I just wanted to post a recent letter that I have received from my very liberal California Congressperson (Lois Capps - California)
I have also posted my response to this letter which I sent today.
Both are pretty short.
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Dear Sir,
Thank you for contacting my office to express your opposition to gun control. I appreciate hearing from you concerning this important matter.
As you know, in the last year there have been numerous incidents of gun violence in our schools. In Oregon, Arkansas, and Michigan, children have needlessly lost their lives. While there is no simple solution to this crisis, I believe that we must do more to keep guns out of the hands of children. In my view, guns are simply too easily obtained by young people who use them to hurt themselves or others.
I support the rights of hunters and sportsmen to obtain and use firearms for legal purposes. I do not believe that the passage of common sense gun legislation will infringe upon these rights. Instead, enacting bipartisan gun safety bills will help keep guns out of the hands of children and criminals.
Again, Thank you for contacting my office. Please keep in touch.
Sincerely,
Lois Capps - Member of Congress
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Here is my response:
Dear Representative Capps,
Thank you for your recent letter responding to my previous three letters. Although the three letters concerned military spending questions in addition to gun control issue questions, I understand that your staff probably reads and answers these letters only, as you may not have the time to read and understand our many concerns.
Your recent letter still gives me great concern when you have defined your aspect of gun control issues. You indicated, and I quote, "I support the rights of hunters and sportsmen to obtain and use firearms for legal purposes. I do not believe that the passage of common sense gun legislation will infringe upon these rights." Is this the only group or right to keep and bear arms that you support? There are tens of millions of us in this country who legally obtain and use firearms as a matter of our Constitutional rights, for self-protection, or for collecting as a hobby. In the larger sense of this subject, I believe that this Country, the Constitution and my inalienable rights come first even before hunting and sports. I do hope that you can agree on this and when speaking of supporting the legal use of firearms in the future that you include the above.
Please let me know how you feel on this extended subject. I thank you in advance for your time and thoughts.
The above is a perfect example of the Liberal element in Washington and their total disregard of their Constitutional Oath of office and their total ignorance of the 2nd Amendment.
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To own firearms is to affirm that freedom and liberty are not gifts from the state.
I have also posted my response to this letter which I sent today.
Both are pretty short.
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Dear Sir,
Thank you for contacting my office to express your opposition to gun control. I appreciate hearing from you concerning this important matter.
As you know, in the last year there have been numerous incidents of gun violence in our schools. In Oregon, Arkansas, and Michigan, children have needlessly lost their lives. While there is no simple solution to this crisis, I believe that we must do more to keep guns out of the hands of children. In my view, guns are simply too easily obtained by young people who use them to hurt themselves or others.
I support the rights of hunters and sportsmen to obtain and use firearms for legal purposes. I do not believe that the passage of common sense gun legislation will infringe upon these rights. Instead, enacting bipartisan gun safety bills will help keep guns out of the hands of children and criminals.
Again, Thank you for contacting my office. Please keep in touch.
Sincerely,
Lois Capps - Member of Congress
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Here is my response:
Dear Representative Capps,
Thank you for your recent letter responding to my previous three letters. Although the three letters concerned military spending questions in addition to gun control issue questions, I understand that your staff probably reads and answers these letters only, as you may not have the time to read and understand our many concerns.
Your recent letter still gives me great concern when you have defined your aspect of gun control issues. You indicated, and I quote, "I support the rights of hunters and sportsmen to obtain and use firearms for legal purposes. I do not believe that the passage of common sense gun legislation will infringe upon these rights." Is this the only group or right to keep and bear arms that you support? There are tens of millions of us in this country who legally obtain and use firearms as a matter of our Constitutional rights, for self-protection, or for collecting as a hobby. In the larger sense of this subject, I believe that this Country, the Constitution and my inalienable rights come first even before hunting and sports. I do hope that you can agree on this and when speaking of supporting the legal use of firearms in the future that you include the above.
Please let me know how you feel on this extended subject. I thank you in advance for your time and thoughts.
The above is a perfect example of the Liberal element in Washington and their total disregard of their Constitutional Oath of office and their total ignorance of the 2nd Amendment.
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To own firearms is to affirm that freedom and liberty are not gifts from the state.