Monday, October 25, 2010

2nd Amendment questions from a voter

Mr. Puente,

Greetings. I am a Utah 3rd district voter and a gun owner. I'm trying to gather information on where all of Utah's 2010 candidates for public office stand on a couple gun issues. I would therefore like to ask for your cooperation in briefly answering the following questions:

1) To what extent do you support civilian gun ownership?


I believe in the natural right of all individuals to protect themselves and to have access to the tools that allow them to do so including firearms insomuch as they do not infringe on the rights of others to do the same.

2) What are your views on gun restriction laws and in particular "gun free zones"?

Such legislation does not prevent crime or deny criminals access to such weapons. They only infringe upon the natural rights of law abiding citizens to acquire and legally use such firearms however they please--again, as long as they do not use those tools to infringe on the rights of others. I do not support so-called "gun free zones" and find the very concept asinine.

3) What policies, if any, will you support to change current laws regarding conceal/carry permits?

I personally do not own any firearms so I'm not that familiar with conceal/carry laws. I have used firearms recreationally on occasion and as part of my training when I served in the U.S. Navy and, frankly, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn if my life depended on it. I have no issue with any law abiding citizen who chooses to own a gun for their protection--including the right to carry a concealed weapon.

1 comment:

Monica said...

I don't completely agree with you on everything - but you are right (as in you agree with me;) on about everything. And I love your use of the word "asinine". Keep up the good fight!

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