brady center to prevent gun violence

I just posted my commentary about the United States being a violent society on August 21, six days ago.

The state of Arizona has provided more evidence of that observation. A nine year old girl accidentally killed a firing-range instructor while she was being shown how to operate an Uzi submachine gun.

It is legal to train children in the use of firearms. No laws were broken.

My question is why would you want to put guns of any kind into the hands of a nine year old child?

The answer seems to be because we can and it is our right to bear arms.

Even Anthony Scalia, the Supreme Court Justice and strong supporter of the second amendment, told Fox News that the Second Amendment “undoubtedly” permits some restrictions on firearms.

How about starting with children?

Of course the NRA tweets “7 Ways Children Can Have Fun at the Shooting Range.” This is no surprise. The NRA believes the best way to stop a killer is to be armed and ready to shoot.

Convince me this is not a violent society.

Meager and mild legislation is the best we can hope for.

First we all need to understand that our constitution’s second amendment states we all have the right to keep a bear arms. That is the core reason that gun owners offer to justify their ownership of all the weapons in their possession.

Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was almost killed by an assassin, and her husband retired astronaut, Mark Kelly, wrote an op-ed in USA Today that their Americans for Responsible Solutions initiative would help raise money to support greater gun control efforts and take on the powerful gun lobby.

President Obama has appointed Vice President Joe Biden to head a committee that will develop proposed legislation that might reduce gun violence.

Jim and Sarah Brady formed the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Brady, then-President Ronald Reagan’s press secretary, was wounded in the 1981 presidential assassination attempt by a mentally ill gunman.

In January, Calfornia Senator Feinstein will introduce a bill to stop the sale, transfer, importation and manufacturing of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices.

The NRA spent at least $24 million in the 2012 election cycle, including $16.8 million through its political action committee and $7.5 million through its affiliated Institute for Legislative Action. By comparison, the Brady Campaign spent around $5,800.

And when it comes to direct lobbying of lawmakers, the NRA was also dominant. Through July 1, the NRA spent $4.4 million to lobby Congress, compared with the Brady Campaign’s $60,000.

It is estimated that there are 300 million weapons of various kinds in the hand of the American public.

I would support the idea of confiscating all guns that can hold magazines of more than ten bullets.

It won’t happen. The owners of guns are everywhere. The mere thought of gun controls results in higher gun sales. Gun organizations are too strong to be contained.