Posted: 1/31/2013 4:40:15 AM EDT
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Finally received a reply from Justin Amash.
Thank you for contacting my office regarding the tragic shooting in Newtown, Massachusetts, on December 14, 2012. I appreciate hearing from you on this issue. On that day, 20-year-old Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School and murdered 20 students and six people on school staff. He had earlier killed his mother, and he later killed himself. As the community grieves the evil of Lanza's actions, my thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this senseless act of violence and their families. In the wake of this tragedy, we all want to prevent such violence from occurring again. But it is not wise to hastily implement policies that are unlikely to prove effective. The Second Amendment limits Congress's power to restrict the right to purchase, transport, and possess a firearm. Arms in the hands of law-abiding citizens can deter crime more effectively than bans on common types of handguns and rifles. I support states' ability to work out these issues according to the wishes of their citizens and within constitutional constraints, and I am skeptical of across-the-board federal mandates that restrict self-defense. I also support flexibility for state governments to address mental health issues. I will keep your comments in mind as I continue to monitor these issues. Thank you again for contacting me, and please feel free to contact my office if I can be of further assistance. Sincerely, Justin Amash United States Representative Third District of Michigan P.S. I explain every vote I take in the House of Representatives on my Facebook Page at http://facebook.com/repjustinamash . You can “like” my Page to receive real-time updates and interact with me while you are logged in to Facebook, or if you do not have a Facebook account, you can simply view my posts at http://facebook.com/repjustinamash . |
