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Progun form letter for a liberal politician.
« on: January 02, 2013, 08:36:43 PM »
Writing a letter to a Liberal politician about protecting gun rights is tricky. Actually it's down right hard. Especially if they got voted in or came through the ranks by the wrong thoughts of gun control.

You're not going to get these people to become gun loving hippies or even gun tolerant.

But what you can do is change their perspective or angle of thought. Give them another item to focus on in the overall issue. Point them to another target and let them fire at that instead of focusing on the ideas of gun control. Give them something else to fight for and about.

This letter does that. It uses all the language they are used to. It feeds their ego while giving them a sense of duty. They get to show they are doing something while not harming the 2nd Amendment and our rights.

Most of all, it distracts them to the point they will want different bills instead of being united against guns.

Here it is. feel free to cut and paste with whatever liberal politicians name on it you need.

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Dear Senator/Representative who is Liberal,


Greetings. With the Tragedy of Sandy Hook still in my thoughts as well as the other tragedies reported over the last few months I wanted to voice my concerns about a quick, Band-Aid approach being introduced and passed instead of working towards a real solution to the problem facing our country.

I’m talking about the proposed new gun control bills being talked about on CNN and NBC News by legislators who want to do something to help.
While noble in intention, these proposals are a Band-Aid answer to a cancer problem. It focuses on the stopping the how and not the why. We need to focus on the why and not the how.

We tried stopping the how before and it didn’t work. We tried to stop alcoholism by instituting prohibition in 1920. For thirteen years the buying of all alcohol was illegal. For thirteen years people bought gallons of illegal alcohol and enriched the criminal element out of their own pocket. Public intoxication still happened; people still drove drunk; and alcoholics still got their fix. After thirteen years of high costs and little results, Prohibition was repealed and we started to work on solving the why.

Programs like MADD and Alcoholics Anonymous have reached, informed and helped alcoholics find a cure for their disease. We can do the same for those that are suffering the diseases of rage, isolationism, and low self-esteem. If we teach them how to communicate their frustrations, show them how they are a part of and influence our world, and give them the tools to find their own self-worth; if we solve the why, stop the motivation to violence trying to stop the how won’t matter. The how won’t matter.

You are my Senator/Representative. You have the power and ability to make this happen. Push forward a real bill that stops the why and not the how. Give us the tools to stop these tragedies before they are even thought of. Create and fund these programs and cure this disease of violence instead of putting a Band-Aid on it. Our children and our future deserve it.

Thank You.

Sincerely,

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Re: Progun form letter for a liberal politician.
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2013, 09:55:59 AM »
Very good.

It will work on those politicians who really wish to reduce the problem, but won't do much for those who's goal is to increase government control...

Don't have any idea what ratio of those two there is in congress.
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Re: Progun form letter for a liberal politician.
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2013, 04:01:04 PM »
Very good.

It will work on those politicians who really wish to reduce the problem, but won't do much for those who's goal is to increase government control...

Don't have any idea what ratio of those two there is in congress.

Count up all the Dems and most of the Repubs and you'll have a pretty accurate total.

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Re: Progun form letter for a liberal politician.
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2013, 04:04:40 PM »
Count up all the Dems and most of the Repubs and you'll have a pretty accurate total.

Crusader

True, but I figured there should be a few 'useful idiots' in that bunch.  I've seen that there are a few idiots.
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"Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."
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Re: Progun form letter for a liberal politician.
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2013, 06:38:11 PM »
Good letter, but a bit wordy, meaning they'll never read it.  Living here in the once great state of CA, I wrote a more succinct letter to my esteemed Senator...

Concerning your desire to selectively limit our Constitutional right to own firearms... step off bitch.
"If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns." - Edward Abbey

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Re: Progun form letter for a liberal politician.
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Re: Progun form letter for a liberal politician.
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2013, 07:04:29 PM »
Concerning your desire to selectively limit our Constitutional right to own firearms... step off bitch.

Truthfully, that's what I wanted to write.  I was a bit more tactful, but still strong and succinct...

Concerning your intention to limit and restrict our right to keep and bear arms, how dare you and your arrogance!  Ma'am, you are overstepping your authority by proposing a gun control law, which is clearly unconstitutional.  Please re-read the 2nd Amendment, which you took an oath to uphold, specifically where it says "shall not be infringed".  It does not say "infringe a bit based on how the arms look or function".  Shame on you!  Do your duty and uphold the Constitution, even the parts you do not personally agree with.  It's not too late to change your current legacy as a freedom-hater.
"If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns." - Edward Abbey

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Re: Progun form letter for a liberal politician.
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2013, 10:29:19 AM »
I  like your letter better.   ;D  It's what I wanted to say.  :)

You're right, mine is too wordy.  I figured the "pleading" to them would grab their attention..  (Look!  Ooh-Shiney.) and then distract and confuse them.  (Politicians, ya know.)

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Re: Progun form letter for a liberal politician.
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2013, 11:28:22 AM »
Just posted this on Joe Biden's website.

"Mr. Biden.
The President has ordered you to look into "common sense" gun control. Respectfully, I doubt that you or your committee are listening to anyone other than your friends, supporters, and gun-grabbers. However, I feel I MUST inform you that there is a very large segment of the US Citzenry that oppose any further regulation of guns, especially based on the hysteria following the Sandy Hook massacre.
Many in your party and in Washington decry the keeping and use of guns while enjoying the safety and security they afford. Hollywood celebrities and politicians and their families come to mind.
If you outlaw Corvettes it will not stop ONE drunk driver from killing people on the road. If you outlaw handguns criminals, who make up MORE than 85 % of shooting victims, will still have them.
You took an oath to uphold the Constitution. "...shall not be infringed." Now how hard is that?"
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