Houston, Tx –-(Ammoland.com)- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, & Human Rights :
The Senate committee listed above will take up the subject of “Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence: Protecting Our Communities While Respecting the Second Amendment” next Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Senator Cruz is the Ranking Member of this subcommittee.
Senator Cruz is asking for your help.
Please be willing to submit your thoughts on a relevant topic for Sen.Cruz and the committee to consider in the form of a formal letter to the committee which makes either a pro 2nd Amendment argument or a tells a short, compelling, personal story about how you exercised your 2nd Amendment rights in a positive way, such as in defense of yourself, your family, your business, or how you scared off a robber.
Please submit your stories and statements in MS Word, well-written and clear. Then send as an attachment to the email address of Senator Cruz’s staff below.
Statements must be received by Monday, 02/11/2013 in order to be helpful. Your statement could be submitted into the Congressional Record.
Senator Dick Durbin is the Chairman of the subcommittee and prides himself on carrying in a large stack of statements from the other side to showcase and submit into the record.
Texas Senator Cruz would like to be ready to respond in kind.
Please share this annoucment with any and all Texans who have a story to tell.
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Thank you and welcome to new TSRA members. Thank you for keeping Texas strong. Now get to writing and make it good.
Also, keep in mind that political action committee funds (PAC) need to be replenished before the next election cycle so we can help re-elect those who help us in the Texas Legislature. Go to www.tsra.com
Keep the faith,
Legislative Director
Sincerely, Alice Tripp Legislative DirectorTexas State Rifle AssociationAbout:The Mission of the Texas State Rifle Association is to protect and defend the inalienable rights of the individual Texan to acquire, possess, transport, carry, transfer ownership and enjoy the right to lawful use of firearms for self preservation, for the defense of family and property and the common defense of the Republic and the individual liberties of the people. Visit: www.TSRA.com
Behind the 2nd amendment all the way. we have the right so keep fighting. It;s the people behind the gun that we need to focus on. Taking guns makes us sitting ducks for intruders and/or recreation for hunting and sportsmanship.
I am leaving my comments in fearof the bedrock of our country the constitutionwill be destroyed piece by piece! As disabled citizen I m well aware of the fact that being paralyzed I may look to be an easier target for. A criminal. Having been in a life threatening situation At night unarmed wishing I had a gun I am not willing to be put in that type of situation again !! Luckily the situation was resolved by a close friend with a gun before it became any worse or anyone was injured but let me tell you standing there… Read more »
In 2010 there were 39000 Gun related deathes in the US, 19000 of these were suicides, if you take out gang related deaths, it puts the total at less than.oo5% Seems to me we have a mental issue instead of a Gun issue
My wife and I are just waiting to see which states support our God given right to own and carry a gun. As soon as the smoke clears that will be the state we move to. I hope and pray that all gun owners feel the same way. Any body can buy a new home and move and thats what we WILL do.
Please tell me, why does Senator Cruz need a "stack of letters" from people trying to justify what they are already granted under the 2nd Amendment? He took an oath to "….preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States". And, that includes that part of the Constitution that reads, "….. the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Hundreds of thousands of red blooded Americans have given their lives to defend that right and I know that millions of Americans expect Senator Ted Cruz to use EXTREME MEASURES, by a politician's standard,… Read more »
sent via email to Sen Cruz this AM Dear Senator Cruz, I am from Austonio, Houston County, Texas we are rural community outside of Crockett-our only law enforcement is County and they are located in Crockett. This area is also the home to multiple prisons-minimum, maximum, work release, etc. My grandpa raised Quarter horse and it was nearly a mile to the highway, nearly 4 to the nearest neighbor. When I was a child we had an escape from one of the area prisons-3 rapists and murderers that somehow through the woods and pastures found the way to our ranch.… Read more »
All my adult life I've heard that history repeats itself! It is a fact that it is happening as I type this note! zerobama is doing exactly as Hitler, Stalin & Mussolini did to disarm citizens so they could be imprisoned & executed for no reason!! Folks, we have a fight on our hands & it is coming sooner than later too!I will die defending my rights to bear arms & defend myself,homeland & family!
I am tired of people trying to get my guns. Espically those who know nothing about guns. They don't understand that bad people will have guns and good people wont have a prayer.
I'm a 73 year old veteran never owned a gun until recently fear of my govt prompted me to obtain a lic to carry
IT'S TIME OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS BE REMINDED, THAT THE OATH THEY TOOK UPON ENTERING OFFICE, WAS TO THE CONSTITUTION. IT WAS NOT TO A SINGLE MAN, WOMAN OR A DISTRICT OF VOTERS! IT WAS NOT TO AN IDEOLOGY,TO BOW TO PUBLIC OPINION, OR TO ENFORCE AN AGENDA. TO ALLOW BY ACTION OR INACTION, THE BREAKING OF THAT OATH,IN MY OPINION, IS A ACT OF TREASON! YOU DON'T AMEND THE "TEN COMMANDMENTS", BECAUSE THEY'VE BECOME AN INCONVENIENCE, NEITHER SHOULD YOU ARBITRARILY,MISINTERPRET THE CONSTITUTION, TO SUIT YOUR POLICIES! THE FOUNDING FATHERS KNEW HOW DANGEROUS LEADERS COULD BE, WHICH IS WHY YOU HAVE… Read more »