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Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008
Mark Manes was the son of two former high level BRADY HANDGUN CONTROL GROUP officials.
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I actually remember hearing that on at least one CNN report. I think HCI (before they became the Brady Campaign) even had a statement, though I'll have to dig it up...
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Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008
- Anyone with an NRA or pro 2nd amendment bumper sticker on their car, had the car vandalized. A 'mob mentality' was flamed by the mayor of Denver. Three guys I know personally had their trucks firebombed, purely because they had NRA sticker on them.
- The local office of a pro gun group was heavily vandalized, and death threats were called to the homes of pro gun activists. (What a great way to protest mindless violence, by committing more mindless violence....)
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I've heard things about this on pro-RKBA message boards, but had no idea how valid it was.
Are you also aware that Rachel Scott's (one of the victims') dad came out in defense of the NRA, but his statement was largely ignored by the media?
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Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008
I know some of the members here are too young to even remember the event. Columbine was pivotal event which led to the newer California Assault weapon ban (the 2nd one since 1989) which screwed over California gun owners by banning anything with a single feature and detachable magazine. The Columbine attack was April 20th, with several months the new AW ban was passed and then California Governor Davis signed it on July 20th, 1999. It went into effect on Midnight December 31st 1999. So these fucktards did more than massacre completely innocent people. They were responsible for some of the most draconian changes in state guns laws in the last 25 years......
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My own hometown (Chapel Hill, NC) also discussed making gun laws stricter. Right now, Orange County (where Chapel Hill is located) now has laws requiring a person who wants to get a handgun purchase permit to have three people sign their permit application. This became law not long after Columbine. It's the reason I have never purchased a handgun in my home state.
But obviously, that's not as bad as CA...
