Issue Position: Second Amendment

Issue Position

As we all mourn mass shootings and senseless violence, we must recognize that responsible gun owners are not the problem, and stop attacking law-abiding people for the actions of a few unstable and law-breaking individuals. Our defense of the Second Amendment must be diligent and vigorous, because it is an essential right of a free people. Congress must halt the unconstitutional practice of restricting a person's ability to purchase, transport, store, or possess arms on public lands or on that individual's private property under the disguise of regulating interstate commerce or so-called concern for public health and safety. There are countless examples of responsible gun-owners stopping violence or protecting others through judicious use of firearms, and we should not keep Americans from protecting themselves and their loved ones, should the need arise.

I'm a lifetime member of the Gun Owners of America, Oregon Firearms Federation and the NRA. I support their efforts to protect our essential rights. I think that recent pushes for the regulation of semi-automatic weapons, so-called assault weapons and background checks are both needless and illogical. A weapon is a weapon, and a hunting rifle is no different from an "assault rifle" in the hands of an evil or troubled person, who will likely never perform a background check in the first place. These restrictions infringe on the rights of law-abiding citizens and we should stand together for full 2nd Amendment rights, as the Founders intended.

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