Gabrielle Giffords y Mark Kelly batalla lanzamiento contra lobby de las armas: No más "miedo’

El ex Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly have launched what they hope will mark a new era in the battle over gun rights in America.

On the second anniversary of a mass shooting in Arizona that wounded Giffords and killed six others, the couple launched a political action committee, Americans for Responsible Solutions, along with a sitio web calling for contributions to help “encourage elected officials to stand up for solutions to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership.”

In an artículo de opinión in USA Today, the two make their goal clear: to counter the influence of the gun lobby.

“Special interests purporting to represent gun owners but really advancing the interests of an ideological fringe have used big money and influence to cow Congress into submission,” escriben.

“Rather than working to find the balance between our rights and the regulation of a dangerous product, these groups have cast simple protections for our communities as existential threats to individual liberties. Rather than conducting a dialogue, they threaten those who divert from their orthodoxy with political extinction.”

Emphasizing that they support the Second Amendment and own two guns themselves, Giffords and Kelly call for “laws to require responsible gun ownership and reduce gun violence.”

“Hasta ahora, the gun lobby’s political contributions, advertising and lobbying have dwarfed spending from anti-gun violence groups. No longer. With Americans for Responsible Solutions engaging millions of people about ways to reduce gun violence and funding political activity nationwide, legislators will no longer have reason to fear the gun lobby.”

Gabby Giffords rouses convention

“Rather than working to find the balance between our rights and the regulation of a dangerous product, these groups have cast simple protections for our communities as existential threats to individual liberties. Rather than conducting a dialogue, they threaten those who divert from their orthodoxy with political extinction.”

Emphasizing that they support the Second Amendment and own two guns themselves, Giffords and Kelly call for “laws to require responsible gun ownership and reduce gun violence.”

“Hasta ahora, the gun lobby’s political contributions, advertising and lobbying have dwarfed spending from anti-gun violence groups. No longer. With Americans for Responsible Solutions engaging millions of people about ways to reduce gun violence and funding political activity nationwide, legislators will no longer have reason to fear the gun lobby.”

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Legislators will no longer have reason to fear the gun lobby.
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly

“America has seen an astounding 11 mass shootings since a madman used a semiautomatic pistol with an extended ammunition clip to shoot me and kill six others,” Giffords writes.

“This country is known for using its determination and ingenuity to solve problems, big and small … But when it comes to protecting our communities from gun violence, we’re not even trying — and for the worst of reasons.”

Giffords and Kelly have spoken out in the wake of last month’s slaughter in Newtown, Connecticut, that left 27 people murdered, 26 of them at Sandy Hook Elementary School — incluso 20 los niños.

Giffords wrote on Facebook at the time, “As we mourn, we must sound a call for our leaders to stand up and do what is right. This time our response must consist of more than regret, sorrow, and condolence. The children of Sandy Hook Elementary School and all victims of gun violence deserve leaders who have the courage to participate in a meaningful discussion about our gun laws — and how they can be reformed and better enforced to prevent gun violence and death in America. This can no longer wait.”

Giffords and Kelly visited Newtown la semana pasada. They met with local and state leaders to discuss gun control legislation, mental health identification and treatment, y “concerns for the erosion of our societal values such that we are increasingly desensitized to violence,” according to Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra.

Giffords told to ‘stay out’

El ex U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords hugs House Cloak Room attendant Ella Terry after resigning from Congress in January 2012

That visit also highlighted the intense political concerns surrounding such issues.

Connecticut State Rep. DebraLee Hovey, the state’s assistant Republican leader, posted a note on her Facebook page saying, “Gabby Gifford stay out of my towns!”

Hovey later issued a statement apologizing, decir, “Our community has struggled greatly through this tragedy, and we are all very sensitive to the potential for this event to be exploited for political purposes. This is what I wish to avoid.” The statement added that Hovey has advocated for a dialogue on mental health issues, school safety and gun control.

Kelly, a former captain in the U.S. Navy and NASA astronaut, also responded publicly in the wake of the Newtown shootings.

On his Facebook page, he took on the National Rifle Association — the central pro-gun rights lobby — después a news conference by a top NRA official about the Newtown tragedy triggered widespread anger.

NRA President David Keene later told CNN the group supports schools choosing whether they want armed guards.

Kelly: ‘Good guys with guns’ aren’t the whole answer

LaPierre made clear his group believes that more guns, not fewer, are necessary for security.

“La única cosa que para un chico malo con un arma es un buen tipo con un arma,” dijo.

Mark Kelly y su esposa Gabrielle Giffords están lanzando una PAC para luchar lobby de las armas.

Kelly dijo que sabe por experiencia personal que ese no es el caso.

El día Jared Loughner disparó a Giffords y 18 otras personas en un evento público en Tucson, no hubo tal “buen tipo,” Kelly sostuvo en una entrevista con ABC.

Un hombre salió “de la tienda de al lado y casi le disparó al hombre que tomó el presidente NRA David Keene later told CNN the group supports schools choosing whether they want armed guards.

Kelly: ‘Good guys with guns’ aren’t the whole answer

LaPierre made clear his group believes that more guns, not fewer, are necessary for security.

“La única cosa que para un chico malo con un arma es un buen tipo con un arma,” dijo.

Mark Kelly y su esposa Gabrielle Giffords están lanzando una PAC para luchar lobby de las armas.

Kelly dijo que sabe por experiencia personal que ese no es el caso.

El día Jared Loughner disparó a Giffords y 18 otras personas en un evento público en Tucson, no hubo tal “buen tipo,” Kelly sostuvo en una entrevista con ABC.

Un hombre salió “de la tienda de al lado y casi le disparó al hombre que llevó por Jared Loughner,” Kelly dijo. “El que finalmente luchó (Loughner) a la tierra fue casi matado por un buen tipo con un arma, así que realmente no me compro ese argumento.”

Giffords and Kelly want to require comprehensive background checks for private sales of firearms, ABC reported. And Kelly said he does not believe an extended magazine is needed for those who have guns for sport.

Gunmen have used high-capacity weapons in numerous shootings, including one at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and Newtown, where gunman Adam Lanza had four weapons.

Usted. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, is pushing legislation to reinstate a ban on assault weapons.

A former Marine’s passionate disagreement with Feinstein has garnered attention online.

There just may be a time when I need to do the unthinkable.
Joshua Boston, former Marine

“I own the guns I own because I acknowledge mankind’s shortcomings instead of pretending like they don’t exist,” Joshua Boston escribió in a CNN iReport. “There are evil men in this world and there just may be a time when I need to do the unthinkable to protect me or my family.”

Facebook user Ellen Schmuker wrote in a CNN discussion that Giffords and Kelly’s plan is “foolish” porque “all gun bans are going to do is punish law abiding citizens for the actions of lunatics.”

But HoaiPhuong Nguyen took the opposite stance. “No one is more qualified to head this effort, go Gabby and Mark,” escribió.

(Loughner) a la tierra fue casi matado por un buen tipo con un arma, así que realmente no me compro ese argumento.”

Giffords and Kelly want to require comprehensive background checks for private sales of firearms, ABC reported. And Kelly said he does not believe an extended magazine is needed for those who have guns for sport.

Gunmen have used high-capacity weapons in numerous shootings, including one at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and Newtown, where gunman Adam Lanza had four weapons.

Usted. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, is pushing legislation to reinstate a ban on assault weapons.

A former Marine’s passionate disagreement with Feinstein has garnered attention online.

There just may be a time when I need to do the unthinkable.
NRA President David Keene later told CNN the group supports schools choosing whether they want armed guards.

Kelly: ‘Good guys with guns’ aren’t the whole answer

LaPierre made clear his group believes that more guns, not fewer, are necessary for security.

“La única cosa que para un chico malo con un arma es un buen tipo con un arma,” dijo.

Mark Kelly y su esposa Gabrielle Giffords están lanzando una PAC para luchar lobby de las armas.

Kelly dijo que sabe por experiencia personal que ese no es el caso.

El día Jared Loughner disparó a Giffords y 18 otras personas en un evento público en Tucson, no hubo tal “buen tipo,” Kelly sostuvo en una entrevista con ABC.

Un hombre salió “de la tienda de al lado y casi le disparó al hombre que llevó por Jared Loughner,” Kelly dijo. “El que finalmente luchó (Loughner) a la tierra fue casi matado por un buen tipo con un arma, así que realmente no me compro ese argumento.”

Giffords and Kelly want to require comprehensive background checks for private sales of firearms, ABC reported. And Kelly said he does not believe an extended magazine is needed for those who have guns for sport.

Gunmen have used high-capacity weapons in numerous shootings, including one at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and Newtown, where gunman Adam Lanza had four weapons.

Usted. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, is pushing legislation to reinstate a ban on assault weapons.

A former Marine’s passionate disagreement with Feinstein has garnered attention online.

There just may be a time when I need to do the unthinkable.
Joshua Boston, former Marine

“I own the guns I own because I acknowledge mankind’s shortcomings instead of pretending like they don’t exist,” Joshua Boston escribió in a CNN iReport. “There are evil men in this world and there just may be a time when I need to do the unthinkable to protect me or my family.”

Facebook user Ellen Schmuker wrote in a CNN discussion that Giffords and Kelly’s plan is “foolish” porque “all gun bans are going to do is punish law abiding citizens for the actions of lunatics.”

But HoaiPhuong Nguyen took the opposite stance. “No one is more qualified to head this effort, go Gabby and Mark,” escribió.

“I own the guns I own because I acknowledge mankind’s shortcomings instead of pretending like they don’t exist,” Joshua Boston escribió in a CNN iReport. “There are evil men in this world and there just may be a time when I need to do the unthinkable to protect me or my family.”

Facebook user Ellen Schmuker wrote in a CNN discussion that Giffords and Kelly’s plan is “foolish” porque “all gun bans are going to do is punish law abiding citizens for the actions of lunatics.”

But HoaiPhuong Nguyen took the opposite stance. “No one is more qualified to head this effort, go Gabby and Mark,” escribió.

Fuente: CNN