Pocket Rocket
Member
After watching/listening to today's Senate hearing I am amazed that psychotropic medications were barely discussed and that there was no panelist representing that segment of the debate on gun violence. This omission prompted me to start another round of letters to my representatives. An excerpt of my letter is available below and I urge you to write something similar to your Senators:
Dear Senator XXXXX,
I am writing in regards to the recent to the recent Judiciary Committee hearing about gun violence. I was able to watch the hearing and appreciate that some of the Senators and panelists made valid points about gun violence but failed to adequately address one of the root causes.
One point which was lost during the hearing was the proliferation of psychotropic medication. This is the common denominator in all of the recent mass shootings and should be the focal point of any discussions on gun violence instead of legislation to restrict the rights of law abiding citizens. I am dismayed that the committee did not hear from any experts in psychiatry and mood altering drugs even though mental health was brought up numerous times by the panelists and your fellow colleagues.
Any bill seeking to restrict the right to keep and bear arms will not curb gun violence. It will only punish those who follow the law while allowing occurrences of violent crime by the mentally ill to escalate.
Senator XXXXX, I expect you to vote no on any bill that seeks to disarm or to infringe on the Second Amendment rights of law abiding citizens of the United States.