Besides Janet Reno, others have chosen to speak out in
response to recent acts of violence that have caught the
attention of the nation. From this week, here are:
The Good
"I have a lot of friends that are members of the NRA.... I
am a member of the NRA. They're some of the finest Americans
that I know.... Now, just because you don't agree with them
in terms of having gun control doesn't mean that they are
bad people. They are very, very fine hard-working Americans
and I'm sort of fed up to it with people attacking them
because I'm one of them." -- U.S. Representative Charlie
Norwood (R-Ga.) responding to e-mail accusing him of being a
"paid shill for the NRA" on C-SPAN's Washington Journal. |
Charlie Norwood (R-Ga.)
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Lisa Morel Las
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The Bad
"Yesterday's horrific shooting gives us the opportunity
to...examine the gun lobby's encouragement and enabling of
fringe, racist and extremist groups." -- Lisa Morel Las,
executive director of the Illinois Council Against Handgun
Violence, commenting on the shooting at the North Valley
Jewish Community Center. |
The Ugly
"Clinton wants to get rid of assault weapons. The NRA
apologizes for them and defends them all the time, and
they're wrong. And they're Murder Incorporated." -- Bill
Press, representing "the left" viewpoint on CNN's Crossfire,
Aug. 11. To express your opinion of Bill Press' comment, please call
Crossfire at (202) 898-7655. |
Bill Press
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