Posted on 12/14/2007 1:09:55 PM PST by NonZeroSum
December 14th, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS (APUPI) As a mass memorial service was held today for the seventy-three victims of the massacre at the New Life Church, one of the largest such grim tolls in the nations' history, gun-control advocates pointed out the continuing folly of allowing civilians access to pistols and assault weapons.
"This never would have happened had Matthew Murray not been able to get his hands on those weapons, " said Sarah Brady, head of Handgun Control, Incorporated. "He had two handguns, an assault rifle, and a thousand rounds of ammunition. Seventy-three people are dead now, because the NRA continues to block reasonable gun-control measures."
With Sunday's slaughter still fresh in the minds of many, she pointed out that now was the time to end such incidents once and for all, with effective laws against both handguns and assault weapons.
The toll was horrific for the church, which lost not only many parishioners, but its senior pastor, Brady Boyd. Also killed was Jeanne Assam, one of the church's security guards. She had bravely stood up and warned the gunman as he entered the building after killing two girls in the parking lot, and pointed out the "gun-free zone" sign at the church entrance. However, she herself was unarmed, per church policy, and was shot down before Murray went on to shoot numerous others behind her.
Some have made the controversial suggestion that the death toll might have been lower had Ms. Assam been allowed to carry a firearm herself, something which, as a former police officer, she was well trained to do. In addition, she held a permit to legally carry a concealed weapon in Colorado. But the church rules, for obvious safety reasons, didn't allow weapons on the premises.
Mrs. Brady finds such suggestions dangerous and ludicrous. "What is a woman going to do with a handgun against a man with two pistols and an assault rifle?" she asked. "Adding more weapons to the mix would only have increased the carnage. What they needed was bigger letters on the sign."
[Copyright 2007 by Rand Simberg]
How about just locking up the madmen?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Yeah because if you outlaw it, you’ll stop them from coming into the country.
/sarc off
Sarah, Sarah, Sarah! Anyone who hates this much can also make a large strap-on bomb from ingredients purchased at Home Depot. Also, the mass murder did not occur because of armed citizens.
Those people are certainly in an alternate universe.
How about locking up Sarah, Diane Fineswine, Chucky Schumer, Barby Boxer, et al for their CONTEMPT for the SECOND AMENDMENT?
More liberal carry laws for normal Americans will cut down on whackos - or cut them down.
Apparently, this Leftist propagandist hasn’t been keeping up with events since Sept. 11, 2001.
Suicide bombers are killing far more people than madmen with firearms who should have been locked up.
So have IEDs.
If people want to kill, they are quite adept at finding very effective methods.
Had one of those targeted been armed, perhaps the madman would have only gotten a couple of shots off before someone dropped him, a method proved undeniably in Colorado.
Is this dude doing crack ?
“But the church rules, for obvious safety reasons, didn’t allow weapons on the premises”.
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Mrs. Brady finds such suggestions dangerous and ludicrous. “What is a woman going to do with a handgun against a man with two pistols and an assault rifle?” she asked. “Adding more weapons to the mix would only have increased the carnage. What they needed was bigger letters on the sign.”
Why is that these gun control fanatics cannot see the stupidity of their reasoning?
Uh... Aim carefully and shoot fast?
"What they needed was bigger letters on the sign."
People ought to be ashamed to be that stupid.
A chilly alternate history.
It is Friday, you know, and many Freepers stop paying attention to details in the afternoon.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
It also wouldn’t have happened if he had 10 times the weapons...and wasn’t a crazy sicko.
I know! Let’s ban guns in churches!............That’ll make everybody safe!................
It isn’t funny at all. Sarah Brady is responsible for countless deaths in the United States. I absolutely despise this bitch. Doesn’t she understand that even a total ban of all gun purchases would not have stopped John Hinckley?
Internet sarcasm can be fun, but it can also expose ourselves to riducule.
Gun control = Tight shot group
I thought Hillary was pure evil. But no one could be more purely evil than Sarah Brady.
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