Washington, DC - Brady President Dan Gross issued the following statement reacting to the disclosure that the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) drafted legislation to criminalize undercover work by reporters and public interest groups exposing illegal gun sales and gun laws that arm dangerous people:“It is now clear that ALEC was used by the NRA to disguise its far-reaching and threatening agenda that included efforts to suppress the truth about how our anemic gun laws are arming dangerous people.  The NRA wants to make uncovering the truth a criminal offense.  The so-called ‘Honesty in ...read the full release

Washington, DC - Brady Campaign President Dan Gross issued the following statement in response to a statement by the National Rifle Association on "Shoot First" laws:"Since George Zimmerman’s killing of Trayvon Martin, America’s outrage over the gun lobby's deadly "Shoot First" laws forced the NRA into a two-month self-imposed silent exile. The darkness and danger of their vision was exposed with unusual clarity.  Their reaction was to remain unusually silent. Unfortunately, it seems they are now back to their usual business of using fear and paranoia, tinged with racism, to justify their agenda of political extremism and selling as many guns to as many people ...read the full release

Washington, DC - Statement of Brady Campaign President Dan Gross on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee vote today to block funds for President Obama’s program to fight gun trafficking by requiring that gun shops along the Mexico border report to law enforcement multiple sales of AK-47s and other high-caliber rifles: “The gun lobby wants to ensure that bulk sales of assault rifles remain a ‘dirty little secret’ between gun dealers and traffickers.  Today the House Appropriations Committee did the gun lobby’s bidding.  Make no mistake, if allowed to become law, the Committee’s actions will cost innocent lives.  In today’s shameful ...read the full release

Washington, D.C. - The Brady Campaign and its network of California Chapters today announced endorsement of Lori Saldaña for election to Congress in California’s 52nd Congressional District.  The primary will be held on June 5, 2012. As a former California Assembly Member representing the San Diego Area, Ms. Saldaña repeatedly proved her commitment to strong gun laws and to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people by earning a 100% voting record with the Brady Campaign. In 2010, she showed her leadership on public safety issues by authoring legislation to ban the carrying of openly displayed handguns in public.  ...read the full release

Washington, DC - Brady Campaign President Dan Gross issued the following statement on the refusal of House Speaker John Boehner to meet with victims of gun violence this week, which was marked by the anniversaries of the Virginia Tech and Columbine shootings:“On Monday of this week, the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting at Virginia Tech, 32 gun violence victims from across the nation converged on Capitol Hill to call upon Members of Congress to say, once and for all, whether they believe dangerous people should be allowed to have guns.  ‘The 32’ – symbolizing the 32 killed at Virginia ...read the full release

Washington, D.C. -  Brady Campaign President Dan Gross issued the following statement in response to the hold Senator Dianne Feinstein placed on bills S 2188 and S 2213, which the Brady Campaign believes should be called the "George Zimmerman Armed Vigilante Acts." The Senate bills, pushed by the NRA just days after Trayvon Martin's shooting death, are similar to HR 822, which passed the House late last year.  They would force virtually every state to honor the concealed carry permit of every other state.  "Just a day after her staff met with three gun ...read the full release

Washington, D.C. – On the 5th anniversary of the worst mass shooting in American history, a group of 32 gun violence victims, led by Colin Goddard, who survived being shot in the Virginia Tech Massacre, gathered at the House Triangle, outside the U.S. Capitol, to make public safety demands of Congress, the Brady Campaign today announced. The victims’ demands include signing a Statement of Principle Against Arming Dangerous People and rejecting Senate bills that the Brady Campaign has dubbed the “George Zimmerman Armed Vigilante Acts”.  Coinciding with the presentation of demands, the Brady Campaign launched an online petition asking Americans who sign not to vote for elected ...read the full release

Washington, D.C. – Brady Campaign President Dan Gross issued the following statement in response to Senator Vitter reneging on his meeting scheduled for today with gun violence victims:   “Today, a group of gun violence victims showed up for their scheduled appointment with Senator Vitter  (R-LA) to share their experiences with gun violence and express opposition to his legislation to make it easier for dangerous people to carry loaded hidden handguns across state lines, what we rightly have named the "George Zimmerman Armed Vigilante Act."  We were told by a staff member that the Senator was now 'not available' and would not be available ...read the full release

Washington, D.C. – Brady Campaign President Dan Gross issued the following statement in response to NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre’s complaints about media coverage of Trayvon Martin's shooting death compared with coverage of “everyday” gunshot victims. “It is deeply ironic that Wayne LaPierre has chosen to deflect the well-deserved blame for the death of Trayvon Martin by focusing on everyday victims. Any deeper examination of the 32 gun murders that occur in our nation every day shines more of a light on the consequences of the gun lobby's dark vision and the work of ...read the full release

Statement of Brady Campaign President Dan Gross on GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's appearance at the NRA convention: "Mitt Romney has already established a clear reputation for flip-flopping and pandering to win votes, and that is just what he is doing by speaking at the NRA convention.  This time he is going too far.  He is proudly aligning himself with a lobby that is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans every year, a lobby that uses a mentality of fear and paranoia, tinged with just the right amount of racism, to promote its sole agenda of selling more guns, ...read the full release