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- Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:16 pm
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Sample letters for representatives
- Replies: 24
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Re: Sample letters for representatives
I've sent an email to all of them as well. Senator Hutchison's office is the only one that has replied back lthough its a form letter response.
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:56 am
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Sample letters for representatives
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4635
Re: Sample letters for representatives
Here's what I sent yesterday. It's not very eloquent but what I felt I needed to say.
Ms Hutchison,
I'm sadden to see our government's knee jerk reaction to the recent tragedy in Connecticut. The solution isn't nor has it ever been more gun control. The solution is reducing the sensationalism the media brings to these tragedies and working to better recognize when on is suffering from a mental health issue. Lets educate others so that less stigma is associated with mental health issues and behavioral disorders so our troubled children are not cast aside. We should be addressing the root of the problem by providing better treatment options not applying a band-aid called gun control. Adam Lanza's was no different than his predecessors. He was invisible and he suffered from an autism spectrum disorder by all accounts. The media's continual broadcasts of James Holmes sent a message to another troubled young adult that an invisible person can and will be seen and remembered. The old axiom associated with P.T Barnum, "No publicity is bad publicity" is fitting here. Adam Lanza's parents, educators, medical professionals and media representatives failed him. He learned from those that preceded him and the media has now set the stage for his successor. So I implore you, when more gun control legislation comes up for a vote, think about the constitution and why it was written. Honor our second amendment right by saying 'no' to more gun control. Our founding fathers did not write this amendment lightly. If we don't learn from history, then we are destined to repeat it. Take one freedom away all the others will follow suit soon after.
Thank you.
Here's the response from her office:
Dear Friend:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the terrible tragedy in Connecticut. Like all Americans, my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.
As our whole nation grieves, we wait for more information about the killer's motives and means. We all want to do something to halt such senseless killings, but the question is always what law could have stopped an individual apparently so determined to commit such violent and destructive acts.
I join you in the hope that we never again encounter such a tragedy and will certainly keep your thoughts in mind.
Sincerely,
Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5922 (tel)
202-224-0776 (fax)
http://hutchison.senate.gov" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Ms Hutchison,
I'm sadden to see our government's knee jerk reaction to the recent tragedy in Connecticut. The solution isn't nor has it ever been more gun control. The solution is reducing the sensationalism the media brings to these tragedies and working to better recognize when on is suffering from a mental health issue. Lets educate others so that less stigma is associated with mental health issues and behavioral disorders so our troubled children are not cast aside. We should be addressing the root of the problem by providing better treatment options not applying a band-aid called gun control. Adam Lanza's was no different than his predecessors. He was invisible and he suffered from an autism spectrum disorder by all accounts. The media's continual broadcasts of James Holmes sent a message to another troubled young adult that an invisible person can and will be seen and remembered. The old axiom associated with P.T Barnum, "No publicity is bad publicity" is fitting here. Adam Lanza's parents, educators, medical professionals and media representatives failed him. He learned from those that preceded him and the media has now set the stage for his successor. So I implore you, when more gun control legislation comes up for a vote, think about the constitution and why it was written. Honor our second amendment right by saying 'no' to more gun control. Our founding fathers did not write this amendment lightly. If we don't learn from history, then we are destined to repeat it. Take one freedom away all the others will follow suit soon after.
Thank you.
Here's the response from her office:
Dear Friend:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the terrible tragedy in Connecticut. Like all Americans, my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.
As our whole nation grieves, we wait for more information about the killer's motives and means. We all want to do something to halt such senseless killings, but the question is always what law could have stopped an individual apparently so determined to commit such violent and destructive acts.
I join you in the hope that we never again encounter such a tragedy and will certainly keep your thoughts in mind.
Sincerely,
Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5922 (tel)
202-224-0776 (fax)
http://hutchison.senate.gov" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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