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On January 8, nineteen people, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and U.S. District Court Judge John Roll, were shot outside a Tucson, Arizona grocery store with a handgun equipped with a large capacity ammunition magazine.

U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has introduced H.R. 308, Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act to prohibit civilian possession of these military style magazines. Senator Frank Lautenberg is expected to introduce the legislation in the Senate later this month.

Large capacity ammunition magazines are designed to enable shooting mass numbers of people quickly and efficiently without reloading. They are not useful for hunting or self-defense.

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Incredibly, the House Judiciary Committee voted against an amendment that would have given the Attorney General the authority to bar terrorists - known and suspected - from buying guns.  21 Judiciary Committee members voted against closing the 'Terror Gap' while only 11 voted for it.

Since 2004, individuals on the terrorists watch list have been able to buy guns or explosives over 1100 times. The National Instant Background Check System (NICS) includes names of domestic violence abusers, felons and other people deemed too dangerous to purchase a gun.  Yet, terrorists are not classified as prohibited purchasers. 

Legislation like this has been endorsed by both the Bush and Obama Administrations. It is time we hold our elected officials accountable.   

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The 21 Committee members  who voted against closing the “Terror Gap”:

Hon. Smith (R) Texas, 21st
Hon. Sensenbrenner (R) Wisconsin, 5th
Hon. Coble (R) North Carolina, 6th
Hon. Gallagley (R) California, 24th
Hon. Goodlatte (R) Virginia, 6th
Hon. Lungren (R) California, 3rd
Hon. Chabot (R) Ohio, 1st
Hon. Issa (R) California, 49th
Hon. Pence (R) Indiana, 6th
Hon. Forbes (R) Virginia, 4th
Hon. Franks (R) Arizona, 2nd
Hon. Gohmert (R) Texas, 1st
Hon. Jordan (R) Ohio, 4th
Hon. Poe (R) Texas, 2nd
Hon. Chaffetz (R) Utah, 3rd
Hon. Griffin (R) Arizona, 2nd 
Hon. Marino (R) Pennsylvania, 10th
Hon. Gowdy (R) South Carolina, 4th
Hon. Ross (R) Florida, 12th
Hon. Adams (R) Florida, 24th
Hon. Quayle (R) Arizona, 3rd
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Colin Goddard, a student who was shot four times at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, worked with the Brady Campaign to record how easy it is to buy guns without a Brady criminal background check from many irresponsible unlicensed sellers.

Colin’s undercover footage of gun shows has sellers making statements such as “There’s no tax. There’s no paperwork. That’s worth something.” The buyers didn’t even have to show a driver’s license.

Colin’s goal is to encourage Americans to call on Congress to close the loophole that allows dangerous people to buy weapons at gun shows without a Brady background check.

As part of the campaign, Colin sent an email to Brady supporters with a short video of his ordeal at Virginia Tech urging them to forward his video and sign a petition to Congress demanding that it close the gun show loophole.

Our national policy should be: no background check, no gun, no excuses.

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Click here to view Colin Goddard’s undercover footage showing how guns can be easily purchased at gun shows without a background check.

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U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) have introduced legislation (S. 35 and H.R. 591) to close the gun show loophole. The loophole allows people to buy guns at gun shows in most states without passing a Brady criminal background check.

A Brady report makes a strong case for Brady background checks on all gun sales in America, including those at gun shows. Allowing dangerous people such as convicted felons and domestic abusers to buy guns without criminal background checks threatens the safety of our families and communities.

Our national policy should be: no background check, no gun, no excuses.

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