Who's behind the NAACP lawsuit against the gun industry.

NRAJOE · 04-14-2003, 02:02 PM

Who's really behind this lawsuit?
“With funding for the initial phase of the litigation provided by the Open Society Institute and the Irene Diamond Fund, the NAACP will be represented in this case…”

- The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, 7/12/99 Keynote Speech, 90th NAACP Annual Meeting

“Foundations have helped drive a surge of anti-gun initiatives:

The Joyce Foundations… has handed out $13.2 million in grants to 55 organizations working on gun issues since 1993… Among the grant recipients are the Washington-based Ceasefire Inc., the Violence Policy Center, Physicians for social Responsibility and the Educations Fund to End Handgun Violence…Soros… established the Center on Crime, Communities and Culture in 1996… It has dispensed $13 million, with its most notable contribution the money put into the Brooklyn lawsuit.”

- David B. Ottaway, The Washington Post, 5/19/99

The Legal Action Project, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence

“With the Project's lawyers among its counsel, the NAACP seeks a court order that would force these companies to end practices that allow guns to flow easily into criminal hands.”

- www.gunlawsuits.org/features

The Violence Policy Center & the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

Attorneys from these two vehemently anti-gun groups are directly involved in the NAACP’s lawsuit. Matthew Nosanchuk, a former Clinton Justice Department employee and well-known anti-gun crusader, is taking depositions for the plaintiff in this case. Nosanchuk now works for the Violence Policy Center.

Americans for Gun Safety

Americans for Gun Safety (AGS), founded by Andrew McKelvey, is a project of both the Tsunami Fund and the Tides Center (both are non-profit organizations), and claims to be a bipartisan organization with a centrist perspective on gun control.

That facade quickly vanishes once you realize that Tsunami and Tides are ultra-liberal foundations and that Jonathan Cowan, who runs AGS for McKelvey, was Chief of Staff to former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo, the self-professed anti-gun point man for the Clinton administration. The facade further vanishes when you discover that Ed Hill, Elisa Barnes' paralegal on the Hamilton case, now works for AGS and is in New York helping Barnes with the NAACP trial.

AGS claims to support gun rights, but support of these anti-gun, politically motivated, liberal-financed, frivolous lawsuits is inconsistent with support for the individual right to keep and bear arms. Americans for Gun Safety’s true colors shine through.

The Open Society Institute

The NAACP’s Legal Defense and Education Fund received a multi-year grant during the year 2000 from the Open Society Institute. While they do not list the exact dollar figure, they acknowledge that the amount of the grant is between $100,000 to $499,999.

The Open Society Institute is part of the Soros network, a group of organizations created by George Soros, a Hungarian born financier. Soros has recently been convicted of insider trading by a French court.

NAACP attorney Elisa Barnes received $300,000 from Soros for her work on the Hamilton case.

The Irene Diamond Fund

“I think guns should just be banned.”

- Irene Diamond to Allan R. Clyde, during an interview for the March/April 1998 issue of Foundations News & Commentary

The Funders’ Collaborative For Gun Violence Prevention

Another organization that falls under the Soros umbrella and is funding the NAACP lawsuit is The Funders’ Collaborative For Gun Violence Prevention. It receives funding from the Open Society Institute, The Irene Diamond Fund and “other” private donors.

- www.soros.org

:assult: :nod:

Big Dog · 04-14-2003, 03:01 PM

Interesting how it's always the same diseased rats in the woodwork. You think you stop 'em in one place, but they chew through to another.

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NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,252 Images: 3	Who's behind the NAACP lawsuit against the gun industry. Who's really behind this lawsuit? “With funding for the initial phase of the litigation provided by the Open Society Institute and the Irene Diamond Fund, the NAACP will be represented in this case…” - The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, 7/12/99 Keynote Speech, 90th NAACP Annual Meeting “Foundations have helped drive a surge of anti-gun initiatives: The Joyce Foundations… has handed out $13.2 million in grants to 55 organizations working on gun issues since 1993… Among the grant recipients are the Washington-based Ceasefire Inc., the Violence Policy Center, Physicians for social Responsibility and the Educations Fund to End Handgun Violence…Soros… established the Center on Crime, Communities and Culture in 1996… It has dispensed $13 million, with its most notable contribution the money put into the Brooklyn lawsuit.” - David B. Ottaway, The Washington Post, 5/19/99 The Legal Action Project, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence “With the Project's lawyers among its counsel, the NAACP seeks a court order that would force these companies to end practices that allow guns to flow easily into criminal hands.” - www.gunlawsuits.org/features The Violence Policy Center & the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Attorneys from these two vehemently anti-gun groups are directly involved in the NAACP’s lawsuit. Matthew Nosanchuk, a former Clinton Justice Department employee and well-known anti-gun crusader, is taking depositions for the plaintiff in this case. Nosanchuk now works for the Violence Policy Center. Americans for Gun Safety Americans for Gun Safety (AGS), founded by Andrew McKelvey, is a project of both the Tsunami Fund and the Tides Center (both are non-profit organizations), and claims to be a bipartisan organization with a centrist perspective on gun control. That facade quickly vanishes once you realize that Tsunami and Tides are ultra-liberal foundations and that Jonathan Cowan, who runs AGS for McKelvey, was Chief of Staff to former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo, the self-professed anti-gun point man for the Clinton administration. The facade further vanishes when you discover that Ed Hill, Elisa Barnes' paralegal on the Hamilton case, now works for AGS and is in New York helping Barnes with the NAACP trial. AGS claims to support gun rights, but support of these anti-gun, politically motivated, liberal-financed, frivolous lawsuits is inconsistent with support for the individual right to keep and bear arms. Americans for Gun Safety’s true colors shine through. The Open Society Institute The NAACP’s Legal Defense and Education Fund received a multi-year grant during the year 2000 from the Open Society Institute. While they do not list the exact dollar figure, they acknowledge that the amount of the grant is between $100,000 to $499,999. The Open Society Institute is part of the Soros network, a group of organizations created by George Soros, a Hungarian born financier. Soros has recently been convicted of insider trading by a French court. NAACP attorney Elisa Barnes received $300,000 from Soros for her work on the Hamilton case. The Irene Diamond Fund “I think guns should just be banned.” - Irene Diamond to Allan R. Clyde, during an interview for the March/April 1998 issue of Foundations News & Commentary The Funders’ Collaborative For Gun Violence Prevention Another organization that falls under the Soros umbrella and is funding the NAACP lawsuit is The Funders’ Collaborative For Gun Violence Prevention. It receives funding from the Open Society Institute, The Irene Diamond Fund and “other” private donors. - www.soros.org :assult: :nod: __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

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