- Right now @clgoddard is delivering 35K signatures to Congress pre-State of the Union to push for action on #guns http://t.co/C04i0QaY
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- Tell Congress we want action to reduce #gun violence. Help reach the goal of 30,000 emails by midnight: http://t.co/GdNtznlD
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- #NowIsTheTime to rally friends & followers to reach our goal of 30,000 emails to Congress in the next few hours: http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- #NowIsTheTime to make Congress hear our demand to reduce #gun violence. Help send 30K emails by midnight http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- Make sure Congress hears our demand for action to reduce #gun violence. Let's send 30,000 emails over the next 48 hours http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- Make our voices heard. Help send 30,000 emails urging Senate Judiciary Committee members to act on #gun reform http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- #NowIsTheTime to rally friends, family & followers to help send 30,000 emails to Congress in the next 48 hours: http://t.co/GdNtznlD
- Nationwide call-to-action: Help rally friends & family to send 30,000 emails to Congress in the next 48 hours: http://t.co/GdNtznlD
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For Senator Gillibrand, "F" From the NRA a Grade to Be Proud Of
Oct 1, 2010
Washington, D.C. - Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement about Senator Kirsten Gillibrand earning an F rating from the National Rifle Association:
“It has been reported that the NRA intends to award Senator Kirsten Gillibrand with a grade of F for voting ‘against them 100 percent of the time.’ This is one failing grade that the Senator should be proud to receive, and that New Yorkers should be happy she has earned.
“Over the last two years, the NRA has had an ongoing legislative effort to force guns into every corner of our society. On every one of their bills, Senator Gillibrand stood up to the gun lobby and voted no.
“Not just content to stand up to the NRA’s extremist agenda, Senator Gillibrand authored one of the most comprehensive bills aimed at stopping illegal gun trafficking ever offered in the U.S. Congress. The Senator has also cosponsored a bill that seeks to prohibit terrorists from purchasing guns. The NRA even opposes this common-sense measure.
“Senator Gillibrand should wear her ‘F’ grade from the NRA as a badge of honor as she continues to do what she can to make New Yorkers safer by protecting them from gun violence and resisting extremist agendas. The Brady Campaign looks forward to working with Senator Gillibrand for many years to come.”
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