"`` I 'm convinced that we have to have federal legislation to build on . We 're going to have to take one step at a time , and the first step is necessarily Â— given the political realities Â— going to be very modest . Of course , it 's true that politicians will then go home and say , 'This is a great law . The problem is solved . ' And it 's also true that such statements will tend to defuse the gun-control issue for a time . So then we 'll have to strengthen that law , and then again to strengthen that law , and maybe again and again . Right now , though , we 'd be satisfied not with half a loaf but with a slice . Our ultimate goal Â— total control of handguns in the United States Â— is going to take time . My estimate is from seven to ten years . The problem is to slow down the increasing number of handguns sold in this country . The second problem is to get them all registered . And the final problem is to make the possession of all handguns and all handgun ammunition Â— except for the military , policemen , licensed security guards , licensed sporting clubs , and licensed gun collectors Â— totally illegal. `` -Pete Shields , Chairman and founder , Handgun Control Inc. , `` A Reporter At Large : Handguns , `` The New Yorker , July 26 , 1976 , 57-58"
"But there is no slippery slope . Lets see . The Brady Bill was passed November 30 , 1993 . Then just 3 months later S.1878 or Brady Bill 2 was introduced in the Senate , February 28 , 1994. and wanted all of this just 3 months later ! Some of the provisions of Brady 2"
"convinced that we have to have federal legislation to build on . We 're going to have to take one step at a time ,"
"But there is no slippery slope . Lets see . The Brady Bill was passed November 30 , 1993 ."