My senators are liberal pieces of crap. First off, I find out that Tom Udall has voted to give our Second Amendment rights to the UN. Pardon my French, but the UN can kiss my American ass. You can click here to see if your senator was one of the skid marks that voted the same way. In fact, I urge you to check on them. If they did cast one of those 46 votes to join the UN Arms Trade Treaty, I also urge you to tell them how you feel about that. I did, and while it wasn't long, drawn out, and poetic, I hope it got my point across.
Subject: Completely
Disgusted
Sir, I would like to
take a minute to let you know that I am thoroughly sickened that as a Senator of
the People of this state, that you voted for the entering into the UN Arms Trade
Treaty. I can assure you that I will be spreading the word as much as possible
to see that you are not elected again. Casting that vote is akin to treason, and
I assure you that I am not the only one that feels that way. We are the United
States of America, and this country fought for our freedoms from a tyrannical
government over 200 years ago. It looks like we may have to do that once more.
Again, I cannot believe that you voted to hand our Rights as an American citizen
over to the UN.
I'm sure he could care less, since that's how politics work these days. 99% of them don't give a damn about loyalty to their constituents or their opinions, but are completely loyal to their "party" of choice. Once I get all worked up about that, I receive this email from our other senator, Martin Heinrich. Heinrich worked up a bunch of his support from republicans by pulling the "sportsman" card while campaigning, mind you.
Dear Neighbor,
It's no secret that I have always believed that law abiding citizens should be able to own firearms for both sport and self-defense. Like many New Mexicans, I own guns for those very purposes.
However, as a parent, I couldn't watch the events at Sandy Hook last year and not be deeply affected. Too many of us have had friends or family touched by senseless shootings. We owe it to the American people to take real action to reduce the violence in our communities.
The Senate voted today to begin debate on and consideration of the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013. This bill includes pragmatic public safety measures that the vast majority of Americans-including gun owners-can embrace. I've said that I'll base my support for any legislation on whether it can realistically reduce the violence while still protecting the constitutional right to bear arms. This proposal meets that standard.
Keeping guns out of the hands of people legally prohibited from having them is a common-sense way to prevent violence without punishing law abiding gun owners. That's what background checks do, and having been through the background check process myself on numerous occasions, I know it is not an unreasonable burden on responsible gun owners. There is no reason that firearm sales made on the internet or at a gun show shouldn't meet that same common-sense standard.
I also support cracking down on illegal gun trafficking. If you buy a firearm in order to pass that firearm on to a criminal, you should face federal prosecution.
Prioritizing mental health services is another key component to keeping our families safe. I'll continue working to ensure that our schools, families, and communities have the tools they need to support the mental health of our kids.
It is an honor and a privilege to represent you in the United States Senate. My staff and I are here to serve you, and I urge you to
contact me anytime.
Sincerely,
MARTIN HEINRICH
United States Senator
And here is my response:
Mr. Heinrich, I would like to take a minute to respond to
your mass email titled "Reducing Gun Violence" that was sent out on
4/11. First off, I would like to let you know that I oppose any more gun
control. It is proven that it does not work at stopping any illegal activities,
but it does in fact, hamper law abiding citizens rights. Please think about
your position as Senator for a minute. You were elected to voice the opinion of
your constituents and be loyal to them, not your political party. Your email is
terribly flawed, and is a feeble attempt at gaining support from the
un-informed.
In your email, you state "There is no reason that
firearm sales made on the internet or at a gun show shouldn't meet that same
common-sense standard.", speaking about background checks. If a firearm is
purchased online, then the gun must be shipped to an FFL dealer. Before the FFL
dealer does that transfer, they will have the purchaser fill out a 4473 and a
background check will be run. Also, the majority of purchases from gun shows
are from FFL dealers. There will be a 4473 and BG check preformed here as well.
You then go to say "I also support cracking down on
illegal gun trafficking. If you buy a firearm in order to pass that firearm on
to a criminal, you should face federal prosecution." Sen. Heinrich, you
very well know that buying a firearm for a criminal has been a felony for a
long time. It is called a straw sale, and this law has been on the books for
over 10 years.
As a last point on the issue of private sales, a seller
always has the option of going to an FFL dealer and having the potential buyer
fill out a 4473 before the sale is completed. This is up to the buyer, and a
fee must be paid, but it should not be forced upon them by the government.
I am extremely disappointed that you would try to garner
support for your stepping on our 2nd Amendment rights by trying to pull the
wool over the uneducated's eyes.
Please listen to your voters and vote as they ask you to,
rather than showing your party loyalty to the power hungry democrats. Thank you
for your time.
Again, I'm sure this won't make a damn difference because I've been emailing both of them since all of this stuff started going down, and it obviously didn't phase either of them. It's sickening how many people make a living out of telling you how to live rather than voicing our opinions like they are ELECTED to do. I used to think that lawyers were the only folks lower than whale shit, but politicians are as low as you can get without being in hell.
People, it's time to "throw the baby out with the bathwater" and clean house next election. It's also time to realize that the two party system has failed MISERABLY, and it's time to go back to being Americans(not democrats or republicans), rather than heading down the road to becoming pseudo-Englishmen and letting the government dictate your every fart. Please take a few minutes and read about the Tea Party or Libertarian party, and don't base your thoughts off of seeing "liberal" in Libertarian(and I know that some of you do). Both of those parties are about small government and personal freedoms, you know, like we decided we needed when we kicked the Red Coats asses way back when.
