Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

It's about time we agreed on something as a nation on this topic. Guns definitely don't belong on our college campuses, for the same and for different reasons as they don't belong in our K-12 schools. While we're on the topic, why is there still a loophole in US law allowing states to determine whether someone with a permit to carry can bring a ... Read Moreloaded weapon right into the classroom? Seems as though if we agree about colleges, we should also eliminate the loopholes that still allow guns in schools in a handful of states, including New Hampshire.

i agree Muriel

So, first of all, I would definitely like to see real terrorists be unable to buy guns. Definitely. My problem, again, is with the definition of terrorist as used by our government today. Also, the Huffington Post supports my assertion that there are over 1 million names on the list and that 20,000 are being added every day. The following link will... Read More corroborate.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barry-steinhardt/terrorist-watch-list-hits_b_112596.html
and I apologize. Steinhardt wrote this article. I don't know who sent the other message to me.

I see that it was the actual Brady Campaign person who asserted my information is incorrect. Of course, I don't mind adding that it is hard to tell what information is true and what is false because of the many lies we are being fed by our government. Seriously, folks, this is not the government our founders fought and died for. It has been warped ... Read Morebeyond recognition. The enemy has become our own government, and I know that is hard to swallow if you are being fed mainstream news. Check out some information from my site http://patriotpages.ning.com. Most of it is information I found and am sharing. Some of it I have verified. One study, about the foreign ownership of our ports, I researched myself. And for some basic information about me, go to http://student.ccbcmd.edu/~cclar568. It will show clearly that I am against violence in any form.

Also read former Mayor Paul Helmke's blogs at this post. He always was a closeted liberal hiding under the Republican cloak to get elected in Fort Wayne. Now, he's doing superb work on the national level. He and the Brady Campaign for sensible gun laws need our support.

NRA believers/supporrters don't care. They will hold to their mistaken beliefs no matter how many are killed. The Second Amendment trumps all reasonable statements related to even a hint of gun control, no matter how sensible we think our proposals are.

This is important reading.

This is terrifying reading. Mentally ill people, violently disturbed people, people with a grudge real or imagined, people with a criminal history......What is wrong with preventing them getting a gun? You wouldn't even hand them a sharp dinner knife if you knew them personally, let alone a gun.

Wow, that's such a no brainer, I really don't know what to say.

One of my friends is an intern here this summer!

Should we be surprised? The NRA is probably in favor of selling guns to minors and gang members. Why wouldn't they be in favor of selling guns to terrorists? A sale is a sale. Any gun sales ($$$)=more money for the NRA. It's all about money.

These laws seem to make a lot of sense because they don't want to get rid of hand guns, just limit the craziness!!!!

Just became aware of this link: http://media.photobucket.com/image/jesus%20uzi%20onion/hmbn/What_Would_Republican_Jesus_Do.jpg

Nope, don't ban all guns. They're used by real hunters (not the fake NRA lobbyist types). Reasonable restrictions include: universal background checks, including resales by owners (take to nearest FFL for background check and certification of sale); adjudicated records for serious brain diseases-depression, bipolar, etc; unrestricted law ... Read Moreenforcement searches to trace guns; gun safety training for all owners; limit magazine capacity to less than 10 rounds; stamp bullets for tracing for shooting crimes;limit one gun a month and all sales tracked to enforce one gun/month nationally; straw purchasers criminally liable for felonies commited with gun they purchased. What am I leaving out?

To Neil: It's all about being sensible. Some restriction will save lives. I really don't believe that the law should allow loopholes that help criminals or kids to get guns. Not sure why this is ok with you . . . . .. It's not about banning, it's about owners taking responsibility for what happens with their guns and keeping criminals away from them.

I'm ordering it today, I can't wait to read it :)

I also ordered a copy. Does anyone have a copy of "The Founders' Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms" by Stephen Halbrook?? I wonder what's in that book.

U.S. Supplying Heavy Artillery to Mexico:
Mexico: The War Next Door
60 Minutes: Homeland Security Secretary Says Every American Has A Stake In Mexico's War Against Murderous Gangs
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/17/60minutes/rooney/main4831806.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSidebarArea.0

The NRA is protecting the right of gunmakers ot make MONEY not ANYTHING else. YOUR SAFETY is at risk!

HarHar! Anyone thinking this is propaganda is unfamiliar with the definition of the word - though they should be, since they likely immerse themselves in a daily dose of FoxNews and talk radio. Somehow those op-ed diatribes are not seen as "propaganda" though I've heard outright lies, hatred, and violence directed against others not sharing the ... Read Morepoint of view of the host or speaker of these agenda-driven "news" shows. But wait - an opposing view, and suddenly that's "propaganda".

These tactics are the tools of the weak or the ignorant.

Hypocrisy is a bitter drink when the other side serves it. Grow up and let others have their opinions.

Let's be realistic: stronger gun laws, all other benefits aside, would have no significant impact on the ability of Mexican criminals to acquire firearms. They would only be imported from elsewhere. The best solution is partial decriminalization of certain drugs which would reduce profits and incentives for large criminal enterprises. Of course this is nothing more than an academic exercise since such a solution would be politically unpopular.

factcheck.org needs to see this report.

28 years have passed by and we have done nothing to prevent this kind of insanity. Little Quaker girls, college students and on and on. Am I next? Are you?

Hey Dominick - what was the message?

The new and hardly-improved "shotgun marriage."

It would be so much funnier if it weren't so true!

Funny, but scary!

Usually they will come up with some absurd claims or stats that they interpret to mean that states with more gun restrictions have more crime and states with less restrictions have less crime. They like to point out another complete fallacy that millions of people on the street have foiled a holdup by pulling out a gun as in self-defense. Then ... Read Morethey throw in the 2nd amendment which they equate to everyone on earth having the right to breathe. I'm afraid we will never get through to them. As Reese states above, it's simple, more guns = more death, less guns = less death. Very obvious to me. I can't figure out their motive or reasoning.

Read the comments at the bottom of the article ^_^. And yes Lynne... it is ironical.

Oh, yeah. "Thou shalt not kill." My bad.

God does carry a gun and did not give anyone the "right' to do so, Jesus did not kill any one with any weapon