Ruger - Easy Representative Letter

[Abraham]

You may have missed two...

[s3779m]

Thanks for the link.

[sjfcontrol]

Response from Sam Johnson...

Dear Mr. <redacted>:

Thank you for contacting me regarding your support for the second amendment. I appreciate knowing your views.

I fully support the Second Amendment and believe it is critical to ensure the federal government does not pass laws that infringe on a citizen's right to keep and bear arms. The 2008 Supreme Court ruling that reaffirmed that Americans have a right to own firearms for personal use was a positive step towards this goal, and in the June 2010 ruling, the Supreme Court affirmed that the right to keep and bear arms is among our fundamental rights.

You can be certain I will continue to work to uphold the Second Amendment. Eligible law-abiding citizens should have the right to purchase and own firearms. With more than 20,000 local, state and federal gun laws on the books, it is clear that more gun control laws are not the answer to eliminating gun violence. Instead of imposing new, onerous restrictions on gun ownership, the best means of reducing crimes committed with firearms is to enforce existing laws against these crimes and fully prosecute those who use guns to commit crimes. This is why I support the following pieces of pending legislation:

· H.R. 822: The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 – This legislation would establish a national standard for the carrying of concealed firearms by authorizing a person who has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state and who is not prohibited from carrying a firearm under federal law to carry a concealed firearm in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state or as specified under this Act.
· H.R. 420: Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act - This bill would provide a 90-day amnesty period during which veterans and their family members could register firearms acquired overseas between June 26, 1934 and October 31, 1968, without fear of prosecution. Congress granted a limited amnesty in 1968, but many veterans did not receive enough notice to participate. The bill would not apply to all firearms brought home by veterans. The only firearms that normally have to be registered at the federal level are those subject to the National Firearms Act. More common trophies, such as bolt-action rifles or semi-automatic pistols, need not be registered.
· H.R. 58: Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act - This bill would remove several antiquated and unnecessary restrictions imposed on interstate firearms business such as: (1) the ban on interstate transfers directly between private citizens and licensed dealers and (2) the requirement that firearms dealers only do business at their licensed premises or at gun shows in their own state.

Please know that I remain strongly opposed to legislation that attempts to infringe upon our constitutional right to own a firearm. Keeping honest citizens from owning a firearm in no way impairs a criminal's ability to obtain a weapon. I have consistently received an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association and the Gun Owners of America for my voting record on the right to bear arms.

Thank you for taking the time to get in touch with me. Your interest and input are valued and I hope to hear from you in the future regarding other matters of importance. I encourage you to visit my website and sign-up for my monthly e-newsletter at http://www.samjohnson.house.gov" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; to learn more about other issues impacting the 3rd District of Texas.


Sincerely,



SAM JOHNSON.
Member of Congress

[wdeaver]

Thanks to Ruger for making this so easy!

[RPB]

Here is another tool, similar but different

You can choose E-mail or send a printed letter

And not so "form-lettery" ... but you can say what you want, whether they read them or not

http://www.capwiz.com/nra/issues/?style=D&%20%E2%80%A6" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

We might want to save this one for 2013 Texas Leg Session as it has a State one too.

Last time I nearly wore out faxzero with my 42 E-mail addresses so this time I can add printed letters + Emails

[sugar land dave]

Thank you for the links to the personalized form letter site. I just took advantage of it to send my message:

Honorable Statesman,

Recent events have once again brought sadness to this country as dozens found injury and death at the hands of monsters. While I suffer the emotions just as my fellow Americans do, I recognize that over one million American soldiers have died protecting the human rights recognized in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. I realize it is popular among some groups these days to refer to these revered documents as "just another piece of paper," but I assure that I am not one of those people, nor do I call friend any who would think such of writings which were the foundation of our country.

My father, fighting for our country, sought to protect our rights as so many have through history. Now some statesmen try to erase with a vote or other questionable actions some of the human rights which tyrants of history have been unable to destroy by force. It must not be allowed to happen.

Statesmen like numbers and I respect that since I understand numbers too. For instance there are about 350 million people in the USA. That is a big number and it means that about 12000 new Americans are born each and every day of the year which is a little over 4 million each year. That fact makes it difficult for an enemy to easily defeat us, as does our second amendment right to keep and bear arms without fear of infringement from our own government.

Respectfully I ask that you remember these things when groups ask you to take a human right from us, especially one which was established and protected by our Founding Fathers and by the blood of patriots throughout the history of our country.

Thank you for your time and consideration in reading this.

[Skiprr]

FYI, here's a model to use when addressing elected officials.

It's from the U.S. Geological Survey, but is comprehensive. It includes the appropriate address format for a letter and envelope, and the appropriate salutation and close.

IMHO, the formal format should be used even in email. I send a lot of faxes, and they certainly follow this protocol.

We need to present ourselves and our arguments as professionally as possible. Part of that is to use the accepted letter format.