I am a "Lifetime Member" of the National Rifle Association, and an ardent supporter of the literal interpretation of the 2nd Amendment. I believe the right to keep and bear arms is inherent, and not granted by any document or government authority.

The left opposes this God given right, claiming that widespread gun ownership leads to increased crime rates. Here in the United States, however, the most restrictive gun laws correlate directly with the highest gun-crime rates. Killers are unlikely to be concerned about minor weapons charges, and appreciate the defenseless targets available in these areas.

In situations like the massacres at Ft. Hood, or Virginia Tech, there were hundreds of current and former U.S. military personnel, well trained in the use of firearms, and forbidden from carrying them. Had licensed, trained firearm owners been allowed their constitutional right to bear arms, much of the carnage may have been averted. Gun control laws have undoubtedly cost thousands of American lives.

Well intending, law abiding gun owners in America are our greatest defense against violent criminals, and I will proactively work to promote legislation that defends and expands American gun ownership and carry laws.

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