My letter to the "Honorable" senators from MD.......take the "registered Democrat" part with a grain of salt....a hangover from my hippy, bleeding heart, liberal days that I've decided to wait to change until after the election. That way I honestly say that I am a Democrat in opposition to their shenanigans 
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Senator Barbara Mikulski
709 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Mikulski:
I am writing to you to register my staunch opposition to SB2498, the bill that provides for the extension of the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.
To extend a flawed law that has had no effect on criminal use of firearms is the height of folly. The enactment of any further restrictions on the lawful ownership of firearms only serves to punish those peaceful citizens who make use of firearms for sporting and self-defense purposes.
Those that use firearms in the commission of crimes are already in possession of those firearms unlawfully. To make that possession “more illegal†will do nothing to dissuade those individuals from committing those crimes.
Senator, Maryland’s recent experience with its own version of the assault weapons ban should present to you a clear indication of the will of the citizens of Maryland, whom you represent. During the hearings on both the Senate and House of Delegates version of the bill, the number of those in opposition to the bills outnumbered those in favor by a margin of at least 10 to 1. In fact, the Maryland State Police unequivocally stated that the current ban has had virtually no effect on crimes committed in the state.
The goal of reducing crime is a noble one. However reaching for that goal while trampling the rights of law-abiding citizens is unfathomable to those of us who exercise our 2nd amendment rights lawfully.
As a registered Democrat, I am carefully watching the actions of my elected representatives on this matter and intend to exercise my vote in upcoming elections on this single issue alone. I strongly encourage you and your colleague, Senator Sarbanes, to follow the wishes of the majority of the state’s citizenry and defeat this bill.
Respectfully,
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Senator Barbara Mikulski
709 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Mikulski:
I am writing to you to register my staunch opposition to SB2498, the bill that provides for the extension of the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.
To extend a flawed law that has had no effect on criminal use of firearms is the height of folly. The enactment of any further restrictions on the lawful ownership of firearms only serves to punish those peaceful citizens who make use of firearms for sporting and self-defense purposes.
Those that use firearms in the commission of crimes are already in possession of those firearms unlawfully. To make that possession “more illegal†will do nothing to dissuade those individuals from committing those crimes.
Senator, Maryland’s recent experience with its own version of the assault weapons ban should present to you a clear indication of the will of the citizens of Maryland, whom you represent. During the hearings on both the Senate and House of Delegates version of the bill, the number of those in opposition to the bills outnumbered those in favor by a margin of at least 10 to 1. In fact, the Maryland State Police unequivocally stated that the current ban has had virtually no effect on crimes committed in the state.
The goal of reducing crime is a noble one. However reaching for that goal while trampling the rights of law-abiding citizens is unfathomable to those of us who exercise our 2nd amendment rights lawfully.
As a registered Democrat, I am carefully watching the actions of my elected representatives on this matter and intend to exercise my vote in upcoming elections on this single issue alone. I strongly encourage you and your colleague, Senator Sarbanes, to follow the wishes of the majority of the state’s citizenry and defeat this bill.
Respectfully,
