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THE CANADIAN RECORD
THURSDAY 28 OCTOBER 2004
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Another view of
John Kerry and gun control
I FEEL COMPELLED TO WRITE regarding Mr. Byard's letter.
First, I have no idea what the writer's message here really was. Is he
illustrating that John Kerry is anti-gun? Is he pro-Kerry or against
him?
Second, if the point of the letter was to show that John Kerry is not
seeking the eradication of private firearms ownership in America,
then Mr. Byard is flat-out wrong.
John Kerry's record on the right to keep and bear arms is one
of the worst in Congress. He rivals Diane Feinstein and Charles
Schumer in this regard. Their avowed goal is to completely ban gun
ownership in America.
One has only to look at Kerry's voting record and legislation spon-
sorship to ascertain Kerry is an anti-gun liberal. I believe firmly that
the only way to judge what a candidate will do in the future is to ex-
amine what he has done in the past.
This month's American Rifleman details a list of Kerry's anti-
gun legislation and votes. Kerry's voting record is easily obtainable
on-line, for verification. For instance, John Kerry co-sponsored a bill
that would ban ALL semi-automatic shotguns and detachable maga-
zine semi-auto rifles (Nov. 21,2003, S. 1431).
Notice that Kerry wanted to do away with all semi-auto shotguns.
I am sure there are a few people in Canadian who would have to turn
in their bird guns and deer rifles if this were ever passed. How does
taking away Grandfather's dove gun do anything to make the streets
safer?
John Kerry is in favor of taxing all guns and ammunition (CNN's
"Late Edition", Nov. 7th, 1993). I have to give him credit for being a
good liberal democrat. He wants to tax everything.
Kerry has voted to hold the makers of guns responsible for actions
a criminal might take with a gun (Vote No. 24, March 2,2004). Heav-
en forbid we actually punish the person who committed the crime. I
am certain there are no crimes committed in America without guns
(note the heavy sarcasm). Again, liberals cannot stand the idea of
personal responsibility.
Kerry also voted to punish citizens whose guns were stolen and
used in crimes (Vote No. 118, May 14,1999). As noted, personal re-
sponsibility is not a liberal strength.
Kerry voted with his mentor Ted Kennedy to ban all cento I-fire
rifle ammunition (Amendment 2619 to S.1805). Kerry voted to ban
gun shows, period (S. 254).
The Second Amendment guarantees the right of the people to
keep and bear arms. Its purpose was to keep some power in the
hands of the people. John Kerry is a classic socialist, who believes the
government should control every facet of our lives. As long as private
citizens can own firearms, true socialism can never be achieved. So
it only makes sense that Kerry wants to curtail Seeond Amendment
rights as much as humanly possible.
Every measure Kerry labeled as "gun control" exists only as a.
stepping stone towards the eradication of gun ownership in Ameri-
ca. The same patterns were followed in Great Britain and Australia.
Both countries saw a massive increase in crime as a result. It is fairly
easy to rob or murder someone who is defenseless. It is also quite
easy to enslave them.
John Kerry has been called the most liberal senator in Congress.
He has constantly voted for tax increases, and constantly voted
against the right to keep and bear arms. He is a socialist, pure and
simple.
I think it only fitting that Mr. Byard has been confronted about
Kerry's stance on gun control. Anyone wanting to keep America free
should do so. There is much there to be concerned with. A voter who
wishes to avoid the U.S. becoming a socialist state is well-advised to
vote against John Kerry.
KYLE MILLER, Ft. Worth, Texas [via e-mail]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The give and take
ALL OF US at Rachel's Little House would like to thank the community for supporting us this
past month with our fall fund-raiser with the playhouse raffle, the brisket dinner and the block
party. All of which were great successes.
However, on Tuesday night, two of the four tires on our van were slashed for no apparent
reason. We are a non-profit, and this unexpected expense will really make a difference in our
budget.
Whoever is responsible for this, we would like them to consider "digging deep" in their
hearts and anonymously trying to pay back this expense. You can send it to P.O. Box 961, Ca-
nadian, TX, with no questions asked.
All of the children, staff and directors would certainly appreciate the gesture.
RACHEL'S LITTLE HOUSE STAFF & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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