starting my letter writing campaign okay here is the result of my efforts i m just getting started with this type of activity so please set your flame thowers on low comments corrections suggestions welcomed editor i would like to ask you and your readers a few questions that are related to the right to keep and bear arms and to a greater degree the many other rights that we take for granted on a daily basis you re sleeping at night when you hear someone in your house you call the police how will you defend yourself should the need arise while you are waiting for the police to arive you are driving your family home when your car breaks down a good samaritan stops to help when you find you and your family at gun point or knife point how will you defend yourself and your family you are a woman walking alone to your car or home a man appears suddenly with the intent to rape you how will you defend yourself are you strong enough to fight off your attacker are you willing to let this man rape you in order to survive the attack if the house and senate have their way we will soon not have the right to keep and bear arms as provided by the second amendment to the constitution a gun may not be the answer to each and every dangerous situation but are you going to let the politicians decide what sort of force or weapon you may use to defend yourself and your family many times a situation may be diffused by just brandishing your handgun if certain members of the house and senate have their way and mm ammunition will be banned for sale to anyone other than the military and law enforcement departments very soon you may not be able to purchase ammunition for use in your handgun there is already a day waiting period in california do you really feel that any law abiding citizen should be required to wait this amount of time for the purchase of a handgun when his life or family members have been threatened our local police do an excellent job but they can not be there all the time or in a moments notice you should have the right to protect yourself while waiting for help to arrive there is currently legislation circulating in washington that would prohibit the sale of certain types of ammuntion handguns rifles and shot guns one elected official even wants to repeal the second amendment i want to ask the readers of this paper what they would do if their elected officials decided that they should only belong to a certain church or go to church on a partiular day what if you were told that you could only read certain books write about certain subjects what if you no longer had the right to a jury of your peers how about the right to assemble in a peaceful manner these are all rights that are provided by our constitution and the amendments if we give up one right we may as well give them all up if you do not fight for the right to keep and bear arms what will you fight for when your life is affected write your law makers now protect all of your rights by defending your second amendment rights
