Legislation like the Brady Bill ignores the fact that violence unfortunately has been a fact of life long before firearms were invented. Outlawing guns does not prevent violence, but it does prevent smaller, older, disabled or less powerful persons from effectively defending themselves against larger and stronger attackers.

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Once the anti-gun left has a cause or celebrity to rally around, rational thought goes out the window as they push their proposed legislation.

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Sarah Brady is still a leading figure in the anti-gun movement. Jim Brady is still an advertisement for gun control.

Sandy Froman
July 12, 2007
The history of gun control, part 3
Froman is immediate past president of the National Rifle Association of America and a longtime member of the NRA board of directors.
[There really should be three separate quotes but I couldn't decide which of them I wanted to post first.--Joe]