Brady Campaign weighs in on guns at Atlanta’s airport
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008The city’s stand on no guns at the Hartsfield/Jackson Airport — despite a new state law that seems to allow folks to carry guns up until the security check point — has not only garnered national press. It has caught the attention of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the organization founded by former Reagan Press Secretary James Brady.
Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign, issued the following statement:
“I want to praise the sensible managers at Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport, for putting public safety first in declaring yesterday that they will strenuously enforce the firearms rule in that facility. These public servants are doing their job and should be congratulated for that.
“The Atlanta airport is one of the busiest in the world. Seven years ago, our nation learned what can happen when airport security is breached. None of us will ever forget the consequences.
“The gun lobby leaders in Georgia should be ashamed of themselves for being willing to trade on our nation’s safety for the purposes of advancing their extremist agenda.”
