From the NY Times, 8-15-1993
"Without the first step of the Brady bill, we're never going to get anywhere," Ms. Brady said. "We can't waste any more time." She pointed out that the Virginia limit on multiple purchases, for example, would be unenforceable without some sort of waiting period, backed up by a computerized system that would catch those who tried to buy from several stores.
Other future measures she and her colleagues are discussing, she said, include more thorough background checks including fingerprinting of purchasers, required safety training for gun buyers and a system of "needs-based licensing," with different requirements for hunters, target shooters and security guards.
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/15/weekinreview/a-little-gun-control-a-lot-of-guns.html?pagewanted=allIt is good, to go thru the archives from time to time, and remember, just how gloomy the outlook for gun rights was in the early 1990's.
Like this next piece from the NY Times, 7-9-1994 aptly titled, "The Next Step for Gun Control"
The supporters of gun control need to keep moving.
Two bills that seek to do this are now before Congress. Both are sponsored by Representative Charles Schumer of Brooklyn on the House side. Both seek to build on the Brady law and the assault weapons ban with more comprehensive legislation, aimed at getting beyond the piecemeal approach of the first two measures.
One bill, co-sponsored by Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey, seeks mainly to control the firearms trade. It would make it much harder to become a licensed dealer, outlaw selling firearms from car trunks and kitchen tables, demand stringent security measures for dealers and increase fees to enable the underfunded Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to do its job properly. It sets a national limit of one gun per month per buyer, and calls for a national identification card with fingerprints, a magnetic strip and a photograph.
The other bill, co-sponsored by Senator Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio, has similar provisions but goes further. It includes gun safety requirements and would outlaw a number of weapons and devices, from short-barreled shotguns and Saturday night specials to large-capacity ammunition clips.
Whichever bill eventually comes to a vote, the backers of these measures are on the right track. It is time to take a much more sweeping, unapologetic approach to the fight against the hideous toll of firearms violence in the U.S. Now is the time to begin working to forge the kind of national consensus that led to the Brady law.
http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/09/opinion/the-next-step-for-gun-control.htmlI wonder, if they knew the end effect of all their lobbying, and the massive political price that was paid, would they do it again???
YES, they would, after all, Seems like many rabid supporters of gun control, have allot of "faith" that they are right, no matter the facts. They are very much like religious zealots in this respect. No matter what the numbers say, or what the facts on the ground are, they still blindly follow Sara Brady's mantra.
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