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In the wake of the recent tragedy that claimed the lives of NFL linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins, the national conversation about common sense solutions to gun violence continues to gain unprecedented momentum.
This past Sunday night, Bob Costas, reading the words of journalist Jason Whitlock, made a powerful and eloquent appeal for some common sense.
The day after Costas' comments, I had the opportunity to appear on The Ed Show withThe New York Times sports reporter William C. Rhoden who said that gun violence should be the NFL’s next big “civil rights issue."
Once again, Americans from across the nation and across the political spectrum are coming together to say that We Are Better Than This – better than a nation where more than 500 women are killed by their husbands or intimate acquaintances with guns every year – better than 32 gun murders every day.
On The Ed Show, I was asked whether I think the next congress will finally take up the issue of gun violence. I confidently answered, “Yes, because it’s a conversation the American public wants to have.”
And now we look forward to taking that conversation – your voice – to Congress in 2013!
We have unprecedented momentum and we are more certain than ever, with your continued support, the national conversation around gun violence will only continue to build until we make this the better, safer, nation we all want and deserve!
-Brady Center President Dan Gross
» Watch Bob Costas' appeal for common sense gun laws » Read sports columnist Jason Whitlock's commentary » Costas argues for gun reform on The O'Reilly Factor » Watch Brady President Dan Gross on The Ed Show
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