Posted: 2/14/2013 4:19:13 PM EDT
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Hey guys, I figured you would get a kick out of some of these. I contacted all of MI's reps and Senators (as everyone should) urging them not to buy into the new AWB or "High Capacity Ammo Cliip" legislation. Heres what Ive gotten back so far
Rep Dillon Dear XXX, Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. I appreciate you taking the time to contact me with your thoughts on this issue. Please know that I support the Second Amendment and have consistently voted to protect gun owners and their rights. I do not subscribe the notion that the only way to reduce gun violence is to take away the rights of people guaranteed by our founding fathers. However, I do not believe that supporting the Second Amendment should mean that no reasonable effort to curb gun violence can be considered as part of a national debate begun after 20 school age children were gunned down in Connecticut. Reducing gun violence and protecting children can be accomplished without infringing on the rights of law abiding citizens to own and use guns, and you are certainly correct to note that attention must be paid to mental health issues. As this debate proceeds at the federal level I will be mindful of your thoughtful views and will strive to find areas of common ground between all participants in this needed discussion. Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me with your thoughts on this important issue. If I may be of any future service, please do not hesitate to contact me. With warm regards, BRANDON DILLON State Representative Senator Hildenbrand Dear XXX, Thank you for the email. As you may know, I am a strong supporter of gun owner rights. As the discussions continue at both the federal and state level regarding the issue of gun control, I will voice my concern and opposition to any proposed law that would infringe on an individual's 2nd Amendment rights. Thank you again for the email. Sincerely, Dave Hildenbrand State Senator Senator Stabenow Dear XXX, Thank you for contacting me about the tragic and senseless violence in Newtown, Connecticut. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts and concerns with me. If there is anything that deeply unites Americans across the country it is our love for our children and grandchildren and our desire to keep them safe. In the wake of the heartbreaking tragedy at Sandy Hook elementary, all of us must come together to determine what steps can be taken to protect our children. That means discussing how we can strengthen our gun laws to help stop attacks like this from happening again, while protecting responsible gun ownership and preserving our hunting heritage. It also means strengthening mental health services, and focusing on the broader culture of violence in the media and our society. These solutions may not be easy, but one thing should be clear – complacency and inaction until the next attack must not be an option. Thank you again for contacting me. Please continue to keep me informed about issues of concern to you and your family. Sincerely, Debbie Stabenow United States Senator And my favorite so far, Senator Levin Dear Mr. XXX: Thank you for contacting me about gun safety issues. I appreciate you sharing your views with me. I support sensible gun safety laws and strict enforcement of those laws to help prevent crimes, suicides and violence committed with firearms. I support the steps President Obama outlined recently to curb the gun violence that plagues our nation, and I believe Congress can and should work to enact legislation to prevent gun violence without infringing on the rights of law-abiding citizens. I was an original cosponsor of the Brady Law (P.L.103-159). This law requires prospective handgun purchasers to undergo criminal background checks before purchasing a firearm from a licensed dealer. The background check system is able to make 92 percent of background check determinations on the spot, and since 1994, has prevented more than 1.5 million firearm purchases. Additionally, according to Centers for Disease Control statistics, since the Brady Law went into effect, the number of gun deaths in the United States dropped 22 percent, from 39,595 in 1993 to 30,769 in 2007. The number of gun homicides dropped by more than 29 percent, from 17,024 in 1993 to 12,129 in 2007. While the Brady Law has been successful in reducing gun violence, I believe more has to be done. For example, only 60 percent of all gun sales in the United States take place at licensed federal dealers, where background checks are mandatory. The remaining 40 percent of gun sales are conducted by unlicensed individual sellers, often at gun shows, and a background check is not required. This means that across our nation, any dangerous individual can go to a gun show and purchase a deadly weapon without any form of background check. To close this ‘gun show loophole,’ I am a cosponsor of the Gun Show Background Check Act. This bill would enact the common sense principle that anyone who wants to purchase a firearm at a gun show should be able to pass a simple background check. Ten national police organizations support closing this loophole. Additionally, I am a cosponsor of the Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act, a bill that seeks to reduce gun violence by keeping firearms out of the hands of terrorists and criminals. Although hard to believe, nothing in current law prohibits individuals on terrorist watch lists from purchasing firearms, unless they fall into another disqualifying category. This “terror gap” in federal law must be closed, and this bill would do just that. This legislation would deny the transfer of a firearm when a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background check reveals that the prospective purchaser is a known or suspected terrorist and the Attorney General has a reasonable belief that the purchaser may use the firearm in connection with terrorism. Keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists is just common sense. I also have always supported the rights of sportsmen and hunters. Hunting is a way of life for millions of Americans and plays an integral role in modern wildlife management. But military style assault weapons have no sporting purpose. Because of these weapons, our nation’s citizens are in greater danger and police officers across the country are encountering criminals armed with highly lethal military style weapons. To support our law enforcement community and to save lives, I am a cosponsor of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. This legislation would prevent the future possession, manufacture, sale and importation of assault-type weapons while grandfathering weapons lawfully possessed at the date of the bill’s enactment. It would ban firearms with detachable magazines and military style features, such as grenade launchers, protruding pistol grips, and barrel shrouds. It would support law enforcement officers across our nation, who should not be forced to confront lawbreakers toting military arms. And it would protect the rights of hunters by specifically naming thousands of firearms with legitimate sporting, sentimental or other value that would remain legal to possess. This bill also would ban high capacity ammunition magazines. Studies have shown that high capacity ammunition magazines are used in 31 to 41 percent of fatal police shootings in cities across our nation. They also have been used by the perpetrators of numerous mass shootings, including at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, the Tucson shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others, the attack on a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and the horrifying shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The Newtown shooting alone left twenty six people dead, twenty of them children. We must not wait until more places are added to this heartbreaking list. We can and should act swiftly to protect our families and loved ones from mass shootings. These measures have the overwhelming support of law enforcement communities around our nation, who have implored us to make changes to stop the flood of these types of weapons into the hands of those who would use them for harm. I will continue to work for common-sense gun safety measures. Thank you again for contacting me. Sincerely, Carl Levin If any of you guys have contacted anyone and gotten a response, Id like to see it. Just to see if they are straight regurgitated replies or if they actually took the time to respond. |
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Stabitnow is playing the fence for now and then will fuck us if it gets to a vote. Levin is the same fucktard he has always been. Stabenow is not playing the fence. "That means discussing how we can strengthen our gun laws to help stop attacks like this from happening again, while protecting responsible gun ownership and preserving our hunting heritage." She wants tougher gun laws and thinks guns are about hunting, or at least that's what she'll hide behind. She might be open to doing something about mental health issues and violence in entertainment, but she's all about new gun laws. We do agree on one thing, she'll fuck us as soon as she can. |
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Need to ask Levin what efforts were made to prosecute those attempting to purchase a firearm in those 1.5 million attempts by prohibited persons, and where he got the information regarding Virginia Tech. If I recall correctly, that idiot had many magazines available to him, as did the fucktards at Columbine.
I have grown weary of those who would determine what is best for me, and will enforce that regardless of what the Constitution says they can do. Impeachment proceedings must be started against those who completely disregard their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, and that of their respective states for state-level legislatures and governors. At least Walberg seems to understand the deal a bit better, but we shall see if the issue gets to a vote in the house. Now if the Reps can grow a set to file charges against their treasonous peers, we would be much better off: Dear Glockster,
Thank you for contacting me about the federal regulation of firearms and ammunition. I appreciate knowing your thoughts on this issue. I strongly believe in the protected rights allotted under the Second Amendment of our Constitution, and I support the right for individuals to possess firearms and use them for lawful purposes. I consider myself one of the many Americans that use firearms for recreational hunting, collection, and protection – this is a liberty that is to be treasured and protected. As Congress considers legislation relating to gun control, you can be certain that I will keep your thoughts in mind, and in doing so, defend the right for law abiding citizens to bear arms. Again, thank you for contacting me. Please make sure to sign up for my e-newsletter at: http://walberg.house.gov/, so I can keep you updated on my activities in Congress. ETA: response in quotes |