FEATURE STORIES

Brady Center Releases Comprehensive Report on Terrorism and Guns
December 19, 2001

On December 19, 2001, The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence released a new report that details how terrorists use weak gun laws to amass firearms in the United States. The document, entitled: "Guns and Terror: How Terrorists Exploit Our Weak Gun Laws," was released at a news conference on Capitol Hill, at which Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Representative Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) called for stronger U.S. gun laws as a critical component of homeland security.

"This report makes one thing crystal clear: terrorists and guns go together," said Michael D. Barnes, President of the Brady Center. "Firearms are part of the essential tool kit of domestic and foreign terrorists alike. Guns are used to commit terrorist acts, and guns are used by terrorists to resist law enforcement efforts at apprehension and arrest."

Note: This version of Guns and Terror has been revised from the prior version released on December 13, 2001 to correct an editing error in the section entitled "The Assault Weapon Attack on the CIA".

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New Jersey Court Rejects Gun Industry Attempt to Dismiss Newark Lawsuit
December 11, 2001

On December 11, 2001, Newark, New Jersey's lawsuit against the gun industry survived attempts by defendants in the case to dismiss the suit. Most of Newark's claims, including public nuisance, negligent marketing and distribution, and negligence were upheld by the court. Discovery is now underway in this case.

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