DiFi Responds

[colossians323]

Dear colossians323:

Thank you for contacting me to share your opposition to assault weapons legislation. I respect your opinion on this important issue and welcome the opportunity to provide my point of view.

The obligatory salutations

Mass shootings are a serious problem in our country, and I have watched this problem get worse and worse over the 40 years I have been in public life. From the 1966 shooting rampage at the University of Texas that killed 14 people and wounded 32 others, to the Newtown massacre that killed 20 children and 6 school teachers and faculty, I have seen more and more of these killings. I have had families tell me that they no longer feel safe in a mall, in a movie theater, in their business, and in other public places, because these deadly weapons are so readily available. These assault weapons too often fall into the hands of grievance killers, juveniles, gangs, and the deranged.

here we see that she brings up the tragedies of a few (to justify her position) rather than the 100,000's that have been saved by the use of a firearm.

She somehow conveniently not been talked to by those who feel safe carrying a gun in public?

Assault weapons fall into the hands of grievance killer?? Is she talking about Eric Holder and fast and furious? Where is her talk about that?

I recognize that the Second Amendment provides an individual right to bear arms, but I do not believe that right is unlimited or that it precludes taking action to prevent mass shootings. Indeed, in the same Supreme Court decision that recognized the individual right to bear arms , District of Columbia v. Heller , the Court also held that this right, like other constitutional rights, is not unlimited. That is why assault weapons bans have consistently been upheld in the courts, both before and after the Heller decision. I believe regulation of these weapons is appropriate.

The lying to convince those who are not her base begins?

Once again, thank you for your letter. Although we may disagree, I appreciate hearing from you and will be mindful of your thoughts as the debate on this issue continues. If you have any additional comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3841.

Sincerely yours,


Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator

Platitudes the platitudes............................

[kf6tac]

I got the same form letter as well. Sadly, it is not altogether a lie that assault weapons bans have been upheld post-Heller - see, e.g., Heller II in the D.C. Circuit. But she conveniently omits the fact that the Supreme Court has never ruled on any assault weapons ban.

[Sam]

Me too. My first reaction was to laugh because she thinks she can tell me she cares about my opinion and I will actually believe her.

[Librarian]

Dupe - in 2A (though, to be fair, might not have been there exactly when you looked at 2:15 - I was fixing my mistake)