FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, October 29, 2010
Contact: Alex Howe, 202.271.7997
alex@americansunitedforsafestreets.org
Omar Samaha Responds to Keith Fimian
Statement from Omar Samaha, brother of Reema Samaha who was killed at Virginia Tech:
"It's difficult to believe that a candidate for the U.S. Congress didn't appreciate the gravity of the massacre at Virginia Tech," said Omar Samaha. “But if he now does, he should step forward and join with me and other family members in supporting legislation that closes a loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy guns with no questions asked."
Omar Samaha is featured in a television ad calling on Keith Fimian to take a stand to close the gun show loophole in Virginia.
The ad is running in Virginia's 11th Congressional District through this weekend and can be seen at http://www.americansunitedforsafestreets.org/campaigns.php
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Americans United for Safe Streets is a non-partisan advocacy organization that is working to educate the public and elected leaders about the need for stronger enforcement and smarter policies to reduce violent crime and keep guns out of the hands of criminals.