Gun Control & RKBA

SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Wed Apr 16, 2014, 08:42 AM Apr 2014

Giffords' anti-gun violence PAC raises $2.5 mil this year

WASHINGTON -- The political action committee created by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband to try to reduce gun violence raised more than $2.5 million in the first three months of this year.

Americans for Responsible Solutions Political Action Committee had nearly $7.7 million in cash at the end of March heading into the election season, said Pia Carusone, executive director of the group.

The contributions will be used in this fall's elections to support congressional and gubernatorial candidates who favor universal background checks on gun buyers and support cracking down on illegal gun trafficking.

"There's always a concern that people are going to forget about an issue like gun violence and move on to something else, but that hasn't been the case" Carusone said Tuesday. "We're still amazed by how much support we're getting."

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2014/04/15/giffords-anti-gun-violence-pac-raises-million-2014/7753073/

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Giffords' anti-gun violence PAC raises $2.5 mil this year (Original Post) SecularMotion Apr 2014 OP

The money would be better spent at the state level pipoman Apr 2014 #1

I'm pro 2A SevenSixtyTwo Apr 2014 #2

Agreed. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2014 #3

It sounds like my modest donation sarisataka Apr 2014 #4

I support both of those gejohnston Apr 2014 #5

No argument with these and other goals. Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #6

It's weird Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2014 #7

pipoman

(16,038 posts)

1. The money would be better spent at the state level

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 08:59 AM

Apr 2014

Rather than bothering with congressional candidates.

SevenSixtyTwo

(255 posts)

2. I'm pro 2A

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 09:19 AM

Apr 2014

I carry and I agree with her in these two items.

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

3. Agreed.

Reply to SevenSixtyTwo (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 10:46 AM

Apr 2014

Universal background checks and aggressive pursuit of illegal traffickers and straw purchasers are both sensible measures with few if any downsides. They're not "security theater" bullshit designed to appeal to the hand-wringing, "somebody DO something!" crowd, with little if any effect on gun violence.

sarisataka

(18,656 posts)

4. It sounds like my modest donation

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 11:02 AM

Apr 2014

Will go to promoting controls that will actually have a positive effect.

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)

5. I support both of those

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 02:37 PM

Apr 2014

and I would add promoting safe storage.

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)

6. No argument with these and other goals.

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 01:28 PM

Apr 2014

I also support greater efforts at the state level. But if the group can make headway on opening NICS to all sellers & not just FFLs, I would support that national effort.

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

7. It's weird

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 06:26 PM

Apr 2014

that you post in favor of a group striving towards non-violence when you leap to defend people expressing violent sentiments.

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