Twisted Cross
04-19-2002, 02:28 PM
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HIGHLIGHTS
NICS IS BEING CHALLENGED AND LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDERMINED! WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP IT!
SARAH'S MEMOIR A GOOD FIGHT MAKES A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY GIFT, BOOK CLUB SELECTION!
DESPITE THE HYPE, GUN SALES ARE DOWN
IN-DEPTH
NICS IS BEING CHALLENGED AND LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDERMINED! WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP IT!
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE (GAO) SAYS DESTROYING NATIONAL INSTANT CHECK SYSTEM (NICS) RECORDS AFTER ONE DAY PER AN ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT PROPOSAL WOULD UNDERMINE LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
Under current Department of Justice regulations, National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) records on gun purchasers must be kept for 90 days. On July 6, 2001, Mr. Ashcroft proposed regulations to destroy these records after one business day. The Department of Justice solicited comments on that proposal, and the comment period expired on September 4, 2001. No final rule has been issued.
Now, preliminary information from the General Accounting Office (GAO), released last week by Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), indicates that destruction of National Instant Check System (NICS) records after one business day, as proposed by the Attorney General, would undermine the effectiveness of the NICS.
Specifically, the GAO stated in a March 11, 2002, letter to Senator Durbin that destroying NICS records after one business day would prevent law enforcement officials from identifying gun buyers who should not have been approved for a firearms purchase and, therefore, from retrieving the firearms.
The Brady Campaign applauds the GAO for drawing attention to the dangers of destroying these vital records. Click here to read our full press release on the GAO report.
We need your help to convince Attorney General Ashcroft to do the right thing and immediately withdraw his proposal to destroy NICS background records after one business day!
Please take action now by going to our website and e-mailing Attorney General Ashcroft, urging him to maintain the current 90-day retention period for these records and allow law enforcement to prevent purchasers from buying guns!
With the help of activists like you, we can make a difference!
SARAH'S MEMOIR A GOOD FIGHT MAKES A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY GIFT, BOOK CLUB SELECTION!
Are you looking for a special present for Mother's Day? Sarah Brady's new memoir, A Good Fight, makes a great gift! Her book is an inspiring story of one Mom who has triumphed over personal tragedies and persevered to win great victories that have made America safer from guns. Pick up a copy of her memoir to inspire the wonderful woman in your life today!
A Good Fight also makes a great book club selection. Reading and discussing A Good Fight with your book club members is an excellent way to foster a conversation about the gun violence issues in America and spread the word in your community about the importance of gun safety. It is our sincere hope that her story will inspire more Americans to become active in this cause so that we can save even more lives! Oprah may have decided to scale back her book club, but you'll still have plenty to talk about with Sarah's memoir on your club's agenda.
To read an excerpt of A Good Fight, or to keep tabs on Sarah's media events, please visit www.agoodfight.org.
A Good Fight is now available in stores nationwide.
DESPITE THE HYPE, GUN SALES ARE DOWN
According to statistics gathered from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and other sources, handgun sales have been steadily dropping, despite the gun lobby's hype about increased gun sales following the September 11 tragedy. Although initial indicators showed a brief spike in handgun sales right after September 11, sales have dropped dramatically since then.
Handgun sales and handgun ownership have been declining for most of the last decade and the strong downward trend is attributed to such factors as tougher gun-control laws, lower crime rates, and a shift in American attitudes towards guns.
According to the FBI, there were fewer handgun sales in 2001 than in 2000 and in the first two months of 2002, handgun sales fell another 10.5 percent below last year's slow pace (as measured by the FBI background checks).
Furthermore, a University of Chicago General Social Survey found that gun ownership is decreasing. 24 percent of adults polled in 2001 owned at least one gun, a drop from 31 percent in 1996. It is the first time in the survey's 16-year history that the percentage of gun owners dropped below 30 percent.
Click here to read the in-depth story from the Christian Science Monitor reported April 2.
PASS IT ALONG!
Please pass this message along to friends, family members, and colleagues so that they too can take a stand for sensible gun laws.
"Thumbs up to all of you for your generous support! Together, we will build a safer America." - Jim "The BEAR" Brady
April 19, 2002
http://www.bradycampaign.org
http://www.bradycenter.org
http://www.millionmommarch.org
HIGHLIGHTS
NICS IS BEING CHALLENGED AND LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDERMINED! WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP IT!
SARAH'S MEMOIR A GOOD FIGHT MAKES A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY GIFT, BOOK CLUB SELECTION!
DESPITE THE HYPE, GUN SALES ARE DOWN
IN-DEPTH
NICS IS BEING CHALLENGED AND LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDERMINED! WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP IT!
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE (GAO) SAYS DESTROYING NATIONAL INSTANT CHECK SYSTEM (NICS) RECORDS AFTER ONE DAY PER AN ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT PROPOSAL WOULD UNDERMINE LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
Under current Department of Justice regulations, National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) records on gun purchasers must be kept for 90 days. On July 6, 2001, Mr. Ashcroft proposed regulations to destroy these records after one business day. The Department of Justice solicited comments on that proposal, and the comment period expired on September 4, 2001. No final rule has been issued.
Now, preliminary information from the General Accounting Office (GAO), released last week by Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), indicates that destruction of National Instant Check System (NICS) records after one business day, as proposed by the Attorney General, would undermine the effectiveness of the NICS.
Specifically, the GAO stated in a March 11, 2002, letter to Senator Durbin that destroying NICS records after one business day would prevent law enforcement officials from identifying gun buyers who should not have been approved for a firearms purchase and, therefore, from retrieving the firearms.
The Brady Campaign applauds the GAO for drawing attention to the dangers of destroying these vital records. Click here to read our full press release on the GAO report.
We need your help to convince Attorney General Ashcroft to do the right thing and immediately withdraw his proposal to destroy NICS background records after one business day!
Please take action now by going to our website and e-mailing Attorney General Ashcroft, urging him to maintain the current 90-day retention period for these records and allow law enforcement to prevent purchasers from buying guns!
With the help of activists like you, we can make a difference!
SARAH'S MEMOIR A GOOD FIGHT MAKES A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY GIFT, BOOK CLUB SELECTION!
Are you looking for a special present for Mother's Day? Sarah Brady's new memoir, A Good Fight, makes a great gift! Her book is an inspiring story of one Mom who has triumphed over personal tragedies and persevered to win great victories that have made America safer from guns. Pick up a copy of her memoir to inspire the wonderful woman in your life today!
A Good Fight also makes a great book club selection. Reading and discussing A Good Fight with your book club members is an excellent way to foster a conversation about the gun violence issues in America and spread the word in your community about the importance of gun safety. It is our sincere hope that her story will inspire more Americans to become active in this cause so that we can save even more lives! Oprah may have decided to scale back her book club, but you'll still have plenty to talk about with Sarah's memoir on your club's agenda.
To read an excerpt of A Good Fight, or to keep tabs on Sarah's media events, please visit www.agoodfight.org.
A Good Fight is now available in stores nationwide.
DESPITE THE HYPE, GUN SALES ARE DOWN
According to statistics gathered from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and other sources, handgun sales have been steadily dropping, despite the gun lobby's hype about increased gun sales following the September 11 tragedy. Although initial indicators showed a brief spike in handgun sales right after September 11, sales have dropped dramatically since then.
Handgun sales and handgun ownership have been declining for most of the last decade and the strong downward trend is attributed to such factors as tougher gun-control laws, lower crime rates, and a shift in American attitudes towards guns.
According to the FBI, there were fewer handgun sales in 2001 than in 2000 and in the first two months of 2002, handgun sales fell another 10.5 percent below last year's slow pace (as measured by the FBI background checks).
Furthermore, a University of Chicago General Social Survey found that gun ownership is decreasing. 24 percent of adults polled in 2001 owned at least one gun, a drop from 31 percent in 1996. It is the first time in the survey's 16-year history that the percentage of gun owners dropped below 30 percent.
Click here to read the in-depth story from the Christian Science Monitor reported April 2.
PASS IT ALONG!
Please pass this message along to friends, family members, and colleagues so that they too can take a stand for sensible gun laws.
"Thumbs up to all of you for your generous support! Together, we will build a safer America." - Jim "The BEAR" Brady
April 19, 2002
http://www.bradycampaign.org
http://www.bradycenter.org
http://www.millionmommarch.org