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The gun lobby leadership is dangerous. Its actions are extreme. Its goal is power and money. For years, the gun lobby, led by the National Rifle Association, has undermined common sense gun law to protect you, your family and your community.

In the early 1990's, it doggedly tried to stop the Brady Law, but was unsuccessful.

It also has worked to handcuff law enforcement to prevent enforcement of federal gun laws. It has undermined the ability of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to crack down on corrupt gun dealers. Its claims that we just need to "fully enforce existing federal gun laws" rather than passing sensible gun laws is hypocrisy. You can read more about it in the Brady Center report, The NRA: A Criminal's Best Friend.

The gun lobby puts our families at risk by trying to force guns into every nook and cranny of our lives, including the workplace, schools, national parks, our Nation's Capital, and even comatose veterans. The result is that it easier for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons.

While undermining the passage of life-saving gun laws, pushing guns for into our public life, and handcuffing law enforcement, it has spewed extreme rhetoric. The president of the NRA made an outrageous statement that shakes the foundation of our democracy when he cried "The guys with the guns make the rules."

It is not a vision for America we share. The Brady Campaign believes we can find common sense solutions to the carnage of gun violence in this country. Together, can pass strong gun laws — like Brady background checks on all gun sales, including at gun shows — to make you, your family and your community safer.

Rep. Moran speaks against Wayne Lapierre's specious rhetoric, and how Congress is working for the gun lobby to undermine gun safety.