I wrote my congress critters

[Jeff H]

Ohio has one Democrat Senator that we haven't been fortunate enough to remove yet. I knew it wouldn't do any good, but I wrote to him anyway since I was already writing a letter to everyone else. Below is his canned bull**** reply that came within an hour of me sending it. He isn't even making an effort to look like he is listening to the people of Ohio.

Dear Mr. XX:

Thank you for expressing your views about firearms legislation.

As a United States Senator, I took an oath to defend the Constitution. The Second Amendment makes clear that Americans have the right to own guns, and the Supreme Court over time has given meaning to this right.

When our children and families are no longer safe at our schools, in our malls, and in our movie theaters, then we as a country must take action. The shocking numbers of public shootings throughout the country last year, culminating in Newtown, Connecticut, demands that we engage in a serious national discussion about gun violence, not just in terms of weapons and bullets, but also including mental health access, public safety officers, and our responsibility both as individuals and a society.

Like all rights, it must be balanced against others. I have supported restrictions on the possession of assault-style weapons so our public safety officers are not put at increased risk, and restrictions on the ability of criminals to possess handguns but I fully support the right of Ohioans to own firearms.

Should the Senate consider this issue in the future, I will support common-sense reforms that protect both public safety and the rights of gun owners. Thank you again for contacting me.

Sincerely,

Sherrod Brown
United States Senator

 

[sansone]

critters is too kind...

Me too, if we keep the pressure up maybe we can hold this nation as it was intended

 

[Caliper_Mi]

Agreed that critters is being nice.

Once a week here. May send a second one this week specifically about mags.

 

[Dr. Sandman]

What about "common-sense reforms" to freedom of religion, or the press, or speech? The truth, "common-sense reform" is code for "screw you".

 

[Jeff H]

critters is too kind...

Probably.

 

[radiotom]

What about "common-sense reforms" to freedom of religion, or the press, or speech? The truth, "common-sense reform" is code for "screw you".

They've been working on those for a long time too.