ConditionThree
State Pioneer
Paul Helmke wrote me a letter...
I quote;
LOL!
Here's the breakdown of their list of accomplishments that they believe merit more donations;
Fought back against the gun lobby's legislative attempts to force more guns into our communities;
Uhm. If legislation is advanced because it represents the desires of the constituency of whom our congressmen represent, how can that be attributed to 'force'?
Pressured President Obama to nominate a strong ATF director;
FAIL - It took nearly two years for Obama to throw Andrew Traver's name in the hat, and now we are looking at a slightly different Senate, confimation is certain to be a tough sell. Claiming that the Brady Campaign had anything to do with Traver being nominated is like the weather man claiming they were responsible for making the sun shine. Even their own report card on Obama shows that they have NO influence on the president...(http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/reports/fedleg/obama-1styear-report.pdf) The Brady Campaign has had two years to pressure Obama to support their agenda. What happened? Obama signed legislation to for National Parks to follow state law regarding gun possession, effectively re-establishing the 2A in Federal lands.
Stopped dangerous legislation in the states and in Congress;
Really? And what bills were those? Was that the one where Arizona went Constitutional carry- so a gun owner could openly carry or conceal carry without licensing? Or was that the state Senate bill in Mississippi that opened up carry in parks, restaurants, and unsecured public buildings to CCW holders? I think those were both signed by the state's respective governors. Your organization didn't stop those.
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Built strong support for our bills to close the deadly gun show loophole and the dangerous terror gap.
Support for whose bills? I am not aware of any legislation being considered that has the Brady Campaign organization attached to it in any way. Regardless, neither has seen any major advancement. SB 595 was voted to be carried over to 2011- and likely this has killed it with the incoming house. Similar efforts to close the 'gunshow loophole' such as one in Virginia died in commitee.
If I were anti-gun, I wouldnt want to donate to an organization who cannot provide results or point to some effort that was immediately a recognizable sucess. It is not enough to rally the troops or circle the wagons- you actually have to get something done.
This letter is the signal to all pro-2A organizations to use whatever means necessary to cost the Brady Campaign for Criminal Empowerment as much money as possible and drain their coffers.
I quote;
LOL!
Here's the breakdown of their list of accomplishments that they believe merit more donations;
Fought back against the gun lobby's legislative attempts to force more guns into our communities;
Uhm. If legislation is advanced because it represents the desires of the constituency of whom our congressmen represent, how can that be attributed to 'force'?
Pressured President Obama to nominate a strong ATF director;
FAIL - It took nearly two years for Obama to throw Andrew Traver's name in the hat, and now we are looking at a slightly different Senate, confimation is certain to be a tough sell. Claiming that the Brady Campaign had anything to do with Traver being nominated is like the weather man claiming they were responsible for making the sun shine. Even their own report card on Obama shows that they have NO influence on the president...(http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/reports/fedleg/obama-1styear-report.pdf) The Brady Campaign has had two years to pressure Obama to support their agenda. What happened? Obama signed legislation to for National Parks to follow state law regarding gun possession, effectively re-establishing the 2A in Federal lands.
Stopped dangerous legislation in the states and in Congress;
Really? And what bills were those? Was that the one where Arizona went Constitutional carry- so a gun owner could openly carry or conceal carry without licensing? Or was that the state Senate bill in Mississippi that opened up carry in parks, restaurants, and unsecured public buildings to CCW holders? I think those were both signed by the state's respective governors. Your organization didn't stop those.
and
Built strong support for our bills to close the deadly gun show loophole and the dangerous terror gap.
Support for whose bills? I am not aware of any legislation being considered that has the Brady Campaign organization attached to it in any way. Regardless, neither has seen any major advancement. SB 595 was voted to be carried over to 2011- and likely this has killed it with the incoming house. Similar efforts to close the 'gunshow loophole' such as one in Virginia died in commitee.
If I were anti-gun, I wouldnt want to donate to an organization who cannot provide results or point to some effort that was immediately a recognizable sucess. It is not enough to rally the troops or circle the wagons- you actually have to get something done.
This letter is the signal to all pro-2A organizations to use whatever means necessary to cost the Brady Campaign for Criminal Empowerment as much money as possible and drain their coffers.
