Virginia Tech Blocks Brady Bunch Rally

[Winchester 73]

Virginia Tech blocks plans of gun-control group
Brady Campaign won't get permit for event on April 16
Pardon me if this has been posted before.Did not see it.

http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-08-0119.html

Tuesday, Apr 08, 2008 - 12:20 AM Updated: 12:51 AM

By REX BOWMAN
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Virginia Tech said yesterday that it will not allow a national gun-control advocacy group to hold a campus demonstration on April 16 while the school commemorates last year's massacre.

Tech spokesman Larry Hincker said neither the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence nor the co-sponsor of the planned demonstration, ProtestEasyGuns.com, had applied for an assembly permit, and even if they had, Tech only issues permits to student groups.

Tech's position threw the Brady Campaign's plans into disarray yesterday: The noon demonstration at Tech was supposed to be the centerpiece of a nationwide series of events on April 16 in more than 70 cities and towns.

"I think we'll have to figure out what's going on," said Brady Campaign spokesman Doug Pennington. He added that students and friends of last year's shooting victims are among those who want to participate in the demonstration, "so, I'm sure where there's a will, there's a way without breaking any rules."

The planned demonstration at Tech called for individuals to lie down on the Drillfield in groups of 32 -- to recall the 32 victims of gunman Seung-Hui Cho -- for a few minutes. The brevity of the "lie-in" is meant to highlight how quickly a gun can be purchased in the United States. The Brady Campaign is calling on Congress to mandate background checks of buyers at gun shows.

Tech is marking the shootings on April 16 with a ceremony that begins in the morning and is expected to run past noon. The daylong memorial ends with an evening candlelight vigil.

Hincker said no student group will be given an assembly permit for the Drillfield at noon.

"We expect that the ceremony will likely cross the noon hour, and we will not be allowing other groups to interfere with the remembrance event."

Pennington said the Brady Campaign could have a new plan in place as early as today.

"It's just a matter of, if not here -- and it sounds like that's the case -- then where?"
Contact Rex Bowman at (540) 344-3612 or [email protected].

 

[fletcher]

The Brady Campaign is calling on Congress to mandate background checks of buyers at gun shows.

I had background checks for all three guns I have purchased from a gun show. These comments will never stop...

"I think we'll have to figure out what's going on,"

What's going on is that you got denied a permit.

"We expect that the ceremony will likely cross the noon hour, and we will not be allowing other groups to interfere with the remembrance event."

Good for them.


Anything that makes life harder for the Brady Bunch works for me...

 

[rainbowbob]

The planned demonstration at Tech called for individuals to lie down on the Drillfield in groups of 32 -- to recall the 32 victims of gunman Seung-Hui Cho...

How obscene...how disgusting. These fools would apparently prefer us all to lie down.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Those who facilitated the murders protesting those who want to defend themselves and their classmates.

Disgusting, indeed.

 

[ihopewewin]

If these loons ever do show up at the school I hope that the students have an empty holster protest to counter them.

 

[Rugerlvr]

I've only ever bought 1 gun at a gun show, and I had to have a background check. I don't know what these loons are on about. But then again, they're liars.

 

[nplant]

Gotta like that - Brady Campaign using the deceased victims' as a political tool. Not very compassionate. If they had any compassion, they'd simply say, "Good point, VT, the remembrance activities should take precedence."

But then, we already knew that they weren't really about remembering victims.

 

[Ash]

Dude, get 50 students with empty holsters and tied hands to show what good the Brady bunch has done.

Ash

 

[Robert Hairless]

"I think we'll have to figure out what's going on," said Brady Campaign spokesman Doug Pennington.

I think so too, Mr. Pennington, but I've given up all hope for it.

If my memory is accurate, the murderer of those Virginia Tech students did not get his guns at a gun show. So it makes no sense for the Brady Campaign to even think that there's any connection between the Virginia Tech murders and gun shows. Therefore the Brady Campaign does think that there's such a connection and tries to make everyone else think so too.

That's why what the Brady Campaign does is called a "lie-in." The Brady Campaign lies in, the Brady Campaign lies out, they do the hokey pokey and they shake it all about. But the truth is not in them and they haven't figured out what's going on.

Clueless is as clueless does.

 

[Sage of Seattle]

Quote:"I think we'll have to figure out what's going on,"

What's going on is that you got denied a permit.

Actually, fletcher, according to the article, they were arrogant enough to assume they didn't even need to apply for one, so no permit was denied.

 

[Superlite27]

The obvious ignorance astounds me.

They are laying down in groups of 32.

What does this represent?

"Be an unarmed victim like us!"

or

"Don't carry a gun and die like this!"

or

"Remain defenseless and end up like this!"

How does representing 32 people who died without fighting advance their cause? What exactly are they trying to show by laying down in group's of 32? How to die?

 

[DonP]

32 A new Brady attendance record!

If Brady ever actually got 32 people to show up at a rally it would be a record for attendance for any of their events for the last few years.

I just don't the the Brady people get it. None of the candidates are including them in any events or asking for their endorsement or public support. Heck, even Obama with a 6 year record for gun grabbing here in Illinois is avoiding them like the plague.

Since the 2006 elections they, and their pet issue of gun-grabbing, have become the political kiss of death for any politician with half a brain, and that accounts for the majority of congress right there.

It's only a matter of time before someone at the Joyce Foundation notices and finds a shiny new rathole to pour money down.

 

[mbt2001]

"so, I'm sure where there's a will, there's a way without...

I wonder why he doesn't apply that same logic to the perps of shootings and mass murder?