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On January 30, the Senate Judiciary holds a hearing on "What Should America Do about Gun Violence?" POPVOX shares input from constituents of Judiciary Committee members on the topics of gun control and the Second Amendment. POPVOX is a neutral, nonpartisan platform for advocacy and legislative information. POPVOX is not a poll -- it is a snapshot of what Congress is hearing from constituents.
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Constituent Perspectives:
“What Should America Do About Gun Violence?”
January 30, 2013Senate Judiciary Hearing
Prepared for:
Wednesday, January 30, 13
the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Dianne Feinstein (D, CA)
Mazie Hirono (D, HI)
Patrick Leahy (D, VT)Chairman
Sheldon Whitehouse (D, RI)
Christopher Coons (D, DE)
Richard Blumenthal (D, CT)
Chuck Schumer (D, NY)
Amy Klobuchar (D, MN)
Al Franken (D, MN)
Dick Durbin (D, IL)
Lindsey Graham (R, SC)John
Cornyn (R, TX)
Ted Cruz (R, TX)
Jeff Flake (R, AZ)
Michael Lee(R UT)
Orrin Hatch (R, UT) Chuck
Grassley (R, IA)Ranking
Jeff Sessions (R, AL)
On January 30, the Senate Judiciary Committee considers “What Should America Do About Gun Violence?”
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*Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence
** Sen. Feinstein's (draft outline) of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
H.J.Res. 15: removing the limitation on terms an individual may serve as President.
H.R. 138: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act
H.R. 133: To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act
H.R. 142: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2013
H.R. 117: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013
H.R. 141: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2013
H.R. 34: Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2013
H.R. 21: NRA Members’ Gun Safety Act of 2013
H.R. 65: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013
H.R. 137: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013
*Protecting law-abiding Americans' 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms
S. 150: A bill to regulate assault weapons
H.R. 226: Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act
S. 35: A bill to require face to face purchases of ammunition
H.R. 35: Safe Schools Act of 2013
S. 33: to prohibit possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices
H.R. 227: Buyback Our Safety Act
H.R. 45: To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Most Active Bills and Proposals on POPVOX
Most active issues on POPVOX in past 45 days
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Since December 2012, the most active topics on POPVOX have been firearms and gun control.
Wednesday, January 30, 13
*Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCEan action sponsored by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, outlining their approach to addressing this issue:
1. Require criminal background checks for ALL gun sales, including private sales.2. Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.3. Make gun trafficking a federal crime.
This proposal went live on December 18, 2012. By January 29, 2013, more than 56,750 people had weighed in.
Top two most active Gun Control proposals
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**Sen. Feinstein's (draft outline) of the Federal Assault Weapons Banan action based on the outline provided by Senator Feinstein’s office on December 17, 2012http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=28d0c499-28ec-42a7-902d-ebf318d46d02This proposal went live on December 18, 2012. By January 29, 2013, more than 11,400 people had weighed in.
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The top two most active firearms proposals have been live on POPVOX since mid-December.
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Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have received thousands of letters from their constituents.
* “Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE”
*proposal sponsored by Mayors Against Illegal Guns
The chart reflects input supporting or opposing the proposal sent to Members of the Committee through POPVOX from 12/16/12 -- 1/29/13.
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**Sen. Feinstein's (draft outline) of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
**outline released by Senator Feinstein’s office on December 17, 2012
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have received thousands of letters from their constituents.
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Jeff Sessions (R, AL)
Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
ALABAMA
Americanguy opposedIt is unconstitutional . I am a legal law abiding citizen. Every weapon I own has required me to have a background check which I passed. Just because a hunting rifle is dressed up with hand rails, adjustable stock and a "flash suppressor" doesn't make it dangerous. Certainly not an "assault weapon". The media and others in politics have tricked the country into believing these guns are military type weapons. They are not. ...
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Input sent to Senator Jeff Sessions from constituents in Alabama:
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Wednesday, January 30, 13
Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
ARIZONA
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Input sent to Senator Jeff Flake from constituents in Arizona:
Jeff Flake(R, AZ)
azc67 opposed
…Shall not be infringed means what it says.
TevesT01 in AZ-5 supportedMy son Alex was murdered while watching a movie in Aurora, Colorado. He willingly gave up his life to save the love of his life. He should have NEVER had to make that choice, it was the right one but he should have NEVER been put in that position. His entire life was dedicated to helping people and it was snuffed out in less than 90 seconds. He was in the third row to the back of the theatre on the ground covering the love of his life with his body and a ballistic bullet from an automatic weapon blew through the seat and blew his head off. We were never even able to see him again the injuries were so severe, IN THE BACK OF THE THEATRE UNDER THE SEATS. Don't tell me Americans need automatic weapons. Get them off the street. ...
Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
California
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Input sent to Senator Dianne Feinstein from constituents in California:
Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Dianne Feinstein (D, CA)
wyatt in CA-19 opposedIt limits our freedom guaranteed through the bill of rights. The 2nd amendment has nothing to do with my "right" to hunt ducks. The framers of our constitution wanted the citizens to be armed for the purpose of resisting tyranny. They wanted the citizens to have the ability to form a militia if necessary and the only way to guarantee that the new government would not become oppressive was to give the people the right to keep and bear the tools necessary to fight for their freedom if necessary. If this law is passed it will be outside of their constitutional authority. Therefore, not a law at all. You swore an oath to protect and follow the constitution of the United States. Dont break it.
Anonymous352786 in CA-45 supported
Assault weapons are weapons of mass human destruction.
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
Connecticut
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Input sent to Senator Richard Blumenthal from constituents in Connecticut:
Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Richard Blumenthal (D, CT)
brkr in CT-2 opposedSenator Feinstein and her cronies are selling this flawed and deceptive misinformation on guns and assault weapons for awhile. They should be considering to have every legitimate native born adult American armed and able to defend his family and assets. ...
Anonymous1222882 in CT-4 supportedI am a parent of two small children and I am terrified that something like what happened in Newtown could happen to them. A few days ago, I had to take a quick trip to Mexico due to a death in my family. On the plane back home I was reading a Mexican newspaper. There was an article about the Newtown shooting. What struck me the most was when the writer said that everybody in the US asks why these things happen, when they happen. He went on to say that nobody outside of the US doubts why these things happen and it is because this is the ONLY country in the world where people can walk into a Wal-Mart and buy an assault riffle, without a background check. ...
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Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
Delaware
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Input sent to Senator Christopher A. Coons from constituents in Delaware:
Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Christopher A. Coons (D, DE)
stevis182 opposedIt is a clear infringement on my Second Amendment rights. Supporting this legislature would be unconstitutional. In addition, there is no sound evidence that banning "assault rifles" reduces gun violence. More effort should be done to reducing illegal guns getting into the wrong hands. The shooter at Sandy Hook stole those weapons. The mother was irresponsible for not locking them up and the shooter was mentally ill. Efforts should be focused on mental health and being responsible parents and gun owners. The type of gun used in a crime is irrelevant. The gun did not kill anyone. The shooter is the one that can kill. The gun is simply an inaminate object and suggesting it causes violence or kills people simply shows how ignorant some people are. ...
Anonymous237978 supported
I am an educator and I am sick and tired of mourning over the loss of innocent young lives.
Do your jobs and enact Common Sense Legislation to end gun violence NOW!
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Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
HAwaii
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Input sent to Senator Mazie Hirono from constituents in Hawaii:
Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Mazie Hirono (D, HI)
stimey14 opposedIt makes no sense to single out individual guns exemting or banning. This legeslation does not seem to be motivated by any facts or numbers on crime and thus I think it will be totally ineffective just as the Brady Bill was (Columbine). Lets get real legeslation that protects our children and families rather than needlessly stripping law abiding citizens of what is guaranteed them by the Constitution. ...
Anonymous289041 in HI-2 supported
Our children deserve lives without semi automatic weapons legally being purchased by psychos.
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
Iowa
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Chuck Grassley (R, IA)
vetusa in IA-4 opposed...It is part of what has made America free and which will continue to be used for that purpose. Assault weapons provide a level necessary to take to task ever greater threats to our citizenship from those meaning harm. The bad guys have big guns and are becoming much more vile in our age.
Good people must be able to provide for protection of themselves and as responsible Americans, for those who can not.
Anonymous360684 in IA-4 supported
The litany of gun violence in just recent history has been disgraceful. It's time for some sort of reform to stymie this trend.
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
Illinois
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Input sent to Senator Dick Durbin from constituents in Illinois:
Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Dick Durbin (D, IL)
fight.the.wolf opposedI strongly oppose Senator Feinstein's so called "Assault Weapon" ban. This proposed law is a thinly veiled threat against all private ownership of firearms. It is deeply disturbing to see legislatures attempt to criminalize law abiding Americans from exercising their God given constitutionally recognized rights.
Please take every action to oppose this bill and all similar bills.
Anonymous1079436 in IL-14 supportedI grew up in the inner-city of Chicago where gun violence is an every day occurrence. I grew up hearing about senseless deaths of husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters due to guns that shouldn't have been on our streets in the first place. Gun violence can happen anywhere, to anyone and at any time. Not only can it happen in places like schools and shopping centers, but also on street corners, sidewalks, or even bullets shot into houses and apartments in the middle of the night. No one is safe for as long as assault weapons are allowed on our streets....
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
Minnesota
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Al Franken (D, MN)
Amy Klobuchar (D, MN)
MatthewKodadek in MN-8 opposedI am a veteran, like my father and his father and my mother's father, going all the way back from when we first wrested control of this great nation from King George and threw off the yoke of tyranny an oppression. I did not serve to watch my country be torn apart by revisionists who foolishly believe they can somehow disarm the people because of a crisis. This is nothing more than folks making use of a tragedy to push a political agenda that runs contrary to the Constitution. Don't believe me? Read what the founding fathers wrote about an armed population, about the importance of the people being able to arm themselves against future tyranny. ...
Anonymous1125434 in MN-5 supportedWe cannot continue to have the safety of our children violated by the NRA's ridiculous assertion of their "rights". This is a disgrace. Get moving to make a change before we face yet another tragedy.
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Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
New York
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Chuck Schumer(D, NY)
MarshaSue opposedI am a mother of 6,grandmother of 2,I was raised by a law abiding gun owner,I married a law abiding gun owner. I do not own any guns myself. That being said I come from a unique point of view. At 16,I was mugged by 3 armed teenagers,I KNOW they did NOT acquire these handguns legally.... . However,I do NOT blame the inanimate object,the gun,I blame the individual who had the gun and CHOSE to use it to commit a CRIME. ...
Dano46 in NY-1 supportedIt's the right thing to do. It makes no sense to me that in 2013 we still allow people to walk around with guns in public. I believe the 2nd Amendment refers to the right to have an army during times of war. I don't think it means allowing every Tom, Dick, and Harry to carry around an automatic weapon. Gun violence disgusts me deep to my core. It is senseless and can be easily solved. And, quite honestly, I'm tired of the gun lobby having so much power. How dare they think their so-called "right" is more important than the safety and lives of our citizens. ...
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
Rhode Island
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sheldon Whitehouse (D, RI)
WashingtonIrving in RI-2 opposedIt will be ineffective, disarming the law-abiding and leaving them at the mercy of criminals.Let me ask this: if all these weapons are banned, will the police be disarmed? Will officers be required to lock their weapons at the station when they end their shift? After all, if they take a weapon home, it could be taken by a disturbed family member. ...
Anonymous592944 in RI-2 supportedI can not understand why assault weapons should be in any member of society hand. They are destructive brutal weapons that serve no purpose but to slaughter and we have seen to many times what happens when they are in the wrong hands. Please for our family ban assault weapons and ammunition! I feel violated as an American that elementary children are being brutally murdered. Please help us change legislation!
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
South Carolina
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Lindsey Graham (R, SC)
RobbieAllen in SC-1 opposedAssault weapon is a politcal term, and not an accurate one. Real assault weapons, that are not sold to the public have burst fire and automatic modes. The term is a lie made to mislead the public. A pistol grip or folding stock do not make an assault weapon.
Anonymous788266 in SC-5 supportedI am a Vietnam vet. and I have seen enough killings over there we do not need all these killings here all of my family are hunters and no one needs the kind of guns that the army uses thank you.
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
Texas
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Ted Cruz (R, TX)
John Cornyn (R, TX)
USMarine0311 in TX-22 opposed
The problem with mass shootings is not guns but culture. No amount of gun control legislation, or any legislation for that matter, will stop those who wish to do others harm. First off the removal of all guns is an impossibility so therefor legislation to try and control a certain type of gun will have no effect on violence with guns. It will only further restrict those of us who actually follow laws not be able to have weapons for our own self defense, just like the gun free zones only kept law abiding citizens from having guns that could have stopped these senseless crimes. ...
Anonymous166497 in TX-28 supportedIt's illegal to yell "Fire" in a theater (our 1st amendment right is limited for the good of many). We need to limit our 2nd amendment right to bear arms for the good of many.
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
Utah
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Input sent to Senator Michael Lee and Senator Orrin Hatch from constituents in Utah:
Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Orrin G. Hatch (R, UT)
Michael S. Lee (R, UT)
magi999 in UT-1 opposedThis is a slippery slope. I am Jewish. In the last 150 years we have been disarmed too many times to count, by subsequent gradual measures. It always ended badly, with far more dead than prior to the disarmament, usually by thousands and millions.We have good "gun control"We have poor media control of nightly gunplay and fear-mongering (are they inciting?)We have no meaningful mental health system. ...
BeckSharp in UT-1 supportedI don't want our children to grow up in a weaponized state, hiding behind walls in a compound with armed guards. I don't want to be nervous about sending my child to school, or going to the mall or a movie, because anyone can obtain a weapon designed for one purpose only: mass killing. I don't want to watch America ride the slippery slope beyond redemption to become like other gun-ridden violent countries, littered with effective domestic war zones and their warlords. ...
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Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Sen. Feinstein's New Version of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
VERMONT
Anonymous472596 in AL-2 supportedI own a gun. I go to church. I listen to country music. I support the passage of Common Sense Legislation to End Gun Violence. Period. End of story. Any solution to the mass shootings that have come to plague this country, no matter how well intended, are wholly incomplete without reducing the number of guns in this country and the ease with which people can gain access thereto. Comprehensive problems require comprehensive solutions and we deserve better than the inaction with which we've been so cruelly stuck. Do better. Do better now. Thank you for your time.
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Input sent to Senator Patrick Leahy from constituents in Vermont:
Common Sense Legislation to End Gun ViolenCE
Patrick J. Leahy (D, VT)
saveourcountry opposedI feel it is a knee jerk respose with no real gain unless the goal is to disarm and hinder law abiding citizens. Criminals do not follow laws so the only people affected will be those who are honest and law abiding. Enforce the many laws already on the books, take a serious look at the mental health issue, and focus on fixing the moral decay that is running rampant in our society... that is what you should be worried about. Thanks for your time.
independocrat supportedI'm a Father and nothing is more important to me than the safety of my family. Enough is enough, it's time to open our eyes to the reality right in front of us.Sandy Hook will haunt us for the rest of our lives. Look at your own children and grandchildren, do we need any greater incentive?
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