum to outlaw handguns passed by a spectacular margin with pennies spent marketing it. The Brady Campaign took no position on the ban, but the broad margin of victory on the referendum (some 58 percent supported it) speaks volumes about the desire of urban residents to do something about the gun violence plaguing American cities.
In a nutshell, Election Day 2005 was a positive one for supporters of sensible gun laws.
So, the Bradies claim to be for sensible gun laws yet they are ecstatic over a law that will lead to the confiscation of handguns, forbid purchasing ammo, and forbid transfers (i.e., purchasing) firearms is a sensible gun law? Further:
The San Francisco referendum, Sarah Brady said this morning, “sends a very loud message from American urban voters. They are saying the gun violence problem is not going to go away if we don’t do something about it. The extreme gun lobby worked very hard to try to defeat the measure, and they got trounced.”
Uhm, who’s the extremist? You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.
November 10th, 2005 at 10:04 am
The gun ban in San Francisco is like manna from heaven for gun rights advocates. We can point to San Francisco and tell the people that are sitting on the fence that yes, they really do want to ban guns, not just have “reasonable” restrictions and “common sense” regulation. The fact that the Brady’s are supporting this measure is just icing on the cake.
November 10th, 2005 at 2:23 pm
Extreme gun rights = Owning a gun
November 10th, 2005 at 8:42 pm
My name is Inijo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die.
November 15th, 2005 at 11:33 am
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