Brady Applauds President Obama For Supporting Solutions to Gun Violence

Thanks Nina Gonzalez for joining the national conversation Brady has led for solutions to gun violence

Oct 17, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Brady Campaign President Dan Gross today released the following statement today in response to a question about gun violence solutions being posed during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University:

“Since the massacre at the movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, the Brady Campaign has been leading a national conversation asking the presidential candidates to offer solutions to gun violence. 

We applaud Ms. Gonzalez tonight for joining this national conversation by using her question at tonight’s town hall to press President Obama and Gov. Romney for solutions to gun violence with assault weapons.

We applaud President Obama asserting again his commitment to ban the assault weapons that he rightly pointed out “kill folks in amazing numbers,” and for affirming the need for background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill.

The overwhelming majority of Americans, including gun owners, understand that these kinds of military-style weapons don’t belong on our streets and in our communities, and that stronger background checks don’t have anything to do with the Second Amendment.  

Americans understand that we, as a nation, are better than this.

Regretfully, when offered the same opportunity to address America's gun violence problem Gov. Romney was not willing to offer the leadership or solutions required to make our communities and children safer.   

With the recent tragedies in Aurora, Colorado, the Sikh Temple shooting in Wisconsin, and 32 gun related murders occurring in our country every day, we at Brady stand ready to work with leaders from both political parties to solve the problem of gun violence in this country, and to represent the voice of the American people.”

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The Brady Campaign is the nation's largest citizens' lobby to prevent gun violence. We represent the voice of the overwhelming majority of Americans who are tired of living with the constant tragedy of gun violence and are in favor of strong laws and policies that will save lives. We are the light that exposes politicians who are putting the American people at risk, empowering the American people to hold them accountable for decisions and actions that undermine public safety.

We are driven by the focused vision of a nation where all Americans are safe at home, at work, at school, and in our communities.

Dan Gross is the President of the Brady Campaign and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. A photo and more information about Dan Gross is available here.

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