Gun-Control Group, PAC Pay $12K FEC Fine

Yahoo News / AP story ^ | May 5, 2005 | unstated

[JesseJane]

A gun-control group and its political action committee have paid a $12,000 fine to settle a campaign finance case from the 2000 election.

At issue were ads and endorsements by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and its Brady Voter Education Fund involving various Democratic candidates in 2000.

The American Conservative Union, in a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accused the Brady organizations of making illegal corporate contributions to the Democrats' campaigns.

The FEC disclosed the outcome of the case Thursday.

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The Brady Campaign is named after Jim Brady and his wife Sarah. Jim Brady, press secretary to President Reagan, was shot during a 1981 assassination attempt on Reagan. The Bradys later became gun-control activists.

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On the Net:

Federal Election Commission: http://www.fec.gov/

Click for FEC Case Summary and Official Particulars

[King Prout]

interesting

[glock rocks]

Ya gotta love the ACU.

[FreedomPoster]

Ping. This is great!

[JesseJane]

This was good news!

[EagleUSA]

Finally, some revenge against the anti-Constitutional forces in this country.

[Squantos]

I'll have to drop em a donation for that effort !

[NRA2BFree]

Good news! That just made my day!

[JesseJane]

Yesssss!

[JesseJane]

:)Mine too.

[cherokee1]

It's great news but if I read the dates right it took FIVE YEARS. That's one election back. Shouldn't justice be a little more swift and sure where elections are concerned? If it takes that long to prosecute them maybe the Brady Bunch will think it's still worth doing?---Again?

[FlingWingFlyer]

This is great but I wish it had been 12 million. The only way to stop the anti-Bill of Rights crowd is to take away their financing.

[JesseJane]

Good point. However I *think* the make up of the board is 6R's, 6Commies ..oops D's. That may have contributing factor for gum in their gears. The fine should've been double the contribution, and, henceforth disallowed from future contributions to any political party *in the world*. Shutting down the backalley channels through Soros groups etc.

[glock rocks]

Here's the ACU homepage...
http://www.conservative.org/

You can join the ACU for $25 per year...
http://www.conservative.org/join/index.asp

While you're there, sign up for their free email publications...
http://capwiz.com/acu/mlm/signup/

[Squantos]

Well damn if you didn't save me enough time to go shooting this afternoon !

Thanks GR !

Will check back in this PM !(you've been officially warned...:o)

Stay safe Dude !

[Dan from Michigan]

Bwahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahah!!!!

[free_at_jsl.com]

This is nothing. I live in the Los Angeles area and used to work with a pro-gun advocate who set up a PAC. Things were going fine until he drew the attention of our (rabidly democratic) state government. They tried to fine him for not filing some forms and he tried to fight it. In the end he lost everything (several hundred thousand dollars). It can be dangerous being an activist in California if your cause is unpopular with the liberal state government.

[free_at_jsl.com]

More info about above at: this link.

[konaice]

I hate to be negative, but 12 thousand dollars penalty to these people has them laughing all the way to their piggie bank to cough up the chump change.

Had you read the documents you would have seen that Brady paid out over a million bucks to his candidates campaign, and Handgun Control paid at least 1.2 million to their buddies.

12K is just the cost of doing business to these guys, and it doesn't even count as a criminal conviction. They are free to, and probably have already, continue contribute again and again and again...

[Flyer]

In the future they should have to pass a background check before making any more donations.