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The following corresponse is published with permission from Senator Crapo.
Thank you for contacting me to express your opposition to H.R. 45, the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act. I appreciate hearing your thoughts and welcome the opportunity to respond.
As you may know, this legislation was introduced by Representative Bobby Rush (D - Illinois) on January 6, 2009. This legislation would require an individual to hold a valid firearms license in order to own a firearm. It also sets forth license application, issuance, and renewal requirements. On February 9, 2009, the House Committee on the Judiciary referred this legislation to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Let me reassure you that I do not support gun control. We must protect and preserve our constitutional right to bear arms. I will not support any legislation that requires a waiting period for the purchase of a firearm, bans the ownership of firearms, promotes or requires the rationing or taxation of firearms, or the taxation of ammunition.
The Second Amendment reads: “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” I firmly believe this provision prohibits the federal government from denying citizens this right.
As you may know, gun control advocates continue to seek creative methods of advancing their agenda, both through legislation and litigation. You may be assured that I will continue to oppose all efforts to weaken Second Amendment rights.
Again, thank you for contacting me. Please feel free to contact me in the future on this or other matters of interest to you. For more information about the issues before the U.S. Senate as well as news releases, photos, and other items of interest, please visit my Senate website, http://crapo.senate.gov.
Sincerely,
Mike Crapo
United States Senator
