AGS Continues To Try To Exploit
Fear Over Terrorism
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"...[A]ttacks on legal gun shows... have no place in a
congressional debate on the threat of terrorism..." |
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Last week, we reported
the shameless attempt by Americans for Gun Safety
(AGS) to exploit the terrorist attacks on September 11 as a tool to
promote its anti-gun agenda. Unfortunately, this was not an isolated
incident, and this week, AGS has continued this disgraceful tactic. The
latest effort from AGS involves yet another appalling attempt to foster
the ruse that there is a link between gun shows and terrorism, but it
falls just as flat as last week's attempt.
AGS cited a case involving
alleged terrorists who had violated existing federal gun laws, among
them making "straw purchases" of firearms. As was the case with last
week's story, though, the system worked here again. The illegal
purchases were uncovered, and the perpetrators were arrested,
prosecuted, and convicted. Even more embarrassing for AGS is the fact
that they alleged the perpetrators were linked to the Irish Republican
Army, but the record shows the jury rejected the prosecution's charge
that the guns were intended for the IRA.
It is clear that AGS will continue to stoop to these depths as it tries
desperately to exploit the September 11 tragedies to help jump start its
attacks on legal gun shows. Be sure to remind your federal lawmakers
that attacks on legal gun shows, such as S. 767, introduced by
U.S.
Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and
S. 890, introduced by
U.S. Senators
Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), have no place in a
congressional debate on the threat of terrorism.
Contact your U.S.
Senators, at (202) 224-3121, and your U.S. Representative, at (202)
225-3121, and urge them to do everything possible to end the threat of
terrorism, but not at the expense of our freedom! You can also find
contact information for your federal lawmakers by using the "Write Your Reps" tool at
NRAILA.org.
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