Brady Bunch Protest Washington Redskins
Now they're just getting pathetic:
Gun-control groups and other organizations are putting pressure on the Washington Redskins to cancel an upcoming benefit event at a shooting range in Prince George's County.
The team has been planning to put on the first Redskins Sporting Clays Challenge on Tuesday in Glenn Dale, but the sponsor of the event - NRA Sports - is part of the National Rifle Association, which wants Congress to repeal the District's gun laws.
Redskins spokesman Karl Swanson tells The Washington Post that the team doesn't support repealing the city's gun laws, isn't involved in the NRA's political activities, and that the team plans to go on with the fund-raiser.
Swanson says the event is a simple fund-raiser and calls the event "valuable."
Antigun groups plan to go to Redskins headquarters on Monday to protest the event and to deliver a letter to Redskins owner Dan Snyder. If that doesn't work, they plan to protest at Tuesday's event.
In the ultimate irony, while the "team" might not support repealing DC's gun ban, how much 'ya wanna bet half the team members are carrying?
Posted by Jeff Soyer at October 24, 2005 07:48 AM
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