My suggestion to the Senator would be to read this...
Gun Control: It’s past being a political issue. Over the past two years, I’ve seen small arms being developed and deployed by other nations that are significantly more advanced that what the United States has been able to produce. Many of these small arms systems are incorporating technology that expands and enhances the capabilities and the roles these guns will fill.
With this being said, the issue of gun control has become a National Security issue. The ability of our nation to counter this technology simply does not exist due to the nature of the gun control laws on the books currently.
While our enemies develop rifle systems that can accurately deliver full automatic fire at ranges the M16 and similar weapons could only dream of, the United States Government is more interested in ensuring that the citizens cannot protect themselves against enemies... foriegn or domestic. With laws in place such as the 1968 Gun Control Act, the 1934 National Firearms Act, and the 1986 Hughes Amendment, the ability of the firearms industry to research and develop effective counters to what our enemies have is stiffled to the point where we are now 50 years behind the technology curve.
Gun Control has had a dangerous effect on the security of our nation. Every elected official from 1934 to present is responsible for this. None of these people want to ensure the safety of the United States over their insatiable desire to control everything and everyone.
Any elected official that supports gun control is committing treason. They are aiding the enemy by restricting the firearms manufacturers in this nation from developing effective means to keep us safe.
I don’t know about you, but I have a serious problem with this situation. My question to our elected officials is this... Does control mean that much to you that you are willing to endanger every man, woman, and child by ensuring that not only our armed forces but the citizens as well do not have the tools needed to fight tyranny or invasion or simply more violent criminals?
With this being said, the issue of gun control has become a National Security issue. The ability of our nation to counter this technology simply does not exist due to the nature of the gun control laws on the books currently.
While our enemies develop rifle systems that can accurately deliver full automatic fire at ranges the M16 and similar weapons could only dream of, the United States Government is more interested in ensuring that the citizens cannot protect themselves against enemies... foriegn or domestic. With laws in place such as the 1968 Gun Control Act, the 1934 National Firearms Act, and the 1986 Hughes Amendment, the ability of the firearms industry to research and develop effective counters to what our enemies have is stiffled to the point where we are now 50 years behind the technology curve.
Big bump to the top. I strongly agree with you.
Here's my proposed legislation to eliminate all federal gun control. I believe that most of it is located in two portions of the federal code, in Title 18 and in Title 26. Both Title 18 and Title 26 guff are derived from the NFA, the FFA, the GCA, and the FOPA. (Freepers: please FReepmail me if I have missed any other sections of the U.S. code related to the private ownership and taxation of firearms. As to the Lautenberg Act, I believe that it is covered here in the Title 18 Section 922 repeal, but I haven't spent a lot of time looking, so help on any other areas of U.S. code affected by Lautenberg would be much appreciated. Also I haven't spent much time on the veteran's disarmament act, but I believe that it is also covered.)
Here's my text for a repeal that I hope covers all of the bases (there's a copy at the bottom of my "profile" page also):
Federal Firearms Freedom Act
1) United States Code Title 18, Part I, Chapter 44 is hereby repealed in its entirety. 2) United States Code Title 26, Subtitle E, Chapter 53 is hereby repealed in its entirety.