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CONTACT: Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence |
Statement on Fort Hood Tragedy
WASHINGTON - November 6 - Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement about the tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas:
"Our deepest sympathies go to the families who lost loved ones or are today visiting them in the hospital. Along with the rest of the country, we wish the Fort Hood community a return to a secure and safe environment.
"When I heard of the tragedy yesterday, we were in the midst of planning a response to the latest dangerous legislative proposal from the gun lobby in the United States Senate - language to automatically restore access to guns to veterans designated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Justice Department as ‘mentally incapacitated' or ‘mentally incompetent.' In light of what happened yesterday - a violent attack by an emotionally unstable soldier - it is even clearer that the proposal being pushed by Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina should be rejected.
"America has seen an epidemic of horrific gun violence at churches and synagogues, workplaces, health clubs, high schools, universities, police stations and now Army bases. This latest tragedy, at a heavily fortified army base, ought to convince more Americans to reject the argument that the solution to gun violence is to arm more people with more guns in more places. Enough is enough."
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2 Comments so far
Show Allthe right to bear arms does not make it right to bear arms.
The right wing gun nuts will say Hasan was stopped by a woman with a gun. Those of us on the same side as Paul Helmke will ask why Hasan had semi-automatic pistols and why no one stopped him when he started dropping obvious hints that he intended to do something like what he did.
Yes, opposing Senator Burr's bill makes very good sense, now more than ever. But much more needs to be done.