Hello Everyone,

I just wrote this letter and wanted to get some feedback before submitting. If I could get some input I would appreciate it!

 

Thanks!

 

 

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing in regarding to the gun Assembly Bills 3664, 3676, 3688,3659, 3666 and Senate Bill 2464 currently being introduced into New Jersey. It is my viewpoint that these bills infringe on my constitutional rights as a law abiding gun owner. As a law abiding citizen I should have the right to have more than five rounds in my magazine not only for recreational purposes such as target shooting but for the basic right of personal protection. Statistics have shown that very few criminals follow the laws when it comes to purchasing firearms and it is just stupid to think that a criminal will abide by a law such as a magazine capacity which will limit their criminal activities. New Jersey already has some of the toughest laws in the entire country and putting further restrictions on law abiding citizen is simply unnecessary. To even obtain a firearm legally as New Jersey resident we must be fingerprinted and background checked at least three times before the firearm can even be considered ours to own. Every handgun purchased must also be registered with the state and purchased from a local gun dealer. Overall with all of these restrictions in place why is it that New Jersey still has one of the highest murder rates out of the whole United States? The answer is quite simple without the means of personal everyday protect such as legally concealed carry firearm or a non lethal taser New Jersey residents are unable to protect themselves and we become victims of violent crimes. The criminals who feel they are stronger than their victims have no problems taking what they want this includes crimes such as murder, robbery, kidnapping, rape and many more. Addressing the issue of mental illness the government and/or state should have no authority to evaluate myself and/or my family members who have never been convicted or charged with a crime and have never been accused of being mentally defective. However, there are many people currently with our country who have been evacuated by psychological professionals and deemed mentally unstable since they have shown signs of mental instability. The sad issue is many times these people are simply considered the outcasts of society and instead of getting the medical help they truly need they are simply pushed off to become someone else's problem. It is this cycle which eventually leads to the types of mass shootings all too often we find filling the news broadcasts. To solve the problem with the mentally ill we must first determine if that person is a harm to themselves or others and let it be known in their public record that they have a history of mental illness and what types of medicines they are currently on and/or should be on. This should then flag them in the system preventing them from purchasing a legally owned firearm. In addition the mentally dangerous should be placed into an institution if they have an ongoing mental instability which is unable to be fixed or controlled. Simply keeping them off the streets will stop these mass shooting by the mentally ill since they are unable to obtain access to innocent victims and/or stolen firearms. Lastly I would like to address the issue of ammunition sales. I should be allowed as a Firearms ID Card holder to purchase ammunition legally from an online dealer and have it delivered to my home. Purchasing ammo online a lot more economical for target shooters who shoot a lot. Many gun deals often limited the amount of ammo you can purchase, charge huge overhead fees and often do not carry uncommon calibers. By eliminating our right to purchase ammunition from anywhere but a New Jersey owned gun dealer this is simply unacceptable! By implementing this law it makes New Jersey a monopoly on all ammo sales for its residents creating an unfair buyers market. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and I urge you to please vote against any upcoming legislation which will do nothing but further restrictions New Jersey's legal firearms owners.

I'm preparing a statement in case I get a chance to speak at the NJ SAFE task force meeting. I would try to locate the amount of crimes involving firearms committed by legal gun owners in this state. I would also look for the number of rapes and indictable (felony) violent crimes committed in NJ by "everyone else". They'll make greats supplements to your lettter. You want to write it as if you're audience is uninformed on the topic you are addressing, since they probably are.