I must write to express my disapproval of the President's position with regard to making the failed Assault Weapons Ban permanent. The Constitution is clear when it comes to the Second Amendment. "Shall not be infringed" means something to me, it means to me exactly what it says, it means the Federal Government and by the 14th amendment the state governments; have no authority to pass such measures. The Assault Weapons Ban was never about controlling crime anyways, it was always about disarming law abiding Americans and I thank God Americans saw through the facade in '94. Many Americans have woken up to the reality of self defense and of an armed polite society. We will never vote for any candidate who would strip us of our rights and we will not stand quietly and idly by while those we elected to serve us strip us of our right to defense. The President's support for the AWB is troubling coming from someone who lectured on constitutional law.
I for one will be writing my congressional representatives to ensure that they understand why a renewal of the AWB is unacceptable and why other gun control measures sure to come are unacceptable as well.
Furthermore:
The "gun show loophole" is a lie propagated by the Brady Campaign in the interests of ending private firearms sales. The "Tiahrt Amendment" has always allowed firearms trace information to be shared with law enforcement agencies. Finally, no law enforcement agency would consider biometric firearms. The risk is simply too great to their lives and quite frankly to mine as well. And while I'm at it Ammunition Accountability is a stupid idea too. It imposes an undue burden on legitimate users and doesn't work either.
Elected officials who support gun control don't get re-elected. Why should you care what I think? There are millions in this country who share my views.
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Mr. rabidgoldfish
Student, University of Florida
