Joe G
NES Member
Feel free to sample and use liberally (in the best sense of the word 'liberal')
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Dear Representative Gregoire,
Our Governor is attacking the civil rights of the citizens of Massachusetts both with new legislation and executive orders.
On Tuesday, your committee will hear House Bill 4102, the Governor's proposal to further restrict the rights of lawful gun-owning citizens. With every incident of gun violence it has been shown time and again that the 'gun problem' in MA is caused by illegal use of firearms by people already prohibited or otherwise unlicensed to own firearms. Creating more laws that restrict the use of firearms by lawful citizens is not only illogical and useless, it is one step closer to depriving the people of a right enumerated in the Bill of Rights in our national Constitution. This legislation is nothing more than granstanding by the Governor on a politically correct issue at my personal expense, and I urge you, as would your predecessor Rep. LeDuc, to slap it down with all possible speed.
In addition to this proposed legislation, Governor Patrick has directed the Public Safety department to promulgate a series of CMRs to further restrict the rights of gun owning citizens. Specifically, I am referencing 501 CMR 15.00 FIREARMS EXHIBITIONS, and 501 CMR 6.00 MACHINE GUN LICENSE BONA FIDE COLLECTORS OF FIREARMS. Not only would these regulations restrict the exercise of my current rights, they make training new shooters impossible, thus ending gun ownership in MA within a generation. You can find more information on these proposed regulations at the Gun Owners Action League web site (http://www.goal.org/legislation/legislation.html). The governor is clearly overstepping the bounds of the Executive office and infringing on the authority of the Legislative branch of our government. I would urge you to apply any and all influence possible to prevent these CMRs from becoming enacted.
Thank you in advance for your support. I look forward to hearing from you in response to my request.
Sincerely,
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Dear Representative Gregoire,
Our Governor is attacking the civil rights of the citizens of Massachusetts both with new legislation and executive orders.
On Tuesday, your committee will hear House Bill 4102, the Governor's proposal to further restrict the rights of lawful gun-owning citizens. With every incident of gun violence it has been shown time and again that the 'gun problem' in MA is caused by illegal use of firearms by people already prohibited or otherwise unlicensed to own firearms. Creating more laws that restrict the use of firearms by lawful citizens is not only illogical and useless, it is one step closer to depriving the people of a right enumerated in the Bill of Rights in our national Constitution. This legislation is nothing more than granstanding by the Governor on a politically correct issue at my personal expense, and I urge you, as would your predecessor Rep. LeDuc, to slap it down with all possible speed.
In addition to this proposed legislation, Governor Patrick has directed the Public Safety department to promulgate a series of CMRs to further restrict the rights of gun owning citizens. Specifically, I am referencing 501 CMR 15.00 FIREARMS EXHIBITIONS, and 501 CMR 6.00 MACHINE GUN LICENSE BONA FIDE COLLECTORS OF FIREARMS. Not only would these regulations restrict the exercise of my current rights, they make training new shooters impossible, thus ending gun ownership in MA within a generation. You can find more information on these proposed regulations at the Gun Owners Action League web site (http://www.goal.org/legislation/legislation.html). The governor is clearly overstepping the bounds of the Executive office and infringing on the authority of the Legislative branch of our government. I would urge you to apply any and all influence possible to prevent these CMRs from becoming enacted.
Thank you in advance for your support. I look forward to hearing from you in response to my request.
Sincerely,