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Posted on 10/08/2002 1:25:38 PM PDT by pabianice
Call Today: Tell The House Of Representatives To Reject The Gun Lobby's Attack On Gun Violence Victims
Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to VOTE on legislation, sponsored by the NRA gun lobby (H.R. 2037 and H.R. 123), that would prevent gun violence victims from seeking justice in our nation's courts and give special legal immunity to the gun industry.
We need your help to defeat this outrageous bill in the House. Please call your House Representative and the House Leadership TODAY and tell them to oppose all attempts to strip gun violence victims of their legal rights!
Call Your House Representative Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at: (202) 225-3121. Tell them your zip code and ask to be connected to your Representative. Call the House Leadership Call Majority Leader Dennis Hastert at (202) 225-2976. AND Call Minority Leader Dick Gephardt at (202) 225-2671.
What to tell them "I oppose all attempts to strip gun violence victims of their legal rights. I urge you to oppose HR 2037 and HR 123 or any other version of these bills."
The House of Representatives needs to know that we are watching them and that we will not idly stand by as they do the bidding of the NRA gun lobby. Please call today.
Background on the Legislation HR 2037 and HR 123 are different versions of legislation that would give special legal immunity to the gun industry. These bills are gaining momentum in the House of Representatives. Earlier this month, the Energy and Commerce Committee passed an amended version of HR 2037, Representative Stearns' bill, while the Judiciary Committee passed a modified version of HR 123, Representative Bob Barr's bill. The bills are slightly different, but the end result would be the same: gun violence victims would be prevented from holding the gun industry accountable in our courts, and gun manufacturers, sellers, and even gun trade associations would get special legal protection unlike any other American industry. This is an outrage!
Please call or write today, and pass this message along to your friends, family and colleagues so that they too can take a stand against the NRA!
"Thumbs up to all of you for your generous support! Together, we will build a safer America." - Jim "The BEAR" Brady
October 7, 2002 http://www.bradycampaign.org http://www.bradycenter.org http://www.millionmommarch.org
“The inability to distinguish between what is real and what is imaginary. Psychosis is a term used to describe a severe mental illness. Psychotics are characterized by a variety of symptoms that most people consider abnormal. These include experiencing delusions, such as the notion that one is being persecuted or conspired against. Psychotics may see things which don't actually exist and hearing voices (i.e. God) when no one is around. They often exhibit compulsive, irrational, ritualized behavior, esp. when such behavior serves no purpose or is even harmful or disruptive to those around them. They show no concern for others but may exhibit total self-centered behavior. Includes schizophrenia.”
The Maryland gunman appears to be using a high-power, high-calibre .223, wheras the rifle Sarah purchased was a super-calibre .30-06 WMD.
I doubt Jim Brady said this, or typed this.
Larry King asked Jim Brady about a year ago ---"Are you learning to talk?" --Jim Brady did not talk that I saw.
Or with metallurgy so defective it blows up in the shooter's face! Or fires without the trigger being pulled. IOW, when it's defective. When the machine/tool does what it's designed and sold to do, the responsiblity for misuse devolves onto the shooter, not the manufacturer.
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