Three cheers for common sense!

The 2009 Texas legislative session has ended. For those who support sensible guns laws it was a very good session. We had the following victories!

Extending Brady Background Checks
Texas has not been submitting the names of the adjudicated mentally ill to the background check system. This means that those individuals whom a court has determined to be a danger to themselves or others could pass a background check and purchase a gun. The bill that would require that these names be submitted to the background check system is now sitting on Gov. Perry's desk waiting for his signature. Once he signs it, it will be law.

We request that you call or email Gov. Perry's office and ask that he sign HB3352 into law. The number to call is: 1-800-252-9600 or 512-463-1782 or you may go to this link and email him. Simply tell him you support HB3352 and request that he sign it into law.

YOU helped defeat this legislation by making calls and sending emails and it worked, our lawmakers were made to understand that this time Texas had to say no to the gun lobby.

Chapter Protests Guns on Campus and Remembers Victims on the One-Year Anniversary of Virginia Tech

On April 16, 2008, on the one-year anniversary of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, students of all ages joined the Chapter at an event in front of Dallas City Hall.

The event, which included speeches from city and Chapter leaders as well as a "lie-in" was a memorial for all victims of gun victims and a protest against legislation that would allow students to carry guns on campus.

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President Signs Bill to Strengthen Brady Background Check System

On January 8, 2008, the President signed the National Instant Check System (NICS) Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. The NICS system was first implemented in 1998, as required by the Brady Law.

The legislation will help ensure that fewer guns end up in the hands of dangerous people like felons and those who have been found to be a threat to themselves or others because of mental illness.

Virginia Tech families praise the passage of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act. Click to watch video.

Click here to view ABC News story on NICS with Brady President Paul Helmke.

This is the first major piece of legislation to reduce gun violence to be signed into law in more than a decade. It was passed in response to the Virginia Tech massacre. The killer was able to arm himself because the court order that should have blocked his gun purchase was not reported to the national Brady background check system.

In the fall, fifteen family members and survivors of the Virginia Tech massacre urged Congress at a national press conference to pass legislation that would help prevent people like the Virginia Tech shooter from getting guns. They were joined by Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy with Sarah Brady and Brady President Paul Helmke on Capitol Hill.

They were part of a group of more than fifty family members and survivors who had signed the letter to Congress with a simple message: finish work on legislation that could prevent future tragedies.

Rally to Stop Gun Violence, August 28, 2007
200 Rallied in Dallas to Stop Gun Violence

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man who stood for non-violence. MLK believed that we must all work together to create a peaceful world. The "I have a dream" march on Washington was 44 years ago, August 28, 1963.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence grassroots volunteers organized events to commemorate this significant date with rallies against gun violence in 25 cities across the country. The Dallas Rally was held at the Warren United Methodist Church.

Watch the Video.

Virginia Tech Tragedy

We were all saddened by the tragedy at Virginia Tech. The Dallas community gathered on Sunday, April 22 at Thanksgiving Square to remember the victims of Virginia tech as well as the victims of gun violence that we lose evevyday.

We were joined by community leaders and leaders of the faith community. Click here to read the words of Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg.

The North Texas MMM Chapter reminds you to ASK:
Is there a gun where your child plays?

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