NEW YORK, Dec. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ --
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, the
president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, has called for a massive campaign to end, once and for all, the National Rifle's Association control over the U.S. Congress. In a speech at the convention of the Reform Movement this weekend,
Rabbi Yoffie said:
"There exists in the United States a powerful lobby that supports the right of any crook or any wife-beater to buy almost any weapon at
almost any time, no questions asked. It is, in effect, the criminals' lobby, and it goes by the name of the National Rifle Association.
Our only hope to save children's lives is a 'Take no prisoners, Give no quarter' campaign against the NRA. "There also exists a spineless Congress that for 30 years has
disregarded the will of 80 percent of the American people. The pattern is always the same: after high profile killings, there is a
blip of outrage from Capitol Hill and the passage of some minor gun restrictions. In the meantime, children continue to die unnoticed every day, and the gun traffickers soon learn to circumvent the new laws. What we need now is an end to tokenism and abject cowardice in Congress, and the passage of legislation that will make a significant
dent in the easy availability of firearms."
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/1220-120.htm
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, the
president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, has called for a massive campaign to end, once and for all, the National Rifle's Association control over the U.S. Congress. In a speech at the convention of the Reform Movement this weekend,
Rabbi Yoffie said:
"There exists in the United States a powerful lobby that supports the right of any crook or any wife-beater to buy almost any weapon at
almost any time, no questions asked. It is, in effect, the criminals' lobby, and it goes by the name of the National Rifle Association.
Our only hope to save children's lives is a 'Take no prisoners, Give no quarter' campaign against the NRA. "There also exists a spineless Congress that for 30 years has
disregarded the will of 80 percent of the American people. The pattern is always the same: after high profile killings, there is a
blip of outrage from Capitol Hill and the passage of some minor gun restrictions. In the meantime, children continue to die unnoticed every day, and the gun traffickers soon learn to circumvent the new laws. What we need now is an end to tokenism and abject cowardice in Congress, and the passage of legislation that will make a significant
dent in the easy availability of firearms."
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/1220-120.htm