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Slims · 09-25-2007, 02:44 PM

DC Dux: Uh, actually, that's incorrect. They are absolutely the same organization:

Off the NRA website on anti-gun organizations:
"In 2001, Handgun Control, Inc. changed its name to Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The organization originated (1974) as the National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH), a group which lobbied for government restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms through support for restrictions on the manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, and civilian possession of handguns. The organization voiced a desire for an eventual handgun ban through gradual steps, but changed its name and espoused goals due to results of a survey. In 1991, then HCI amended its Articles of Incorporation to reflect its support of restrictions on rifles and shotguns as well." http://nraila.org/Issues/factsheets/read.aspx?ID=14

Same organization, different names for different political climates. And Peter Shields founded the organization that eventually became the brady campaign, so he has everything to do with them. (see above).

Edit: I am aware that there are a lot of bogus quotes attributed to Sarah Brady and her organization and I have not posted them. What I have posted, however, is accurate.

Re-Edit: Oops, hang on, while I check the committee thing.

09-25-2007, 02:44 PM	#206 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	DC Dux: Uh, actually, that's incorrect. They are absolutely the same organization: Off the NRA website on anti-gun organizations: "In 2001, Handgun Control, Inc. changed its name to Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The organization originated (1974) as the National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH), a group which lobbied for government restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms through support for restrictions on the manufacture, importation, sale, transfer, and civilian possession of handguns. The organization voiced a desire for an eventual handgun ban through gradual steps, but changed its name and espoused goals due to results of a survey. In 1991, then HCI amended its Articles of Incorporation to reflect its support of restrictions on rifles and shotguns as well." http://nraila.org/Issues/factsheets/read.aspx?ID=14 Same organization, different names for different political climates. And Peter Shields founded the organization that eventually became the brady campaign, so he has everything to do with them. (see above). Edit: I am aware that there are a lot of bogus quotes attributed to Sarah Brady and her organization and I have not posted them. What I have posted, however, is accurate. Re-Edit: Oops, hang on, while I check the committee thing. __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence Last edited by Slims; 09-25-2007 at 02:52 PM..