Presidential Candidates

Below you’ll find a letter that I just wrote to the presidential candidate Obama. I’m not a democrate, I’m actually registered as independent. However I’m sitting here watching TV and they talked about the shooting in IL and the candidates stances on Guns. I already know Clinton’s stance and I don’t like it and it will never change. However I have the feeling that this year it will become a Democratic president. So I’m doing my part to raise my voice and put some common sense into the candidates. Without the voice of the people we are lost.

Unfortunately I don’t think the letter was published. When I hit the “submit” button I received a very large java traceback error from the form. Makes me wonder if we want a president who can’t even hire decent programmers to maintain the IL Senator contact form.

Here’s my letter to Obama:

Dear Mr. Obama,

I fully understand your emotional viewpoint on gun control. However I would like to discuss the issues with that viewpoint.

1. Eliminate Concealed Carry Permits
Those citizens, including myself with concealed carry permits are not the ones comitting crimes, we are not the ones causing problems. In fact we are the ones stopping crimes year after year. We interfere with criminals and SAVE people every year. We must go through extensive training and background checks before we are allowed to carry. Instead of eliminating the concealed carry law, a national reciprocity law should be pushed.

2. Trigger locks
Trigger locks are a great thing. I have and use several of them. However I will not put a trigger lock on my primary pistol. My primary pistol is in one of two places at all times. One my person, secured from children and strangers, or in my safe which is secured from children and strangers. A mandatory trigger lock will disarm citizens in their homes and render them defenseless in a time of need. Push for responsible gun ownership. Push for training before purchasing a gun, push for eduction, not bans.

3. Guns are bad
I know you haven’t stated directly that guns are “bad” but you have said you would ban them. Guns are not the problem. Criminals are the problem. There is no law that will stop criminals, by definition criminals violate the law. Instead of creating more laws on top of the existing 20,000+ gun laws, remove gun laws, allow citizens to protect themselves without fear of law suits from the family of a criminal. Educate people, push gun training not gun control. A quote I once read was “An armed society is a polite society”. That is true. A criminal by nature goes after the weak and vulnerable. If the criminal knows there is a chance the person they want to harm is carrying a weapon they will think twice.

4. Assault Weapon Ban
Define “Assault Weapon”. Anything can be an asault weapon. There is NO such thing as an Assault Weapon by definition of rifles. Rifles, specifically the AR-15 or AR platform or AK platform rifles are not used within 99.9% of crimes. Why ban a tool that is not an issue? The problem is discrimination against it’s appearance. This is hypocritical don’t you think? The assault weapon ban is a measure to whittle away gun rights and that is wrong. It is a violation of the 2nd ammendement and anyone with any capacity of self thought knows the ban is pointless.

5. Support the 2nd ammendment. The bill of rights is a whole package. You get them all or none you cannot piece-meal and choose. Once you start to eliminate one the rest are sure to follow.

Written by john Filed under Gun Rights |