A message to all the snub-nose revolver haters: You’re wrong

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56. You may not like to hear this but the gun control movement did start with an effort ...

to ban certain firearms.

Brady Campaign

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The Brady Campaign was founded in 1974 as the National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH). From 1980 through 2000 it operated under the name Handgun Control, Inc. (HCI). In 2001, it was renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and its sister project, the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, was renamed the Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence.

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In 1976, then chairman Nelson "Pete" Shields stated

We'll take one step at a time, and the first is necessarily – given the political realities – very modest. We'll have to start working again to strengthen the law, and then again to strengthen the next law and again and again. Our ultimate goal, total control of handguns, is going to take time. The first problem is to slow down production and sales. Next is to get registration. The final problem is to make possession of all handguns and ammunition (with a few exceptions) totally illegal."[15]...emphasis added

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_Campaign

I suspect that many in the gun control movement hope to eventually ban and confiscate most civilian owned firearms in our nation. For now they have given up trying to ban handguns and instead have targeted evil looking semiautomatic rifles which they claim are "assault rifles" useless for hunting, target shooting and self defense. If successful, the gun control movement will then focus on banning all semiautomatic firearms and then all handguns (which are the most common firearms used by criminals).

I feel that until the leadership of the gun control movement decides to give up on the goal of passing gun control laws similar to those in Great Britain and instead focuses on passing legislation that will help insure that only responsible, honest and sane citizens can purchase firearms, we will make little progress on this issue.