Thank you for contacting me about new gun control proposals. I appreciate you taking the time to share your opposition with me.
In responding to the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, it is imperative that any new legislation is consistent with the Constitution. The Second Amendment is a safeguard for liberty and security, and Americans’ right to keep and bear arms has been upheld by the Supreme Court. Throughout my tenure in Congress I have advocated for legislation that protects Second Amendment rights, while ensuring that our laws are enforced and guns are not used for criminal activity.
I do not support a so-called “assault-weapons ban.” A ban on assault weapons fails to make the distinction between types of guns, making the possession of some guns criminal and others not. Guns of all kinds are capable of causing bodily harm. For this reason, a criminal should not be able to possess a gun, regardless of type. However, if law abiding citizens want to possess guns to be able to defend their families and their homes, they should decide what kind of gun they want. Millions of honest gun owners are not criminals and they should not be treated as such by the Congress or the President.
Be assured, I will vote against renewing any semi-automatic weapons ban should legislation come to the House floor for a vote.
Thanks again for contacting me.
Sincerely,
F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR.
Member of Congress
In responding to the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, it is imperative that any new legislation is consistent with the Constitution. The Second Amendment is a safeguard for liberty and security, and Americans’ right to keep and bear arms has been upheld by the Supreme Court. Throughout my tenure in Congress I have advocated for legislation that protects Second Amendment rights, while ensuring that our laws are enforced and guns are not used for criminal activity.
I do not support a so-called “assault-weapons ban.” A ban on assault weapons fails to make the distinction between types of guns, making the possession of some guns criminal and others not. Guns of all kinds are capable of causing bodily harm. For this reason, a criminal should not be able to possess a gun, regardless of type. However, if law abiding citizens want to possess guns to be able to defend their families and their homes, they should decide what kind of gun they want. Millions of honest gun owners are not criminals and they should not be treated as such by the Congress or the President.
Be assured, I will vote against renewing any semi-automatic weapons ban should legislation come to the House floor for a vote.
Thanks again for contacting me.
Sincerely,
F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR.
Member of Congress