I wrote what I felt is true, but I dont want to come off as being to over the top or make gun owners look bad. What do you think? This letter will be used for a few new proposed gun laws introduced in PA, so the subject will change but the body will stay the same for the most part. Disregard the "To Whom It May Concern", that is just a place holder until I address it to the separate representatives that this letter will be sent to.
To Whom It May Concern:
RE: The Gun Registration Act of 2007, House Bill No. 760
I am sincerely disappointed in your latest attempt to further harass lawfully abiding citizens with a gun registration requirement. This requirement would be a waste of money for the state and costly to gun owners. A similar attempt by Maryland has failed miserably and according to the Maryland State Police has failed to link any crimes to any of the registered guns. As I am sure you know, criminals do not feel the need to follow the laws and therefore will not be registering the guns they plan to commit crimes with.
What you may not know is that lawfully abiding gun owners such as myself are actually in favor of laws that would cut down on gun violence, but those laws must target criminals who commit crimes, not law abiding tax paying gun owners. The decisions of Democratic politicians over gun control issues during the next few years will determine which party many conservative gun owners support come election time. The Democrats could pick up many votes from gun owners like myself if they simply recognized the right to bear arms by law abiding citizens and introduced laws which would directly target criminals. Instead of creating blanket laws that effect everyone. Our society must learn to stop blaming the guns and start blaming the criminals who actually commit crimes by increasing the penalties for criminals. After all, we don't blame cars for "hit and run accidents"; we blame the drivers. Why should guns and gun crime be treated any differently?
Of all the groups of activists, the gun owners of both Pennsylvania and America are the most committed group existing in America. While abortion, religion, age related, and education related activists may strongly believe in their cause, gun owners are the only group who have made it quite clear that they are quite willing to die supporting their cause and fighting to retain their rights. It should go without saying that gun owners are a group that you want to have on your side politically, as it is very hard to win against those willing to give up everything they have to fight for their cause.
I highly suggest that you cancel any plans for House Bill No. 760 and go back to the drawing board in order to come up with some effective legislation that protects law abiding citizens including gun owners and only punish those who actually commit crimes. It may be much easier to create blanket laws that look good in print and do nothing in the real world, but the easy way out by politicians who are too lazy or to cheap to enact effective legislation is a waste of time and money for everyone.
Sincerely,
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