Posted: 11/25/2008 2:30:41 PM EDT
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Dear Mr ...
Thank you for contacting me rgarding the semi-automatic weapoins ban. I appreciate your congratulations on my re-election to Congress. As you may be aware, I voted against the so-called "assault weapons ban" in 1994. A ban on assault weapons fails to make the distinction between types of guns, making the posession of some criminal and others not. Guns of all kinds are capable of causing bodily harm. For this reason, a criminal should not be able to possess a gun, regardless of type. However, if law abiding citizens want to possess guns to be able to defend their families and their homes, they should decide what kind of gun they want. Millions of honest gun owners are not criminals and they should not be treated as such by the Congress fo the United States. The "assault weapons ban" sunset in September 2004, and is no longer federal law. H.R. 6257, the Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008, would renew the semi-automatic weapons ban. H.R. 6257 has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee. I firmly believe the Second Amendment of the Constitution prohibits the federal government from denying law-abiding citizens the right to keep and bear arms. Be assured, I will vote against H.R. 6257 should it come to the house floor for a vote. Thanks for contacting me. Sincerely, F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. Member of Congress. |