Letter to Virginia Governor.
As a representative of the great state of Virginia, I hope you understand and support the right of an American to keep and bear arms.
Our Founding Fathers lived under, had the foresight to see, an overbearing and oppressive Government that was intent on forcing its will on its subjects. Our Founding Fathers did not specifically state we may only use guns to hunt, or place any other limitation on that right. They knew that once a government obtained too much power, the people would suffer. The right to own arms was to prevent the government from obtaining absolute power over its people.
We had a very tragic event in CT recently. If guns laws worked, this tragedy would not have happened. The criminal was denied the purchase of a gun, so he stole his mom's and murdered her. Guns are not allowed on school campuses, it is a Federal crime to do so. Yet, despite that law, he proceeded to take multiple guns onto the campus to fulfill his plan. He knew that no one would be there to challenge him. Criminals do not care about the laws, which is why they are criminals. The guns are not the problem. The person wielding it is.
The event that occurred in CT is not a typical day in America. It is an aberration that too many people focus on because of the tragic death of children. Yet, how many children are killed from non-gun related tragedies? How many die each day in car accidents? Do we ban cars? How many die in plane crashes? Accidental poisoning? The list could go on.
Banning guns, or specific types of guns will not prevent those intent on committing horrendous deeds. They will find a way, such as Timothy McVeigh, or the terrorists of 9/11.
Where are we now? Trillions in debt. The minority of tax payers supporting the majority of the citizens who only demand more. An out of control Government where politicians are worried more about 30 second sound bites and winning the next election than doing the right thing for their constituents and the country. More government regulations are not the answer.
Please pledge to those of us who are responsible gun owners that we will have your support in stopping President Obama and Senator Feinstein in taking away the God given rights of citizens to own firearms, regardless of whether or not someone may falsely call it an assault weapon.
