John McCain Response To Gun Control Pressure 'Appalling,' Says Mother Of Mass Shooting Victim 22FEB13

FIRST rep eric kapo cantor reminds us he is a nasty SOB with his opposition to the Senate VAWA bill sent to the House and then sen john mccain steps up to show the nation he can be as nasty a SOB as kapo cantor. This from HuffPost.....

Caren Teves, mother of a victim of the Aurora, Colo., mass shooting in July, said Thursday that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) had responded reprehensibly to her gun control question earlier in the day, when he told her that she needed some "straight talk."

Teves' son, Alex, was 24 years old when he was gunned down alongside 11 others inside a movie theater. On Thursday, Teves, of Phoenix, attended a town hall held by McCain with hopes of encouraging the senator to support an assault weapons ban, which would restrict the sale of weapons such as the semi-automatic rifle used by the Aurora shooter.

McCain responded sharply to Teves' attempt to push the legislation.

"I can tell you right now you need some straight talk. That assault weapons ban will not pass the Congress of the United States," McCain said, drawing cheers from the crowd.

In an interview with Talking Points Memo, Teves expressed disappointment in the way McCain handled her question.

“I was very surprised that a senator, who has been in office for over 30 years, would address a grieving mother, who just lost her son exactly seven months prior -- yesterday was the 20th, I lost my son on 7-20-2012 -- to tell me that I needed ‘some straight talk,’” Teves told TPM.

Teves also said she was "surprised" at the continued indifference McCain and his staff had shown her, both at the town hall event and in response to a previous attempt she had made to reach out to the senator.

“It takes a lot for me to just get out of bed every morning," Teves said. "I mean, this is still so new and so fresh, that my son was murdered. And I just expected a little more respect from someone who’s been in office over 30 years, and his staff. Between that and the form letter that we received, it’s just, it’s appalling.”

(Read TPM's whole interview with Teves here)

In the wake of the Aurora shooting, McCain appeared to suggest that he'd be open to discussing the merits of an assault weapons ban. When such a bill was revamped and introduced after December's school massacre in Newtown, Conn., however, McCain took a more rigid tone, saying that it would have no chance of passing in Congress.

McCain came under fire from constituents on both sides of the spectrum in sessions held during the congressional recess. On Tuesday, McCain was forced to defend his position on comprehensive immigration reform to a number of disgruntled voters who pushed back with extreme views on undocumented immigrants.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/22/john-mccain-gun-control_n_2741173.html?ref=topbar

Act Now in Honor of Aurora Families 2OKT12

MASS SHOOTINGS have continued since the tragedy at Aurora, Colorado just a few of months ago. Oak Grove, WI and Minneapolis, MN were just a couple that made national news, but families and communities are suffering because the nra has the money from the gun industry to operate a nefarious propaganda campaign against common sense gun control and politicians are so cowardly they will not legislate the common sense gun controls that would help prevent some of this violence (though they do protect themselves by outlawing weapons in the government facilities where they work. Check this out from Tom and Caren Teves, parents of Alex Teves, one of the murder victims killed in Aurora on 20JUL12 and click the link to send a letter to Jim Lehrer, moderator of the presidential debate in Denver on 3OKT12 to ask the candidates what they plan to do about the growing gun violence in the US, and then share with your family and friends.

Act Now In Honor of Aurora Families Recruit One Person to Sign the Letter to Jim Lehrer   Our son Alex was gunned-down at the movie theater in Aurora, Colorado last July. He was doing what many young people do on weekends...he went to the movies. Alex graduated from the University of Denver, just a month before being killed in the theater. In a public memorial service, he was honored just last month by the University’s president, chancellor and staff. The University of Denver is also the site of the first presidential debate on Wednesday night. We have joined with other family members who lost loved ones in that attack—those of AJ Boik, Jonathan Blunk, Gordon Cowden, Jessica Ghawi, Matt McQuinn, Micayla Medek and Rebecca Wingo—to respectfully urge debate moderator, Jim Lehrer, to ask the candidates to present their plans to address gun violence. But we need YOUR help. This is the time. The first presidential debate at the University of Denver is the place. Recruit ONE person to sign the letter to Jim Lehrer! Make your voice heard!  We ARE better than this! Mass shootings will happen again. It’s not a matter of if, but when. Thirty-two Americans will be murdered today. We just don’t yet know their names or the families or communities they come from. We must have a national debate on this issue. We will continue to fight for that America—one where fewer parents ever have to go through the pain of losing a child to gun violence. We wanted to take a moment to thank you for standing with us. Please call, text, Facebook or e-mail someone you know and get them to take action now! Sincerely, Tom and Caren Teves Parents of Alex Teves   Recruit ONE person to sign the letter to presidential debate moderator Jim Lehrer.   Recruit One Person Facebook It

Sign up for Alerts • Find Your Local Chapter

Donate    Forward   © Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

You can also mail a check to:  Brady Campaign · 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1100 · Washington, DC 20005 The Brady Campaign is the nation's largest, non-partisan grassroots organization leading the fight to protect you, your family and your community from gun violence.