Washington, DC - Ignoring a campaign promise to "repeal the Tiahrt Amendment," the Obama Administration yesterday maintained, in its proposed budget for FY 2011, the Bush-era language that requires the destruction of most Brady background check records, bans the government from requiring gun dealers to fully account for firearms in their possession, and prohibits public access to crucial information about crime guns. The Brady Center highlighted President Obama's failed leadership on guns in its recent report card giving the President an “F” on preventing gun violence in his first year.
To read the report, go to: http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/reports/fedleg/obama-1styear-report.pdf. Paul Helmke, President of ...read the full release
Washington, DC – Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement about new print ads for Nike featuring NBA celebrity Kobe Bryant:"Just a few days ago, the National Basketball Association suspended two players for the season for irresponsible behavior with firearms. Now, Kobe Bryant and Nike demonstrate an irresponsible, sophomoric attitude about guns."While I know Nike won't get suspended for the season by the NBA, I hope the league will let them know that this advertisement is both off message and badly timed. We need to drop the gun glorification in pro basketball, ...read the full release
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CONTACT: Andy Goddard of MMM-VA at 804-240-5614 or info@mmmrichmondva.org Lori Haas at 804-399-4893 or clewthaas@comcast.net Peter Hamm of the Brady Campaign at 202-289-5792 or phamm@bradymail.org Richmond, VA - As a Virginia Senate committee prepares to hold hearings on a bill to close the gun show loophole in the state, a coalition of gun violence prevention groups released a video compilation of firearm purchases at Virginia gun shows completed without Brady criminal background checks. The videos show how easy it is for anyone to obtain firearms ...read the full release
Washington, DC - The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence today offered video evidence to corroborate findings presented by the Austin Police Department about dangerous sales practices at events run by Texas Gun Shows.Watch the Brady Campaign video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baPgr_tw79Q The last segment in this video was filmed at a Texas Gun Shows event in San Antonio.In August 2009, Colin Goddard – a survivor of the Virginia Tech massacre who was shot four times – joined Austin resident John Woods in a visit to a Texas Gun Shows event at the San ...read the full release
Washington, DC - In his first year as President, Barack Obama’s continuing concessions to the “guns anywhere” mentality of the gun lobby and lack of leadership for common-sense gun laws has earned him a grade of “F” from the nation’s leading group fighting to prevent gun violence. President Obama signed legislation letting people carry concealed weapons in national parks and in checked luggage on Amtrak trains, adopted the gun lobby’s empty rhetoric about just “enforcing the laws on the books,” muzzled Cabinet members who expressed any support for stronger gun laws and failed to appoint permanent leadership at the agency ...read the full release
Washington, DC - The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence today endorsed Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in the special election for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by the late Edward M. Kennedy, calling her election critical because her opponent has become beholden to the National Rifle Association and other gun extremists. Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign, said that a Brown victory could lead to passage of federal legislation that would force Massachusetts to allow out-of-state residents to carry loaded, hidden handguns in the state. This would include states with much weaker concealed carry laws like Florida, ...read the full release
Washington, DC – Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and Ralph Fascitelli, Board President of Washington Ceasefire, released the following statement to Washington State's elected officials as they respond to the outbreak of police killings in 2009:"No plan to protect our families and police officers can be complete without tackling the problem of dangerous people easily obtaining firearms. Six Washington law enforcement officers were murdered in November and December 2009, all of them with firearms. In fact, over 55% of all Washington homicides are committed with guns. "We respectfully disagree with the comments of Chelan ...read the full release
Washington, DC – Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement about the terrible rampage yesterday of a St. Louis factory worker who killed three co-workers and himself and wounded five others, as well as the other incidents of gun violence during the first week of 2010:"After just one week into the new year, America shows once again the tragic consequences of our weak gun laws and our pervasive, irresponsible 'guns everywhere' culture:
Yesterday, January 7, a St. Louis factory worker killed three co-workers and himself while wounding five others. This suicide shooter was ...read the full release
Washington, DC - Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement today about Washington Wizards basketball player Gilbert Arenas:"If Gilbert Arenas brought firearms into the District of Columbia and stored them at the Verizon Center sports arena in violation of the law, he should be taken from the basketball court to a courtroom. If found guilty, he should be punished to the full extent of the law, including jail time if appropriate. "If the facts that have been reported in the media are accurate, Mr. Arenas violated the most fundamental rule of responsible ...read the full release
