Recently on President-Elect Obama's transition website, an agenda was posted that detailed the goals of his administration. Buried under the "Urban Policy" section was Mr. Obama's true intent when it comes to the 2nd Amendment. Outlined was a four step plan to chip away at the rights of law abiding citizens to keep and bear arms. The steps include making the
Clinton-era assault weapons ban permanent, repealing the
Tiahrt Amendment (which prevents reckless lawsuits against the firearms industry by preventing fishing in gun trace data), closing the so-called gun show loophole, and the vague but dangerous idea of making all
firearms "childproof". I am a member of a Seattle-area group devoted to protecting the 2nd Amendment (Seattle Citizens for the 2nd Amendment) and I submitted a letter to Mr's. Obama and Biden on the group's behalf. The letter appears below. I believe that it is a civil and respectful correspondence and I offer it up as a form that can be used to contact the administration in the future, an action that I encourage all who cherish gun rights to do in the coming months.
Dr Mr.'s President-Elect and Vice President-Elect,
I have written to you as an individual citizen, and now I write to you on behalf of a civil rights organization of which I am a member - Citizens For The 2nd Amendment, Seattle, WA (CFT2A). We at CFT2A would like to share with you our vision for this great country, as well as voice a few concerns. Your message of changing Washington has captivated many in our nation, as well as a number of our members. Our greatest hope is that you defend the Constitution, our freedoms, and rise above the common tactics of politicians who so frequently disappoint us.
That being said, we are very disappointed that you have already proven your detractors correct when it comes to your support of the 2nd Amendment. Buried within the "urban policies" section of your agenda, you offer the same lip service to supporting gun rights that you did on the trail - while at the same time advocating feel-good legislation that has been proven time and again to reduce only our freedoms and not crime rates.
In closing, we the members of CFT2A must urge you to rethink your positions on gun rights and PROVE that you support the 2nd Amendment:
- NO to the disingenuous and ineffective assault weapons ban
- NO to closing the so-called "gun show loophole", it restricts our rights and has little to no effect on crime
- NO to repealing the Tiahrt Amendment, it will not prevent crime and will be used to try to bankrupt the lawful firearms industry. Look to the FOP and their statement against repealing.
- NO to forcing gun manufacturers to make their products 'child-proof'. Look to the NSSF and their voluntary educational and free gun lock program for inspiration.
Our hope lies in freedom belonging to the people and not the government. The members of our group and other lawful gun owners are the people we have been waiting for. Please take these comments into deep consideration. In the meantime we will have to consider making our next votes via our checkbooks, and payment will be remitted to the National Rifle Association.
We truly do wish you the best of luck in your administration.
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Citizens For The 2nd Amendment
Seattle, WA
Michael Cheney, President
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