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Support for the Brady Bunch is Evaporating (11/16/2001)

Josey1Josey1 Member Posts: 9,598 ✭✭
edited November 2001 in General Discussion
Dear Friends, Regretfully, I must report to you that in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on America, we have been forced to make significant cut backs in our programs, threatening our ability to fight for a safer America. As I'm sure you know, fundraising for just about every non-profit organization in the country has been seriously crippled as donors nationwide have mourned the loss of more than 6,000 precious lives and have rightly focused on helping the victims of the tragedy. The Brady Campaign and Brady Center have not been exempt from this sharp downturn in contributions from the public. Consequently, our ability to meet the challenges before us has been severely curtailed. We desperately need your help now more than ever. Fortunately for us and for America, your gift can be worth 50 percent more, if given within the next 30 days. A generous donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has issued a challenge to our members and supporters. For every dollar contributed, up to $200,000 in the next 30 days, a 50 percent match will be made. For example, a gift of $50 will be worth $75 with our donor's gift. Through this matching gift, your donation is worth more than ever. Please help us take advantage of this opportunity at this critical time when so much is at stake for our country. Click here today and make your gift worth even more! There is compelling evidence that terrorists are stockpiling high-powered weapons and ammunition obtained from unregulated gun markets in this country, such as gun shows. These weapons can be used against Americans here at home, smuggled abroad and resold at a profit to buy materials for mass destruction. In fact, the day before terrorist pilots were committing suicide by crashing jetliners into American buildings, Ali Boumelhem was being convicted in a Detroit courtroom of conspiring to illegally ship shotguns, assault weapons, ammunition and other items bought at Michigan gun shows to Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. This is why the Brady Campaign is aggressively pushing for new legislation to add three gun safety measures to anti-terrorist efforts being undertaken by Congress and the Justice Department. Gun Safety Measure #1: Comprehensive criminal background checks for absolutely all gun purchases, whether they are made at licensed gun dealers, gun shows, flea markets or through classified ads. Gun Safety Measure #2: Permanent retention of all firearm sales records to ensure that law-enforcement officials can track terrorists, trace their weapons, and know what threats they are facing when they attempt to apprehend these criminals. Gun Safety Measure #3: Increase identity verification by requiring two forms of valid I.D. and proof of residency. This is our immediate agenda, and I must tell you that that our financial shortfall is seriously jeopardizing our ability to meet this challenge. In fact, as a part of our forced downsizing and restructuring, we have been forced to lay off approximately 20 percent of our staff. Meanwhile, the National Rifle Association, with its deep pockets, continues to try to exploit the September terrorist attacks as a reason to buy more guns. But, we cannot let the gun lobby win the day. Click here now and give the most generous contribution you possibly can. We cannot let the terrorists intimidate us, nor let the NRA and the gun industry win. We must move forward. And to do that, we are dependent upon you and all of our members and supporters. Thank you for your helping during these difficult times. Warm Regards, Sarah Brady Chair http://www.bradycampaign.org/activism/bear/bear.asp?record=67
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  • UmpimahkenUmpimahken Member Posts: 36 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    What a bunch of lies and deliberate mistruths and slander. But then again, what else would you expect from her
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  • LowriderLowrider Member Posts: 6,587
    edited November -1
    Where's Bin Laden when you really need him?
    Lord Lowrider the LoquaciousMember:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets She was only a fisherman's daughter,But when she saw my rod she reeled.
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  • GreenLanternGreenLantern Member Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Now that really touched my heart!When I get home from work, I'm going to get my Monopoly and Life games out of the closet and send them every dollar I possibly can!
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  • mudgemudge Member Posts: 4,225 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    WHOA!!!! I didn't notice any decline in the donations to non-profit organizations. How does she think she'll get away with a blatant lie like that? Granted, the people who support her little band of opportunists are pretty stoooopid but they can't ignore the reports of the hundreds of millions of dollars received by the organizations who are trying to help the families of the 9/11 victims. I won't go into the reasons why people have stopped contributing to Brady. We all know why.We can all just hope that the tragedy for the country on 9/11 turns out to be serendipitousfor all the pro-gun people and organizations.Mudge "Serendipitous" should be enough to improve my standing in the SJC.
    I can't come to work today. The voices said, STAY HOME AND CLEAN THE GUNS!
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  • badboybobbadboybob Member Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    mudge is that a word ya jist found in tha dictshunary?
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