MAGG
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im really pissed I am out of the state working til mid Feb.and cannot make it
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Here is what I just sent:
Many of the measures enumerated in Deval Patrick's "An Act To Strengthen and Enhance Firearms Laws in the Commonwealth" bill are far too draconian. Certain items in the bill severely compromise the ability to defend one's self if confronted with grave and serious danger.
In particular:
"Section 18D. Whoever, while in the commission or attempted commission of a misdemeanor that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person of another, has in his possession or under his control a firearm, rifle, or shotgun, shall, in addition to the penalty for such offense, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years, or in the house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment."
I have an MA license to carry a concealed weapon (LTC-A). If someone attacks me and puts me and I have genuine fear for my life I am allowed to protect myself. Yet the draconian nature of section 18D would have me thrown in jail for up to 10 years even if someone attacks me unprovoked and I simply have my _concealed_ weapon on me.
Also:
Section 24 banning all high cap mags that: "accept, more than seven rounds but no more than ten rounds of ammunition, where such device contains more than seven rounds of ammunition."
Effectively, those who already own 10 round magazines can keep them but they must only fill them 70%. Criminals will _not_ show the same restraint.
And reducing to 7 rounds goes beyond the new 10 round limit that is being sought on a federal level. MA already imposes a 10 round limit on magazines. Just because NY passed this doesn't mean MA should tolerate such draconian measures by an overzealous Governor who is clearly looking to get away with imposing the most restrictions he can get away with during a political climate that is conducive to excessive gun restrictions.
MA has some of the most restrictive gun laws in all of the United States. There is no reason we need to try to pile on law abiding MA residents with further restrictions. Instead our current laws should be championed as the standard for the new federal laws.
It seems to me that the Governor is an opportunistic and cunning person who doesn't have any real idea of _how_ to stop gun violence. He is merely slapping together his old bill with copy-cat legislation to follow NY and a NY governor who Deval Patrick will compete with in future presidential primaries. Deval Patrick merely wants to be able to say "no no, as Governor _I_ was the toughest on gun control".
What do Deval Patrick's personal political aspirations have to do with what is right for MA? I contend this haphazard feel-good legislation is a violation of my 2nd amendment rights and I will remember all who vote in favor of Deval Patrick's bill the next election cycle.
Instead our current laws should be championed as the standard for the new federal laws.
A permit?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Looks like section 20 references machine guns.
I just called Gov. Patrick's office to request, plead, beg that this bill be killed... and asked where the 7 round magazine came from.... she had no idea, but she wrote down my comments and said she'd pass them on. She said she has been getting few calls to complain. I said the minimum has to be 10, not 7.... dammit! It kills me to say even that...
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YOU ACT SO TOUGH, but when I called the gov's office, (again she said there are hardly any calls into her office. It's easy to complain behind a computer or in a forum. But that's not making a difference.
STAND UP YOU LAZY $#@%KS!!!! i'LL BE THERE SAT....
There is obviously a problem in this country with guns and the wrong people getting their hands on them. Yet instead of acting as "responsible" adults & gun owners, you do not think of what can we do to try and fix this problem. You don't say hey maybe I should be slightly inconvenienced, just a little, in order to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill.
Being a little bit inconvenienced, is not going to throw out the 2nd amendment.
... Section 24 banning all high cap mags that: "accept, more than seven rounds but no more than ten rounds of ammunition, where such device contains more than seven rounds of ammunition."
Effectively, those who already own 10 round magazines can keep them but they must only fill them 70%. Criminals will _not_ show the same restraint.
In several sections this law equates a "large capacity feeding device" to a firearm. Including in the limit of 1 purchase per 30 days:
c) No person, other than an exempt person as defined in this subsection, shall purchase, rent or lease more than 1 rifle, shotgun, firearm, machine gun, large capacity weapon or large capacity feeding device in any 30-day period.
DEREK,
I suggest adding some kind of tag to the usernames of people who attend and people who do not. When we arrive we need to have a list of users who attended.
So people can be shamed for not attending.
I contacted the The Great Deval on On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 9:27 AM: Got the below. READ THE COMPLETE THREAD!!!!
Dear Mike:
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> On behalf of Governor Deval L. Patrick, thank you for your recent
> correspondence regarding firearm safety and legislation.
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> Governor Patrick believes that successfully deterring gun violence
> requires a multi-faceted approach and should include policies focused on
> guns and at-risk individuals. That is why the Governor has and will
> continue to push for legislation that includes a formal collaboration
> between Massachusetts and the National Mental Health Registry, a ban on
> assault weapons and a limit on the amount of guns one person can buy in a
> given month.
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> Once again, thank you for your input on this important issue. Please feel
> free to contact our office again in the future with any additional
> questions or concerns. Your comments are always welcome in this
> administration.
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> Sincerely,
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> Governor Patrick's Constituent Services Office
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> 617-725-4005
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> www.mass.gov/governor/contact
I replied back at the same day. Sent: 1/22/2013 3:37:57 PM
To: "Webmail, Gov (GOV)" <[email protected]>
Cc:
Subject: Re: Your message to Governor Patrick
Governor Patrick's Constituent Services Office,
Thanks for the quick feedback on my last concern about this new misguided firearm path.
I again wanted to write you back today to express my concern and disappointment in the political direction Governor Patrick's office has taken.
It is clear that you and your party in general have no real concern in preventing future tragedies such as this. You know full well that any measures you take to ban or further regulate firearms will in no way prevent these tragedies. Look the city of Chicago and the land of Great Britain provide positive proof that gun control does nothing to prevent crime.
I firmly believe that current NICS background check should include a mental health check. But I can also see the legal battles that will open up due to this issue.
The other issues I have, which were missed on your response, will just hinder law-abiding citizens of this second amendment right in this state. I included the link below for these items.
We already have some of the strictest laws in this US and it's very hard to find firearms that other states have since we have a non-approved list from the attorney general office. So outside of the insane trigger pull requirement and other non-needed safety features, the governor now wants to reduce a magazine count from 10 to 7 rounds. How was this count chosen and
how does this reduce anything? Again, we already have a hard time to get items in this state and this will just hinder (and cost more) for legal law-abiding citizens.
Next, we already have an assault weapons ban (AWB) since 1994 and they do not work. Look at the studies and did not Columbine School shooting happen in 1999? This was during the Federal AWB that expired in 2004.
To close governor, if you and your administration do implement stricter gun laws, under the guise of protecting our children, you will simply be turning your back on the real problem and basically leaving our children in harm's way. I know no other way to express my thoughts except to say that it will be you who is responsible for the next lives that are lost. It will
be you who will falsely give our state hope that your actions in some way make them safer. It will be you who fools the Massachusetts people while promoting a failed agenda that you have long believed in. I pray with all my heart that you, your administration and the legislature see fit to do
the right thing. To protect our children in a meaningful way without infringing on the rights of our citizens.
Ps. This is yet another reason why I want to leave this state.
I thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Mike
Looks what I got back at On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Webmail, Gov (GOV) <[email protected]> wrote:--(1 hour later)
January 22, 2013
Dear Mike:
On behalf of Governor Deval L. Patrick, thank you for your recent correspondence regarding firearm safety and legislation.
Governor Patrick believes that successfully deterring gun violence requires a multi-faceted approach and should include policies focused on guns and at-risk individuals. That is why the Governor has and will continue to push for legislation that includes a formal collaboration between Massachusetts and the National Mental Health Registry, a ban on assault weapons and a limit on the amount of guns one person can buy in a given month.
Once again, thank you for your input on this important issue. Please feel free to contact our office again in the future with any additional questions or concerns. Your comments are always welcome in this administration.
Sincerely,
Governor Patrick's Constituent Services Office
617-725-4005
www.mass.gov/governor/contact
THEY ARE NOT EVEN READING THEIR EMAILS!