After Holocaust Museum Shooting Brady Campaign Calls On Congress To Stop Weakening Gun Laws

Jun 10, 2009

Washington, DC – Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement on the shooting at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum:

"The Brady Campaign extends sympathies to the innocent victims and others affected in today's shooting at the Holocaust Museum.  This shows that having even more guns in more places is the wrong answer to America's gun violence problem.

"This shooting occurred in the shadow of the Washington Monument just two blocks from the National Mall, in a museum dedicated to the remembrance of hate-directed violence that has seen almost 30 million visitors in the few years since it opened. 

"Congress should think very hard about their responsibilities for public safety before weakening gun laws in our nation's capital, and should re-think their decision to allow more guns in our national public areas.  It is dangerous to force more guns into places that American families expect to be gun-free and safe."

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