THE SECOND AMENDMENT
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It is the right of all American’s to keep and bear arms. It is not negotiable. It is not contingent upon demonstrating need. It is absolute. This amendment ensures that, as a last resort, you and I have recourse of defense. I believe there are RARE cases where a person’s right to purchase or possess a firearm should be revoked. Adjudicated violent felons should be restricted. The key word is adjudicated and not suspected. This applies to any other American whose rights are revoked. Anything less sets a dangerous precedent and empowers a small number to govern with opinion or emotion. We cannot discard the rule of law. I stand for the rule of law as set forth by the Constitution. That means, I stand for application of our rights and laws equally. This Republic ensures that we are not governed by the will of the majority, a powerful minority, or the sentiments of the politically correct.
Take SBR's and Suppressors off the NFA! Constitutional Carry: The term constitutional carry is a term for the legal carrying of a handgun, either openly or concealed, without the requirement of a government permission slip. I’m in support of constitutional carry, and would like to thank the elected officials in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Main, Vermont, and Wyoming for their part in ensuring the constitutional carry legislation in their states passed effortlessly |
Micro-Stamping & Ballistic “Fingerprinting”:
Proven time and time again to be too cost prohibitive to manufacture, and would require the firearms to be registered in a national database. I’m NOT for anything having to do with any process that would lead to mass firearms registration or any type of state database.
National Firearms Act (NFA):
This is a very outdated system that needs to be revamped. If a person wants to purchase a rifle with a 15.5″ barrel, it’s an NFA regulated firearm, add a half-inch and presto now it’s not “evil.” If a person can legally own a pistol, there should be no restriction on SBR’s or suppressors.
Hearing Protection Act:
I’m 100% behind this. If OSHA were to regulate shooting sports, they would have recommended all firearms be suppressed decades ago.
Protecting Lawful Transportation of Firearms.
The Firearm Owners Protection Act (FOPA) is an important provision of federal law intended to protect the right of law-abiding gun owners to transport firearms throughout our nation. In the years since its enactment, it has been ignored by anti-gun local officials and effectively gutted by the courts. I strongly believe that this act needs to be amended so that any official who violates this act would face imprisonment.
Firearm Preemption Laws:
Most states today have a law prohibiting local jurisdictions from imposing gun control restrictions that are more severe than state law. I would like to use my networks both professionally and social networks to bring national attention to the small cities and towns who try to stop American citizens from exercising their constitutionally protected rights.
National Concealed Carry Reciprocity:
If I can attend a CDL course and transport 12,000lbs of extremely hazardous materials down each and every state in the nation, why can’t I attend a CCW course and carry in every state in this nation? This is a no-brainer!
“Smart” Guns/Personalized Firearms:
Bad idea and technology is not there yet. Once fully adopted by major militaries, and all police forces, perhaps then it MIGHT be time to look at it for civil use. I don’t see this being a usable technology until 2050+.
Mental Health:
More than 50 years ago America had a strong mental health infrastructure. There were dozens of large full-service mental institutions that housed tens of thousands of mentally unstable people in every state. Thanks to the work of Democrats in the 1960’s, our nation’s mental health infrastructure has been almost completely dismantled. Our population has greatly increased since then, yet the number of mentally unstable people under full-time watch and treatment has plummeted. So where have all the “crazies” gone? They are mixed among us in the general public. I believe that we should look at ways to restrict firearms ownership for people under certain types of mental care, or those on mind altering medications. We must ensure that these individuals are afforded due process, and if proven to be mentally unstable, their access to firearms would be temporarily revoked. Every few years they should automatically be reviewed, and if found mentally stable, access to firearms would be granted. I know this is a “touchy” subject, and I’m all ears for other suggestions.
Proven time and time again to be too cost prohibitive to manufacture, and would require the firearms to be registered in a national database. I’m NOT for anything having to do with any process that would lead to mass firearms registration or any type of state database.
National Firearms Act (NFA):
This is a very outdated system that needs to be revamped. If a person wants to purchase a rifle with a 15.5″ barrel, it’s an NFA regulated firearm, add a half-inch and presto now it’s not “evil.” If a person can legally own a pistol, there should be no restriction on SBR’s or suppressors.
Hearing Protection Act:
I’m 100% behind this. If OSHA were to regulate shooting sports, they would have recommended all firearms be suppressed decades ago.
Protecting Lawful Transportation of Firearms.
The Firearm Owners Protection Act (FOPA) is an important provision of federal law intended to protect the right of law-abiding gun owners to transport firearms throughout our nation. In the years since its enactment, it has been ignored by anti-gun local officials and effectively gutted by the courts. I strongly believe that this act needs to be amended so that any official who violates this act would face imprisonment.
Firearm Preemption Laws:
Most states today have a law prohibiting local jurisdictions from imposing gun control restrictions that are more severe than state law. I would like to use my networks both professionally and social networks to bring national attention to the small cities and towns who try to stop American citizens from exercising their constitutionally protected rights.
National Concealed Carry Reciprocity:
If I can attend a CDL course and transport 12,000lbs of extremely hazardous materials down each and every state in the nation, why can’t I attend a CCW course and carry in every state in this nation? This is a no-brainer!
“Smart” Guns/Personalized Firearms:
Bad idea and technology is not there yet. Once fully adopted by major militaries, and all police forces, perhaps then it MIGHT be time to look at it for civil use. I don’t see this being a usable technology until 2050+.
Mental Health:
More than 50 years ago America had a strong mental health infrastructure. There were dozens of large full-service mental institutions that housed tens of thousands of mentally unstable people in every state. Thanks to the work of Democrats in the 1960’s, our nation’s mental health infrastructure has been almost completely dismantled. Our population has greatly increased since then, yet the number of mentally unstable people under full-time watch and treatment has plummeted. So where have all the “crazies” gone? They are mixed among us in the general public. I believe that we should look at ways to restrict firearms ownership for people under certain types of mental care, or those on mind altering medications. We must ensure that these individuals are afforded due process, and if proven to be mentally unstable, their access to firearms would be temporarily revoked. Every few years they should automatically be reviewed, and if found mentally stable, access to firearms would be granted. I know this is a “touchy” subject, and I’m all ears for other suggestions.