Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Brady Bunch on the hunt for Rep. Jeffries

For not wanting to follow the Brady line in restricting handgun purchases. Of course it's all teh Ebil NRA's fault. As an aside, notice that by signing up for their E-mail alerts, I'm considered a "member" of the Brady Campaign.

Dear Illinois Brady Campaign Member,

Requiring background checks on all handgun purchasers is just common sense. So why did State Representative Elga Jeffries vote to block background check legislation (HB 758) earlier this year?

Because the gun lobby told her to.

Her “NO” vote on HB 758 helped kill legislation that her constituents in Chicago and Illinois citizens overwhelmingly support. Rep. Jeffries thinks pleasing the NRA is more important than protecting public safety. Rep. Jeffries had a chance to do the right thing but she blew it.


And why does Paul have a hard-on against her? Because she was a co-sponsor of the legislation and voted against it after an outpouring of opposition from her constituency. But the Brady's would rather blame wheel-barrows of money instead of accepting the fact that the populace doesn't support them.

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