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EspañolSARAH BRADY
'Sarah Brady' (born February 6, 1942) is the wife of former White House Press Secretary James Scott Brady. She graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1964. Her husband sustained a permanently disabling head wound during the Reagan assassination attempt which occurred on March 30, 1981.
Brady remained as Press Secretary for the remainder of Reagan's administrations, but this was primarily a titular role.
Sarah and James Brady became leading advocates of gun control, which they believe will reduce gun violence in the United States. They later became active in the lobbying organization (named Handgun Control, Inc.) that would eventually be renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and they founded the not-for-profit Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Among their projects is the 'Legal Action Project of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence'. On January 16, 2003, on behalf of the families of many of the victims of the Beltway sniper attacks in 2002 who were killed (including Hong Im Ballenger, "Sonny" Buchanan, Jr., Linda Franklin, Conrad Johnson, Sarah Ramos and James L. Premkumar Walekar) as well as two victims who survived the shooting (Rupinder "Benny" Oberoi and 13-year old Iran Brown) filed a civil lawsuit against Bull's Eye Shooter Supply of Tacoma, Washington, and Bushmaster Firearms, Inc. of Windham, Maine, the gun distributor and manufacturer respectively that made the AR15 type rifle in the crime spree, as well as Bull's Eye owner Brian Borgelt, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. Muhammad, who had a record of domestic battery, and Malvo, a minor, were each legally prohibited from purchasing firearms. While they were each indigent, the suit aimed for the liability of the gun manunfacturer and its dealer.
The suit claimed that 'Bull's Eye Shooter Supply' ran its gun store in Tacoma, Washington, "in such a grossly negligent manner that scores of its guns routinely 'disappeared' from its store and it kept such shoddy records that it could not even account for the Bushmaster rifle used in the sniper shootings when asked by federal agents for records of sale for the weapon." It was alleged that the dealer could not account for hundreds of guns received from manufacturers in the years immediately prior to the Beltway sniper attacks. It was also claimed that Bull's Eye continued to sell guns in the same irresponsible manner even after Muhammad and Malvo were caught and found to have acquired the weapon there. Bushmaster was included in the suit because it allegedly continued to utilize Bull's Eye as its dealer despite an awareness of its negligent practices.
The case had been set for trial in April 2005. After losing several decisions as the case made its way through the courts, Bull's Eye and Bushmaster both contributed to an out-of-court US$2.5 million settlement. According to the Legal Center, it was agreed that "Bushmaster will also educate its dealers on safer business practices. The settlement is the first time a gun manufacturer has ever paid damages for negligence leading to criminal violence and the largest settlement by a gun dealer ever."
After the settlement was announced, WTOP radio in Washington, D.C. reported that Sonia Wills, mother of sniper victim Conrad Johnson, said her family took part in the lawsuit more to send a message than to collect money from Bushmaster Firearms and Bull's Eye Shooter Supply. "I think a message was delivered that you should be responsible and accountable for the actions of irresponsible people when you make these guns and put them in their hands" she said (see [1]).
Sarah and James Brady were each awarded a doctorate degree (of Humane Letters) by Drexel University in 1993. The work of the Bradys continues in 2005.
In 2002, Sarah Brady and Merrill McLoughlin wrote ''A Good Fight'', Published by Public Affairs, ISBN 1-58648-105-3. According to a review of the book by a leading gun-control organization, Join Together, the book is about her entire life, including a battle with lung cancer.[1]
A controversy occurred after Sarah Brady recounted in her book that she had purchased a Remington .30-06 Springfield rifle with a scope and safety lock at a Lewes, Delaware, gun shop, for her son, James Scott Brady, Jr., "as a Christmas present" in 2000[2]. Second amendment rights groups claimed that this action was a straw purchase, intended to avoid the NICS[3][4]. While a purchase as a gift is not considered a straw purchase under US federal law, as long as the recipient is not prohibited from possessing the firearm; this is the same as any other private transfer[5], private transfers are a common target of gun control advocates, who usually call this the gun show loophole, and would make these transfers illegal[6][7].
Brady remained as Press Secretary for the remainder of Reagan's administrations, but this was primarily a titular role.
Sarah and James Brady became leading advocates of gun control, which they believe will reduce gun violence in the United States. They later became active in the lobbying organization (named Handgun Control, Inc.) that would eventually be renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and they founded the not-for-profit Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
| Contents |
| Legal action project |
| Honorary doctorate degrees |
| Book |
| Controversy |
Legal action project
Among their projects is the 'Legal Action Project of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence'. On January 16, 2003, on behalf of the families of many of the victims of the Beltway sniper attacks in 2002 who were killed (including Hong Im Ballenger, "Sonny" Buchanan, Jr., Linda Franklin, Conrad Johnson, Sarah Ramos and James L. Premkumar Walekar) as well as two victims who survived the shooting (Rupinder "Benny" Oberoi and 13-year old Iran Brown) filed a civil lawsuit against Bull's Eye Shooter Supply of Tacoma, Washington, and Bushmaster Firearms, Inc. of Windham, Maine, the gun distributor and manufacturer respectively that made the AR15 type rifle in the crime spree, as well as Bull's Eye owner Brian Borgelt, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. Muhammad, who had a record of domestic battery, and Malvo, a minor, were each legally prohibited from purchasing firearms. While they were each indigent, the suit aimed for the liability of the gun manunfacturer and its dealer.
The suit claimed that 'Bull's Eye Shooter Supply' ran its gun store in Tacoma, Washington, "in such a grossly negligent manner that scores of its guns routinely 'disappeared' from its store and it kept such shoddy records that it could not even account for the Bushmaster rifle used in the sniper shootings when asked by federal agents for records of sale for the weapon." It was alleged that the dealer could not account for hundreds of guns received from manufacturers in the years immediately prior to the Beltway sniper attacks. It was also claimed that Bull's Eye continued to sell guns in the same irresponsible manner even after Muhammad and Malvo were caught and found to have acquired the weapon there. Bushmaster was included in the suit because it allegedly continued to utilize Bull's Eye as its dealer despite an awareness of its negligent practices.
The case had been set for trial in April 2005. After losing several decisions as the case made its way through the courts, Bull's Eye and Bushmaster both contributed to an out-of-court US$2.5 million settlement. According to the Legal Center, it was agreed that "Bushmaster will also educate its dealers on safer business practices. The settlement is the first time a gun manufacturer has ever paid damages for negligence leading to criminal violence and the largest settlement by a gun dealer ever."
After the settlement was announced, WTOP radio in Washington, D.C. reported that Sonia Wills, mother of sniper victim Conrad Johnson, said her family took part in the lawsuit more to send a message than to collect money from Bushmaster Firearms and Bull's Eye Shooter Supply. "I think a message was delivered that you should be responsible and accountable for the actions of irresponsible people when you make these guns and put them in their hands" she said (see [1]).
Honorary doctorate degrees
Sarah and James Brady were each awarded a doctorate degree (of Humane Letters) by Drexel University in 1993. The work of the Bradys continues in 2005.
Book
In 2002, Sarah Brady and Merrill McLoughlin wrote ''A Good Fight'', Published by Public Affairs, ISBN 1-58648-105-3. According to a review of the book by a leading gun-control organization, Join Together, the book is about her entire life, including a battle with lung cancer.[1]
Controversy
A controversy occurred after Sarah Brady recounted in her book that she had purchased a Remington .30-06 Springfield rifle with a scope and safety lock at a Lewes, Delaware, gun shop, for her son, James Scott Brady, Jr., "as a Christmas present" in 2000[2]. Second amendment rights groups claimed that this action was a straw purchase, intended to avoid the NICS[3][4]. While a purchase as a gift is not considered a straw purchase under US federal law, as long as the recipient is not prohibited from possessing the firearm; this is the same as any other private transfer[5], private transfers are a common target of gun control advocates, who usually call this the gun show loophole, and would make these transfers illegal[6][7].
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