Posted on 03/15/2007 8:57:14 AM PDT by ExpatGator
Dear Dana,
The following histrionics are brought to you by the Brady Campaign via the emails that I receive from them:
"Brady Gun Law Defense Fund [image]Last week, a Federal Appeals Court overturned Washington D.C.’s long-standing restrictions on handguns — a decision that endangers all of America’s gun laws.
This case is most likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court and we have a tidal wave of work to do before it gets there.
This battle — to its very core — is the most important battle we have ever waged. We need your help today to build a strong Brady Gun Law Defense Fund to save America’s gun laws.
This fight is so critical to the safety and sanity of our nation that an anonymous donor has extended his challenge and will match dollar for dollar all gifts to this Brady Gun Law Defense Fund. Your gift will be fully tax deductible.
The threat to all our gun laws is truly unprecedented. The hypocrisy of the ruling is astounding.
What is at stake for you and your community? An emboldened gun lobby will use the ruling to challenge strong local, state and federal gun laws.
We must prepare for an onslaught of lawsuits in which gun laws will be challenged under this new reading of the Second Amendment — a strategy the gun lobby rarely used because of past legal decisions … until now. And, if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses itself and adopts the “individual right to bear arms” view approved by the Federal Appeals Court, all good gun laws everywhere could be at risk …
... from the long-standing machine gun ban … to the 1968 Gun Control Act … to the Brady Background Check Law.
… to your local and state laws … like the ones in California and New Jersey banning Assault Weapons … and many more.
These and many other life-saving laws promoting public safety are at risk. And we need to be ready for an immediate onslaught of challenges and fight them tooth and nail. We need your help today with a tax-deductible gift!
Why is this ruling so radical? Because the decision defies almost 70 years of legal precedent. All courts before this — save one — have ruled that the Second Amendment is not an individual right to bear arms, and this is the first Federal Appeals Court ever to declare a gun law unconstitutional based on the Second Amendment.
In her dissent, Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson wrote that Second Amendment rights relate to “Those militia whose continued vitality is required to safeguard the individual state.” Unlike Judge Henderson, the two judge majority ruled against decades of legal precedent…
… And completely disregarded the democratically-expressed will of the people of the District of Columbia, depriving D.C. citizens of a strict handgun law enacted thirty years ago.
Talk about judicial activism! We can’t help but note the unbelievable hypocrisy here too. Conservatives cry and gnash their teeth about activism from the bench. This decision is judicial activism at its worst.
Judge Silberman, who wrote the majority opinion, is well-known for his close ties to the right-wing. Now — with quintessential judicial activism from the bench — the gun lobby threatens to achieve through the courts what it has been unable to do in Congress.
This is going to be a long, hard fight, but with your help we will save our nation’s gun laws. We will keep you up-to-date as we confront this extraordinary threat to our efforts to reduce gun violence. But right now, we need your support to build our Brady Gun Law Defense Fund. Remember that right now your gift to this fund will be doubled! Please act now.
Sincerely, Your Friends at StoptheNRA.com
P.S. Your gift will be worth double when you give to our Brady Gun Law Defense Fund. Please give a tax-deductible gift today."
Hopefully we can avoid the conflict that would result from their dream fulfilled. We need to all stand up and put our money and time where our hearts are. Sacrifice is needed in this fight. We either sacrifice money and time now or our sons and daughters will have to sacrifice their freedom and blood later. They will not give up until driven from the halls of power.
The shame of it is that it will not cost the elitists anything in the short term. They have others do their dirty work, as it has always been. We would eventually beat them, but the cost would be high.
I worry when I see so many throwing their support in for Giuliani, and others like him.
I wonder who the anonymous donor is ? George Soros ?
"Driven" is right, and that's going to get nasty. They underestimate our determination!
The shame of it is that it will not cost the elitists anything in the short term. They have others do their dirty work, as it has always been. We would eventually beat them, but the cost would be high.
Oh, I think it will cost many elitists the one thing they don't want to lose, and you know what that is. ;o)
I worry when I see so many throwing their support in for Giuliani, and others like him.
Yes, I agree, and it's not just Rudy. It's the other RINOS! Even Newt should not be supported because he's CFR, and globalism is part of the biggest reason that America is in trouble now. Bush has sold us down the river and Congress is getting ready to pass shamnesty for him. Suffice to say, this shamnesty is going to destroy America! Our kids and grand kids for generations to come are going to wonder why we let them get away with it. Every man and woman who has ever died to keep our freedom intact will have done so in vain if we don't stop the traitors!
Let's bug the NRA into looking into that.
I was so happy with the decision that I went out yesterday and bought myself a new Bushmaster and a Remington .17 HMR ( in the People's Republic of Zoo Jersey )
Congratulations! My youngest son is bugging me about getting one of those evil black rifles. We used to have a Colt AR, but I could not resist selling it at the top of the market, for 2.5 times what I paid for it.
So where were the these peoples' screams when "ACTIVIST" judges found the right to murder unborn children?
Yeah, the crickets went hoarse...
"A copy of the latest registration and financial information filed by Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence may be obtained by contacting Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, 1225 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202)898-0792."
If you plan on getting a .17 be ready for sticker shock . The retail price went up $100.00 since last November . Must be supply and demand . The Bushmaster is an E-2 Shorty Carbine with the removable handle ( A3 model ).
The dog already has an inflated concept of 'self'
Sounds like our dogs, and cats.
Hard at work to annul the United States Constitution...
Spineless coward wants to gut our rights and can't even show his face to the American people. A DemocRAT, no doubt.
Your gift will be fully tax deductible.
Those who would destroy our rights shouldn't get a free ride at the expense of the Treasury.
And the problem is...?
How about five alarm fire bells????
It's enough to gag a maggot!
Silberman. Remember that name next time SC Justices are being considered.
This guy won't support G!
I was ashamed to hear Sean Hannity supporting G this afternoon. Sean said he has done all he can about the Guns, Gays and Abortion...
I think not...
I wouldn't support Rudy G for dog catcher where I live.
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