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Below is a response from Senator Patty Murray in regards to a email I sent in regards to the proposed infringements on our civil rights.
Who wants to help me make sure she doesn't win the next election ?
2010 election looked pretty dang close to me.
2010 Patty Murray 1,314,930 52% Dino Rossi 1,196,164 48%
Email Response:
Dear ( duane black*)
Thank you for writing me regarding the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. It was good to hear from you.
As a mother, grandmother, and former preschool teacher I was shocked by the tragedy that unfolded in Newtown. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of the victims whose loss is difficult to comprehend.
Unfortunately, this horrific tragedy was another in a long line of gun violence episodes that have ranged from places like Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Aurora to coffee shops in Lakewood to the corner of South Byron Street and McClintock Ave South in Seattle. These episodes have plagued our cities, our schools, and our shared sense of security. This cannot go on. As a society we need to come together to begin a real conversation on all the factors contributing to those horrific instances of gun violence, but we also need to take specific action to bolster our current gun safety laws.
There is no question that we can and should limit access to the assault style weapons of war that are on our streets and that are too often being used to kill innocent people indiscriminately. I have repeatedly voted for an assault weapons ban and will do so again as soon as we can get a bill to the Senate floor.
But preventing tragedies like the one in Newtown will take more than just common-sense gun policies and enforcement. It will also take a renewed commitment to understanding and dealing with the root causes that lead isolated individuals to carry out these atrocities. At this moment, everything needs to be on the table for scrutiny.
Our nation is at a crossroads moment, and we must take the path that protects future generations from re-living these gun violence tragedies over and over again. It will take the courage of people with opposing views but a common purpose sitting down with one another and agreeing that the status quo is unacceptable.
Please be assured I will keep your views in mind as I work with my colleagues and please feel free to share with me your ideas on how to address this crisis. If you would like to know more about my work in the Senate, please feel free to sign up for my updates at <broken link removed>. Thank you for contacting me, and please do not hesitate to contact me again.
Sincerely,
Patty Murray
United Socialist States Senator
I sent an email to her and got the same email response back. I tried replying to her email and got another slightly differently worded form letter. Figured it was worth a try.
As a society we need to come together to begin a real conversation
Looks like she has been around since 1992. So tired of these career politicians.
I'm also tired of hearing the term, weapon of war. Its like these folks hold workshops in gun grabber speakease.
Definitely have a true believer on our hands with this one.
Both of our WA US senators are very leberal and anti gun. Both are very into casting crumbs to "women". They are on the forfront of federal spending for "womens issues"...free mamograms, free breast/uterine cancer tratment, free reproductive choice...that kind of stuff.
If you want to get anything from those two, you need to address guns in the old context that a 240 lb male can force his will on a 110 lb woman, unless the woman is able, and has the tools, to defend herself.
Come next election, work hard for whoever is opposing her, and I mean actively, or she will die in office of old age. You know, years ago, we did finally get rid of old Warren Magnason, even though he almost did die in office of old age.