A Gun Ban Group By Any Other Name
Is Still a Gun Ban Group
Last week, we told you about a new anti-gun outfit operating
under the name Americans for Gun Safety. This week, we learned
that Handgun Control, Inc. (HCI) may be changing its name in
what appears to be a desperate attempt to improve its image with
mainstream America.
According to the February 26 issue of
Newsweek, the new name will probably include a reference to Jim
and Sarah Brady, who have been the public faces of HCI since the
late 1980s. HCI board members privately voted for the name change
because, according to insiders, some felt the term "handgun
control" was "too far to the political left." This will be the
second name change for HCI, which was first formed in 1974 as the
National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH).
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"...[HCI President] Barnes implied that, because 'HCI does not seek to ban all
guns,' it should not be called a 'gun ban
lobby'..." |
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Of course, regardless of what it is called, HCI will continue to
be nothing more than part of the gun ban lobby, although a recent
press release attempts to deny this fact. Taking umbrage with an
NRA letter that referred to HCI as a "gun ban lobby," HCI
President Mike Barnes took a page from the Bill Clinton play book
on definitions, and wrote a letter to Members of Congress to
"clarify" the issue.
Even though HCI is clearly on record as
supporting the 1994 ban on certain semi-automatic firearms,
and
even though, in its original incarnation as NCCH, the
organization voiced a desire for an eventual handgun ban through
gradual steps,
and even though HCI brags about its legal defense
of the Washington, D.C., and Morton Grove, Ill. handgun bans,
Barnes implied that, because "HCI does not seek to ban all
(emphasis added) guns," it should not be called a "gun ban
lobby." According to that logic, we shouldn't label someone a
criminal unless he commits every crime, as opposed to just some
crimes.
Sorry, Mike, but as long as your organization continues
to support banning many types and classes of guns, it is, by
definition, a "gun ban lobby." Or are you also confused with what
the meaning of "is" is?
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