gun control – Coconino County Democratic Party

FEDERAL ACTION ALERT – October 30, 2023

Produced by Democrats of the Red Rocks and Coconino County Democratic Party A. Ask President Biden to work much harder to secure a cease fire between Israel andHamas NOW!! Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people – in fact they are usingthem as shields. Israel has been attacked and has the right to defend itself. […]

FEDERAL ACTION ALERT – October 23, 2023

Produced by Democrats of the Red Rocks and Coconino County Democratic Party A. Demand Senator Mitch McConnell DO SOMETHING to stop Senator Tuberville’stantrum over DOD (Department of Defense) policy covering travel expenses forservice members seeking abortions! Senator Tuberville, Alabama, has blocked over 300military promotions so far. Our military will continue to operate but this singleSenator’s […]

FEDERAL ACTION ALERT – October 16, 2023

Produced by Democrats of the Red Rocks and Coconino County Democratic Party Sen. Mark Kelly: Call (202) 224-2235 (DC); Email via his website at https://www.kelly.senate.gov/contact/. Tag the Senator at @senmarkkelly. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: Call (202) 224-4521 (DC) or (602) 598-7327. Email via her website at https://www.sinema.senate.gov/contact-kyrsten. Tag the Senator at @senatorsinema. Rep. Eli Crane: Call […]

Automatic weapons ban not extreme compared to violence

In response to Sunday’s letter from Gerald Bacon, I must agree with the stance he takes on no automatic weapons for public sale and limited rounds for non-automatic firearms. Extreme? Not when compared to the free-for-all of gun violence-mass shootings, 100 people killed daily and the subsequent pain of survivors and relatives of victims. That’s […]

Time to abolish automatic firearms in public sector

With the disasters of the two major mass killings in El Paso and Dayton, it is time to pressure Congress to reconsider their role in providing for the general welfare of the American people. In support of the letter supporting “Save Our Children from Gun Violence,” the following is a recommendation to support the author […]

Commending calls for assault rifle ban

I must commend Jeff Goulden and Alan and Daisy Cartwright for their letters published in the Sun on Aug. 18. Both letters make a perfect case to ban assault weapons. These are military weapons and should not be available to the public. Even Scalia recognized that Second Amendment gun rights are not unlimited. During the […]

Second Amendment is not an unlimited right

Most people can agree that mass shootings in this country are happening too often. It’s almost like they are a normal part of the news cycle. Congress can and must do something about this problem. We should all care about our constitutional rights. Those rights, however, are not without limits. The Second Amendment doesn’t explicitly […]

What is the real purpose of semi-automatic rifles?

Other than the possible mass shootings, what can the civilians use the semi-automatic assault rifles and the high-capacity magazines for? For what purposes can we — the civilians — use those weapons in our daily life? There is no valid and reasonable legitimization for those specific weapons. Common rifles (without the magazines) and common handguns […]

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