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I sent the following to EVERYONE in the OFF list, our Federal reps, Obama and Biden. I've heard back from Hanna and Huffman expressing strong support, waiting to hear from Burdick.
One issue is that my mail system is routing everything from politicians to the Quarantine folder.
Honorable _______,
Jim Crow laws were written to restrict the individual freedoms of innocent, responsible citizens. These people were attacked not for what they had done, but for who they were. The laws were based on demonizing innocents, on emotion, bigotry, hate and willful ignorance.
In 1964 we, as a country, decided such laws do not have a place in a Progressive society.
Unfortunately, Jim Crow is back. Legislation is being proposed to restrict individual freedoms based on demonizing innocents, on emotion, bigotry, hate and willful ignorance. Firearms bans and other restrictions are targeting millions of responsible firearms owners who are demonstrably not part of the problem of violent crime, rather than focusing on violent people.
Firearms control laws have a long history of racism and bigotry. Nothing has changed other the expansion of the bigotry to include a larger group of innocents. With charges, taxes and other such measures the field has been expanded to include discrimination based on affluence.
I am against any laws restricting individual freedoms that do not offer an exemption for the innocent and responsible individuals. The current effort to ban semi automatic firearms and magazines do not pass this test.
I urge you to honor victims of violence by focusing on the individuals responsible rather than scapegoating responsible people and leaving the violent few free to kill again. I strongly urge you to oppose Senate Bills 346,347,699,700,758,760,769 and HB 3200.
Thank you,
Guy B. Meredith
One issue is that my mail system is routing everything from politicians to the Quarantine folder.
Honorable _______,
Jim Crow laws were written to restrict the individual freedoms of innocent, responsible citizens. These people were attacked not for what they had done, but for who they were. The laws were based on demonizing innocents, on emotion, bigotry, hate and willful ignorance.
In 1964 we, as a country, decided such laws do not have a place in a Progressive society.
Unfortunately, Jim Crow is back. Legislation is being proposed to restrict individual freedoms based on demonizing innocents, on emotion, bigotry, hate and willful ignorance. Firearms bans and other restrictions are targeting millions of responsible firearms owners who are demonstrably not part of the problem of violent crime, rather than focusing on violent people.
Firearms control laws have a long history of racism and bigotry. Nothing has changed other the expansion of the bigotry to include a larger group of innocents. With charges, taxes and other such measures the field has been expanded to include discrimination based on affluence.
I am against any laws restricting individual freedoms that do not offer an exemption for the innocent and responsible individuals. The current effort to ban semi automatic firearms and magazines do not pass this test.
I urge you to honor victims of violence by focusing on the individuals responsible rather than scapegoating responsible people and leaving the violent few free to kill again. I strongly urge you to oppose Senate Bills 346,347,699,700,758,760,769 and HB 3200.
Thank you,
Guy B. Meredith
