How many of our members remember James Brady? James Scott "Jim" Brady (born August 29, 1940) is a former Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary under U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Brady was among those shot during John Hinckley, Jr.'s March 30, 1981, assassination attempt on Reagan, suffering a serious head wound. Although Brady survived, the wound left him with slurred speech and partial paralysis that required the full-time use of a wheelchair.
The above taken from the Wikipedia and being a simple matter of history.
James Brady's wife Sarah wasted no time in putting a tragedy to use. While I had compassion for Brady initially that compassion quickly diminished.
Together with his wife, Sarah, who served as Chair of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, formerly known as Handgun Control, Inc., co-founded by N.T. Pete Shields, Brady subsequently lobbied for stricter handgun control and assault weapon restrictions. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, also known simply as "the Brady Bill", was named in his honor.
Following the shooting James Brady was a vegetable. He was not capable of thought or coherent speech and Sara his wife became the mouthpiece. James Brady became the new poster child for gun control. He was wheeled around in that wheelchair speechless as his wife spewed her anti gun agenda while making a small fortune. I quickly began to despise everything about those people. I still do.
Now fast forward to Gabrielle Giffords and her husband. The only thing I see here is a gender switch plus Giffords injury was less than Brady's. She seldom speaks but her mouthpiece is her husband Mark. She is the new poster child for the anti-gun lobby. He drags her around holding her hand as they tell us why guns are evil and need banned. Discounting the fact that both James Brady and Gabrielle Giffords were both shot by mentally deranged individuals. Neither has made a plea for better mental health illness control have they?
The only thing I noticed was it took me less time looking at this pathetic Giffords to feel sorry for her than James Brady. How dare those people wanting to usurp not just my rights but the rights of 80 million plus gun owners.
Just My Take and End of Rant......
Ron