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Brady Bunch Continues Attacks On Ashcroft
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"...[T]o hold a
view contrary to the original intent of our Founding Fathers
would be the unethical position..." |
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In what might best be considered ironic absurdity, the gun-ban
lobby formerly known as HCI filed an ethics complaint against
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft on Tuesday. The complaint
was filed because the AG stated in a letter to NRA-ILA Executive
Director James Jay Baker that he understands the Second Amendment
protects an individual right to arms - a view that is anathema to
the lobby headed by Sarah Brady.
This lobby, of course, is the
same ethically-challenged organization that intentionally misled
the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee during this year`s
confirmation hearings for AG Ashcroft. On January 19, while
testifying under oath before the Committee, HCI President Michael
Barnes fabricated a Supreme Court quote and grossly exaggerated
the number of firearm-related fatalities involving children,
telling U.S. Senator Teddy Kennedy (D-Mass.), "...just under 11
children a day in the United States [die] from gun violence."
In
fact, there is an average of fewer than two firearm-related
fatalities involving children each day in the U.S.
And if
intentionally misleading the U.S. Senate while under oath is not
unethical, then what about Brady and her group`s constant efforts
to try to capitalize on tragedy to further their anti-gun agenda?
One of the most egregious examples came in March, when HCI used
the horrific murders at a high school in Santee, Calif., to not
only promote its attacks on our Right to Keep and Bear Arms, but
to turn the tragic event into an on-line fund-raising scheme.
AG
Ashcroft took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution (which does
still include the Second Amendment, Mrs. Brady), so to hold a
view contrary to the original intent of our Founding Fathers
would be the unethical position - making the complaint filed by
Brady`s group a decidedly ironic PR stunt.
If you support the
AG`s views on our Right to Keep and Bear Arms, let him know by
contacting:
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
e-mail: AskDOJ@usdoj.gov
Also be sure to let President George W. Bush know you support
Ashcroft`s views. You can contact the White House at:
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
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