Gun Violence Victims Urge Congress to 'Err on the Side of Life,

[liveoaktx]

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=45383

**I like this! Err on the side of life, Congress, be consistent! No legal protections for gun sellers.

WASHINGTON, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Gun violence victims from five states joined U.S. Senators and U.S. House members today to urge rejection of special interest legislation that would slam courthouse doors across the nation to the victims and survivors of gun crimes.

The nation's leading gun violence prevention organization, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, announced a print and television advertising campaign to stop the legislation, the number one priority of the National Rifle Association (NRA). And the organization's network of Million Mom March chapters have organized a major phone banking campaign this week to urge members of Congress to reject the legislation.

The victims were joined in opposition to the legislation by more than 60 law enforcement leaders and organizations, more than 75 legal scholars from the nation's law schools, two former directors of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and dozens and dozens of other organizations around the country.

The former ATF directors, Stephen Higgins and Rex Davis, served under Presidents Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr. and Clinton. Their letter says they have "grave concern" about the legislation (S. 397/H.R. 800) and particularly new language not in previous similar bills "that threaten to block law enforcement efforts by the ATF, as well as state governments." The new language threatens to block ATF "administrative proceedings" which can lead to the revocation of a gun dealer's federal firearms license and can also block importation of non-sporting firearms used frequently in crimes.

[jojo54]

1. Yeah, let's see them "err" their way out of this one.

Although, this one will probably go away like everything else controversial to the repukes.