Letter from my Congressman re HR 1096

[paramedic70002]

I'm liking this man more and more all the time:
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March 23, 2007

Thank you for contacting me in regards to your support of H.R. 1096,
the
Second Amendment Protection Act of 2007. I appreciate your taking the
time
to share your thoughts on this matter with me.

Introduced by Representative Ron Paul (R-TX), H.R. 1096 would repeal
the
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the Federal Firearms License
Reform Act of 1993. Additionally, this legislation repeals provisions
of
the Internal Revenue Code and the federal criminal code distinguishing
firearms used or suitable for sporting, recreational, or cultural
purposes
from firearms used generally. It also repeals the Child Safety Lock Act
of
2005 and other provisions of the federal criminal code relating to gun
storage and gun safety devices.

As you know, the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: "the
right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
While
others may disagree, the plain language of this Amendment guarantees
the
right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear the arms of their
choice. I
am strongly opposed to any limitations on the United States
Constitution's
Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners. While no one
condones
the purchase and use of guns by felons or other high-risk individuals
to
perpetrate any crime, we must not improperly hamper the right of
law-abiding citizens to bear or purchase arms.

As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, which has primary
jurisdiction over gun control legislation, you may be assured that I
will
continue to monitor this legislation and will certainly keep your
thoughts
in mind should H.R. 1096 come before me.

As your Representative in Congress, I appreciate your input in this
matter. As always, if I may be of assistance to you on this, or any
other
issue, please feel free to contact me in my Washington DC office at
(202)
225-6365 or online at http://randyforbes.house.gov. With kind personal
regards, I am


Yours truly,



J. RANDY FORBES
Member of Congress

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[retsupt99]

a politician with 'balls' and the right attitude...

Stay armed...stay safe!

ret

[SixBravo]

I think retsupt captured my thoughts exactly. You're lucky to have a rep like that.

[mech1369dlw]

If 51% of the politicians grew "apendages", then we would never have to hear about McCarthy, Brady, Pelosi, Guiliani, etc again. There are lots of politicians out there that feel this way, but some of them are scared or whatever to show their support of 2A. They are more concerned what their party wants and voting with them or keeping their job to do the right thing. They need to realize that they were elected to represent us, not rule us. my .02 cents

[Tom G]

This clear thinking man has my vote. Isn't Ron Paul the guy who just recently put his bid in to run for President.

[p8riot]

I got pretty much the same letter from him vis a vis National Park Carry

March 23, 2007

Thank you for contacting me with your concerns regarding National Park
Service regulations pertaining to the possession of firearms in a national
park. I appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts on this
matter with me.

As you may know, NPS firearms regulations (36 CFR 2.4) state that
firearms are not to be allowed on National Park land unless the firearm is
rendered temporarily inoperable (ammunition separated from firearm) and
stored in a manner that prevents ready use (i.e., trunk). According to a
recent inquiry I made to the National Park Service, the background and
training requirements for concealed firearms possession vary significantly
from state-to-state and trying to achieve uniformity of concealed firearms
issuance throughout all 390 parks would be nearly impossible and
unenforceable.

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: "the right of the
people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." While others may
disagree, the plain language of this Amendment guarantees the right of
law-abiding citizens to keep and bear the arms of their choice. I am
strongly opposed to limitations on the United States Constitution's Second
Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners. While no one condones the
purchase and use of guns by felons or other high-risk individuals to
perpetrate any crime, we must not improperly hamper the right of
law-abiding citizens to bear or purchase arms.

As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, which has primary
jurisdiction over gun control legislation, you may be assured that I will
keep your thoughts in mind should legislation pertaining to the right to
carry firearms in our national parks come before me.

As your Representative in Congress, I appreciate your input in this
matter. As always, if I may be of assistance to you on this, or any other
issue, please feel free to contact me in my Washington DC office at (202)
225-6365 or online at http://randyforbes.house.gov. With kind personal
regards, I am


Yours truly,


J. RANDY FORBES
Member of Congress
JRF:SEM

I have known Randy for several years. You can count on him. And the fact that he is a House Judiciary member means that HR 1022 (the new AWB) will come before him as well. I have already contacted him by phone to talk about that one.

[paramedic70002]

He always seemed like a good guy to me. I "met" him a few times when he had his Dad in the ER. Just wasn't the time to talk politics.