So, a buddy of mine is trying to apply for his concealed pistol permit in Connecticut, and asked me if would do up a reference letter for him.
Yeah...seems he needs something like three refernces.
This is what he sent me to sign:
To Whom It May Concern:
I have personally known Daniel XXXXXX XXXXXX (SS# You wish!) for the past 8 years. During that time period, he has demonstrated outstanding character and integrity. I personally feel that he will responsibly store and handle a firearm with the attention and respect that a firearm requires.
Okay...I signed it, printed it out, and then went to wash my hands.
Then I printed out another version, with this added:
However, as a resident of Washington State, I feel the need to inform you that what you are doing is wrong. I could go into the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution, but as a proponent of States Rights, I will instead quote from the State of Connecticut Constitution:
Article I, Section 15: "Every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state."
Strange. I see nothing in that statement about NRA classes, or ‘Letters of Reference’. Simply a statement about all citizens having the right to bear(which means to keep at home, OR carry) arms in defense of himself and the State.
By requiring the citizens of your State to jump through the kind of hoops that my friend is doing, you have corrupted the intention of your States Constitution, and turned this ‘Right’ into a privilege controlled by the State.
I then printed out my version also. I am sending both of them to my buddy...I hope he sends them my version.
Man...it just chaps my hide...
And my wife laughed at me when I said one reason I wanted to work at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard instead of Electric Boat was the gun laws...
greg
Yeah...seems he needs something like three refernces.
This is what he sent me to sign:
To Whom It May Concern:
I have personally known Daniel XXXXXX XXXXXX (SS# You wish!) for the past 8 years. During that time period, he has demonstrated outstanding character and integrity. I personally feel that he will responsibly store and handle a firearm with the attention and respect that a firearm requires.
Okay...I signed it, printed it out, and then went to wash my hands.
Then I printed out another version, with this added:
However, as a resident of Washington State, I feel the need to inform you that what you are doing is wrong. I could go into the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution, but as a proponent of States Rights, I will instead quote from the State of Connecticut Constitution:
Article I, Section 15: "Every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state."
Strange. I see nothing in that statement about NRA classes, or ‘Letters of Reference’. Simply a statement about all citizens having the right to bear(which means to keep at home, OR carry) arms in defense of himself and the State.
By requiring the citizens of your State to jump through the kind of hoops that my friend is doing, you have corrupted the intention of your States Constitution, and turned this ‘Right’ into a privilege controlled by the State.
I then printed out my version also. I am sending both of them to my buddy...I hope he sends them my version.
Man...it just chaps my hide...
And my wife laughed at me when I said one reason I wanted to work at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard instead of Electric Boat was the gun laws...
greg