Please comment
I've written the following letter for my sister, a Medford resident, (using Scriveners model) in order to upgrade her license to unrestricted. Can I have some comments please?
Dear Chief *****,
On the advice of counsel I am submitting to you this letter as an addendum to my firearms renewal application.
I have had a firearms permit since ##/##. Before and since that time I have been an exemplary citizen. I have had no negative interactions with either law enforcement or civilians. I have, of course, always used my firearms safely and kept them safely stored in accordance with the law and common sense.
When receiving my initial license I accepted the infringements imposed upon me in good faith and with the understanding that with continued exemplary behavior on my part that the Chief would remove the restrictions placed upon my rights under the Second Amendment.
I am a mature single women who lives and travels alone. I do not have a male in my life to help insure my safety. To place restrictions upon me endangers my life and safety and the ability to defend my life should I ever find myself in a situation where that would become necessary.
Furthermore,
*One is either qualified to own handguns, or one is not, and if qualified that qualification should not be restricted.
*There is no liability to a licensing authority who issues a License to Carry to a qualified applicant regardless of the class or reason for issuance.
*An unrestricted Class A LTC is the class and reason for issuance recommended by the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police and is the most commonly issued class of license for that reason.
*Because it is routinely the ‘Reason for Issuance for Non-Resident Licenses’ and it is illogical to issue a Massachusetts citizen a lesser license.
"The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that firearm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self defense in the home."
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, June 26, 2008 -
The above mentioned recent Supreme Court decision in the case of Heller vs. Washington, D.C. expressly states “for traditionally lawful purposes”, including, but not limited to, self defense in the home.
I therefore apply for a Class A License to Carry Firearms (LTC/A) issued for All Lawful Purposes.