Subject:
Please oppose H.R. 45
To:
Rep. Laura Richardson
October 19, 2009
Dear Representative Richardson,
I am an Honorably Discharged, U.S. Army Combat Veteran. As a soldier I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
I was quite alarmed when I learned of H.R. 45, Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009.
Draconian restrictive gun laws have no impact on crimes committed with firearms, other than to disarm law-abiding citizens.
States with the largest increases in gun ownership also have the largest drops in violent crimes. Thirty-one states now have such lawsâ€"called "shall-issue" laws. These laws allow adults the right to carry concealed handguns if they do not have a criminal record or a history of significant mental illness.
Conversely, those districts with the toughest gun controls have the highest crimes rates. Furthermore, many countries, such as Switzerland, New Zealand, Finland, and Israel have high gun-ownership rates and low crime rates, while other countries have low gun ownership rates and either low or high crime rates. The empirical evidence reinforces commonsense.
What is incomprehensible and unconscionable is a congress trying to pass nonsensical laws which make all of us less safe; except of course the criminal. Finally, this is repressive and intrusive legislation that puts unnecessary burdens and restrictions on American citizens, while increasing the power and reach of the federal government into private lives.
Please oppose Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009, (H.R. 45).
Thank you for supporting individual rights.
Long Beach , CA
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