11 March 2013
The Honorable John Hickenlooper
Governor of Colorado
Colorado State Capitol
200 East Colfax
Denver CO 80203
My dear Governor Hickenlooper,
I would request that you review your stated position to sign recent legislation regarding gun controls.
Sir, all this legislation is short-sighted and really based on emotional reaction to isolated instances, despite its magnification by the press.
Legislation based on the emotions generated by the press and the pleas of victims of the tragedies, is not in the best interests of either the State of Colorado or the Nation.
It would seem to be merely an opportunity to erode basic civil rights, and, like the camel's nose under the tent flap, only affords an excuse to eventually abridge every civil right with no limits.
This cannot be, in the words of Colorado's Constitution, for the health, benefit, and welfare of all the people.
I admire your political career and would hope that someday your title becomes "Senator," but I will not vote for you if you endorse any of the current ill-advised and essentially vindictive legislation which punishes all we law-abiding gun owners.
I again urge you to reverse your position and veto all these current anti-civil rights bills, in the name of preserving all of the rights we hold dear... not just the basic civil liberties presently under attack.