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The following letter was received in response to the GAO initiated notification system. Take it or leave it, at least he doesn't hide behind the "save the kids" agenda. This letter sends me a message that says although 'I am not an official candidate for President' I will state my convictions and put my record out for examination.
June 7, 1999
Dear John,
Thank you for your letter about state and federal gun control measures now under consideration in the United States Congress.
I am a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights. As a candidate in 1994, I supported the right of law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons for self-protection. In my first legislative session as Governor, I signed a law allowing law-abiding citizens who pass a firearm proficiency test to carry a concealed weapon. In 1997, we improved the law by allowing handgun licensees from other states to carry their concealed weapons in Texas. I believe this legislation is helping make Texas a safer place to live.
I have consistently supported tough anti-crime policies and resisted restrictive gun control laws that do nothing to prevent violent crime. During my first term in office, Texas ended the mandatory early release of offenders. We also strengthened the penal code to toughen penalties for sex offenders, drug dealers and repeat offenders. We rewrote the juvenile justice laws to take a tougher approach to juvenile crime, including lowering to 14 the age at which most violent juvenile criminals can be tried as adults and increasing penalties for juveniles committing violent crimes. During the most recent legislative session, I pushed for and signed legislation giving automatic jail time to juveniles who commit any crime with a firearm. We're sending a strong signal in Texas that we don't want children carrying guns illegally.
I believe one of the most important responsibilities of state government is to protect the innocent. That is why I support tough laws and long sentences for those who use guns to commit crimes. Additional gun control laws, such as requiring arbitrary waiting periods, do not achieve this goal. I do believe instant background checks ("instant checks") are an effective way to keep criminals and minors from purchasing guns and have supported "instant checks" since my first campaign for Governor in 1994. I support changing federal law to allow gun show operators access to the National Instant Check System (NCIS) to provide "instant checks" for all vendors selling firearm at their shows. I strongly oppose any attempt to use the NICS to initiate a national registry of lawful gun owners. My focus will remain on punishing violent criminals-not unnecessary regulation of law-abiding citizens.
Again, thank you for writing on this important issue. I apreciate hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Signed: George W. Bush.
Post Office Box 1902, Austin, Texas 78767-1902
Office:512-637-2000 FAX:512-637-8800 www.georgewbush.com
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TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT- IF WE LET GORE CONTINUE TO DIVIDE THE GUN OWNERS OVER THE ISSUES YOU WILL GET HIM ELECTED BY A MINORITY VOTE. WORKED FOR BILL NOT ONCE BUT TWICE. A THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE DOES NOT STAND A CHANCE UNDER OUR PRESENT SYSTEM I'M SORRY TO SAY.
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John L. McKenney
June 7, 1999
Dear John,
Thank you for your letter about state and federal gun control measures now under consideration in the United States Congress.
I am a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights. As a candidate in 1994, I supported the right of law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons for self-protection. In my first legislative session as Governor, I signed a law allowing law-abiding citizens who pass a firearm proficiency test to carry a concealed weapon. In 1997, we improved the law by allowing handgun licensees from other states to carry their concealed weapons in Texas. I believe this legislation is helping make Texas a safer place to live.
I have consistently supported tough anti-crime policies and resisted restrictive gun control laws that do nothing to prevent violent crime. During my first term in office, Texas ended the mandatory early release of offenders. We also strengthened the penal code to toughen penalties for sex offenders, drug dealers and repeat offenders. We rewrote the juvenile justice laws to take a tougher approach to juvenile crime, including lowering to 14 the age at which most violent juvenile criminals can be tried as adults and increasing penalties for juveniles committing violent crimes. During the most recent legislative session, I pushed for and signed legislation giving automatic jail time to juveniles who commit any crime with a firearm. We're sending a strong signal in Texas that we don't want children carrying guns illegally.
I believe one of the most important responsibilities of state government is to protect the innocent. That is why I support tough laws and long sentences for those who use guns to commit crimes. Additional gun control laws, such as requiring arbitrary waiting periods, do not achieve this goal. I do believe instant background checks ("instant checks") are an effective way to keep criminals and minors from purchasing guns and have supported "instant checks" since my first campaign for Governor in 1994. I support changing federal law to allow gun show operators access to the National Instant Check System (NCIS) to provide "instant checks" for all vendors selling firearm at their shows. I strongly oppose any attempt to use the NICS to initiate a national registry of lawful gun owners. My focus will remain on punishing violent criminals-not unnecessary regulation of law-abiding citizens.
Again, thank you for writing on this important issue. I apreciate hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Signed: George W. Bush.
Post Office Box 1902, Austin, Texas 78767-1902
Office:512-637-2000 FAX:512-637-8800 www.georgewbush.com
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TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT- IF WE LET GORE CONTINUE TO DIVIDE THE GUN OWNERS OVER THE ISSUES YOU WILL GET HIM ELECTED BY A MINORITY VOTE. WORKED FOR BILL NOT ONCE BUT TWICE. A THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE DOES NOT STAND A CHANCE UNDER OUR PRESENT SYSTEM I'M SORRY TO SAY.
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John L. McKenney