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I am really impressed that while Maria claims to support the second amendment she lists all the infringements she thinks will end gun violence. They are of course all infringements of our right to self defense but she is better than us and knows better. She like the other idiots is all for civilian disarmament. I think she needs to be voted out of office and that is coming up. included below
Dear Dr. Stempski,
Thank you for contacting me to express your views on gun ownership and violence prevention. I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.
I support the Second Amendment and the rights of law-abiding Washingtonians who own guns. I also remain focused on addressing the deeply troubling incidents of gun violence in this country and making our state and our country as safe as possible for all people.
I continue to believe that Congress must enact legislation to make our country safer. That's why I support proposals to expand background checks to sales at gun shows and sales online, as Washington state has already done, and proposals to deny individuals on a federal terrorist watchlist the ability to purchase firearms. In the past, I have also supported proposals to ban certain military-style, semi-automatic weapons and make it illegal to produce, import, or sell magazines with capacity of more than 10 rounds, which also failed to garner enough votes to pass. Following the massacre in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017, I was an original cosponsor of the Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act. Introduced by Sen. Feinstein, this legislation closes a deadly loophole that allows semi-automatic weapons to be easily modified to fire at the rate of automatic weapons. Under the National Firearms Act, the sale, manufacture and transfer of automatic weapons is illegal. However, bump stocks, slide fire devices, and other similar accessories can be attached to semi-automatic weapons, allowing them to reach fully-automatic rates of fire. I believe that we must close this loophole to protect both civilians and law enforcement officers.
In the wake of continued gun violence in our nation, I believe it is time for Members of Congress to set aside our differences and recommit ourselves to sensible reforms that will protect Americans.
Thank you again for contacting me to share your thoughts on this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Maria Cantwell
United States Senator
For future correspondence with my office, please visit my website at
http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/
Dear Dr. Stempski,
Thank you for contacting me to express your views on gun ownership and violence prevention. I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.
I support the Second Amendment and the rights of law-abiding Washingtonians who own guns. I also remain focused on addressing the deeply troubling incidents of gun violence in this country and making our state and our country as safe as possible for all people.
I continue to believe that Congress must enact legislation to make our country safer. That's why I support proposals to expand background checks to sales at gun shows and sales online, as Washington state has already done, and proposals to deny individuals on a federal terrorist watchlist the ability to purchase firearms. In the past, I have also supported proposals to ban certain military-style, semi-automatic weapons and make it illegal to produce, import, or sell magazines with capacity of more than 10 rounds, which also failed to garner enough votes to pass. Following the massacre in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017, I was an original cosponsor of the Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act. Introduced by Sen. Feinstein, this legislation closes a deadly loophole that allows semi-automatic weapons to be easily modified to fire at the rate of automatic weapons. Under the National Firearms Act, the sale, manufacture and transfer of automatic weapons is illegal. However, bump stocks, slide fire devices, and other similar accessories can be attached to semi-automatic weapons, allowing them to reach fully-automatic rates of fire. I believe that we must close this loophole to protect both civilians and law enforcement officers.
In the wake of continued gun violence in our nation, I believe it is time for Members of Congress to set aside our differences and recommit ourselves to sensible reforms that will protect Americans.
Thank you again for contacting me to share your thoughts on this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Maria Cantwell
United States Senator
For future correspondence with my office, please visit my website at
http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/