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The Brady Campaign or The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence or The Brady Campaign united with the Million Mom March was founded in 1974 as The National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH) by Dr. Mark Borinsky, a victim of gun violence.^[1] The NCCH was re-named Handgun Control, Inc. from 1980 until 2001 . On June 14, 2001, Handgun Control, Inc. was renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence has always been, and still is, a political lobbying group promoting the cause of gun control. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold in the cafeteria at Columbine High School, shortly before committing suicide. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Gun politics. ...

Some critics claim that the Brady Campaign has been ineffective since the Democratic Party lost control of Congress in January 1995. Since then the "assault weapons" ban has been allowed to expire; legislation protecting gun manufacturers and dealers against lawsuits by crime victims has been enacted in Congress and in several States; and the pro-gun opinions of former senator John Ashcroft were no impediment to his confirmation as Attorney General in 2001. The term Sunset Law refers to a statute that includes provisions for automatic termination of a government program or agency at the end of a specific time period unless it is reauthorized by the legislature. ... John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. ... Seal of the United States Department of Justice The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see 28 U.S.C. Â§ 503) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ...

The affiliated Million Mom March (Although it was more like the 2 dozen mom march), started as one of the largest marches on Washington^{[citation needed]}, is now a national network of 75 Chapters around the U.S. that lobby against against gun violence^{[citation needed]}. The Million Mom March was additionally supported by the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political advocacy organization that does take positions on many political issues.^[2] The Million Mom March was a gun violence awareness group founded in 2000. ... The League of Women Voters is a United States non-partisan political organization founded in 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt during a meeting of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. ...

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a sister organization that was also spun out of Handgun Control, Inc. on June 14, 2001. It is a registered not-for-profit organization which focuses on education and litigation and not political lobbying. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence was founded in 1974 as The National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH) by Dr. Mark Borinsky, a victim of gun violence. ...

Leadership

James Brady and his wife, Sarah, have been influential in the organization since at least the mid-80s. Sarah Brady became the Chair of Handgun Control, Inc. in 1989 , replacing Pete Shields, who had held that position since 1978. James Brady James Scott “Jim” Brady (born August 29, 1940) was Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan. ... front cover snapshot of A Good Fight, published in 2002 Sarah Brady (born February 6, 1942) is the wife of former White House Press Secretary James Scott Brady. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

From 2000 to May 2006 former Maryland Congressman Michael D. Barnes was the president of the Brady Campaign. He was succeeded by former Fort Wayne, Indiana mayor Paul Helmke. Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N  - Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29... Michael Darr Barnes (born September 3, 1943 in Washington, DC) represented Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987 and has been the president of the Brady Campaign gun control organization since March 1, 2000. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Indiana, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Indiana County Allen Founded October 22, 1794 Incorporated February 22, 1840 Government  - Mayor Graham Richard (D)  - City Clerk Sandra Kennedy (D)  - City Council John N. Crawford (R) Samuel J. Talarico, Jr (R) John Shoaff (D) Tom Smith... Paul Helmke is a U.S. politician, former mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana. ...

Stated Mission

As stated on the Brady Campaign's website, "we work to enact and enforce sensible gun laws, regulations, and public policies through grassroots activism, electing public officials who support gun laws, and increasing public awareness of gun violence." The Brady Campaign is recognized in this country as a leading gun control advocacy organization^{[citation needed]}, and have helped spearhead gun-control legislation at state and national levels^{[citation needed]}.

Past Efforts and Actions

The Brady Campaign was the chief supporter of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, known as the "Brady Bill", enacted in 1993 after several years of debate; and successfully lobbied for passage of the first-ever Federal assault weapons ban, banning the manufacture and importation of so-called military-style "assault weapons", a provision that gun-rights critics called arbitrary and symbolic. This has since been replaced by a computerized background check system. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, also known as the Brady Bill, was passed by the United States Congress, signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 30, 1993, and went into effect on February 28, 1994. ... The Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) was a provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a federal law of the United States that included a prohibition on the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons manufactured after the date of the bans enactment. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Brady Campaign has come in for severe criticism from both gun-owners groups (such as the NRA) and non-aligned parties, due to its frequent use of inaccurate information and unsourced data regarding firearms and ammunition.^{[citation needed]} Many so-called "pro-gun" groups have protested at what they see as the demonisation of a sport through disinformation and unfounded hysteria.^{[citation needed]} Some of the more famous examples include the labelling of semi-automatic or self-loading rifles as "assault weapons", calling for the ban of non-existent "plastic guns"^[3][4], and description of hollow-point handgun ammunition as "cop-killers"^{[citation needed]}. NRA is an abbreviation that may mean: National regulatory authorities Negative relative accommodation Nuclear reaction analysis In Ireland: National Roads Authority In the Republic of China: National Revolutionary Army, was the National Army of the Republic of China from 1925 until 1949 In Latvia: Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze... Disinformation, in the context of espionage, military intelligence, and propaganda, is the spreading of deliberately false information to mislead an enemy as to ones position or course of action. ...

This information was widely exploited by media outlets, despite the fact that assault weapons by definition must be derivative of similar fully-automatic rifles, and most types of hollow-point ammunition actually penetrate less than conventional jacketed rounds, thus being incapable of defeating police department-issue Kevlar vests. Chemical structure of Kevlar. ...

The Glock story illustrated the lack of understanding and research on the part of many anti-gun campaigners: they claimed the Glock series of polymer-framed handguns, launched in the US in the early 1980s, was capable of passing through airport metal detectors, and thus could be used by terrorists. This was despite some 80% of the pistols mass (slide, barrel, ammunition and internal components) being composed of metal. Also, the pressures generated by even relatively weak, low-calibre rounds (such as the .22LR) would be sufficient to rupture and potentially destroy a weapon constructed from plastics or other composite materials, causing severe injury to the would-be shooter. Glock is an Austrian weapons manufacturer (named after the founder Gaston Glock) founded in 1963 in Deutsch-Wagram, near Vienna, Austria. ... A handgun is a firearm small enough to be carried and used in one hand. ... The . ...

Identity confusion

As noted previously, the Brady Campaign was founded in 1974 as The National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH). Unfortunately, this name was often confused with the similarly-named "The National Council to Ban Handguns", subsequently known as "The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence" also started in 1974.^[5][6] These two organizations, The National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH) and "The National Council to Ban Handguns" were entirely separate organizations. The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence or CSGV is a non-partisan group of 45 organizations and 100,000 individual members founded in 1974 that seeks to ban handguns and assault weapons in the United States. ...

Further reading

• "A Reporter At Large: Handguns," The New Yorker, July 26, 1976, pp. 57-58
• "First Reports Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategies for Preventing Violence: Firearms Laws" The CDC, October 3, 2003^[7]

See also

• Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
• List of United States firearms topics
• Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
• The Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence was founded in 1974 as The National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH) by Dr. Mark Borinsky, a victim of gun violence. ... // Legal Topics Primary Organizations Liberty Belles Prominent individuals Advocates of firearms Gary Kleck Charlton Heston Wayne LaPierre John Lott Ted Nugent Advocates of firearms control Darrell Scotts Congressoinal Speech Michael D. Barnes Michael Bellesiles James Brady Sarah Brady Tom Diaz Arthur Kellermann Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine) Josh Sugarmann... The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence or CSGV is a non-partisan group of 45 organizations and 100,000 individual members founded in 1974 that seeks to ban handguns and assault weapons in the United States. ... The Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition is a coalition of mayors from 225 different United States cities, with a stated goal of making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets. ...

References

http://www.thehighroad.org

1. ^ The Brady Campaign - press releases
2. ^ The League of Women Voters - Gun control
3. ^ Kennedy, Michael Plastic Guns: New Weapons For Terrorists?, Toronto Star, May 8, 1988, at B6.
4. ^ Ruhl, Jesse Matthew; Rizer, Arthur L. III; Wier, Mikel J. Gun Control: Targeting Rationality in a Loaded Debate, The Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, Volume XIII Number III http://www.law.ku.edu/journal/articles/v13n3/ruhl.pdf
5. ^ National Review - Taking aim at the constitution
6. ^ THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS - Report of The Subcommittee On The Constitution Of The Committee On The Judiciary United States Senate Ninety-Seventh Congress - Second Session
7. ^ First Reports Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategies for Preventing Violence: Firearms Laws,Robert A. Hahn, Ph.D.; Oleg O. Bilukha, M.D., Ph.D.; Alex Crosby, M.D.; Mindy Thompson Fullilove, M.D.; Akiva Liberman, Ph.D.; Eve K. Moscicki, Sc.D.; Susan Snyder, Ph.D.; Farris Tuma, Sc.D.; Peter Briss, M.D.

External links

• The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence - official website
• Annual State Report Cards - Brady Campaign rating state's leaders laws and policies that promote a reduction in gun violence