AnaxImperator
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I wrote a letter to Senator Storms (District 10) concerning my views on unlicensed open carry, carrying while in a vehicle, the state of our 2nd Amendment Rights in general, and the threats currently being levied against them.
Even though I'm currently living in Colorado, I'm still a resident of Florida, and I've been watching keenly the RTKBA developments there.
This is the response I received from Senator Storms' legislative aide:
"Thank you for contacting Senator Ronda Storms regarding the need to protect the second amendment and I apologize for the delayed response.
Please know that Senator Storms personally holds a concealed weapons permit and she is a second amendment advocate. As a citizen and an elected official she will do her utmost to keep the State of Florida a right to bear arms state.
Thank you for your ongoing dedication and sacrifice to our country – we sincerely appreciate your commitment and recognize the sacrifice you and your family continually make. If our office can be of any additional assistance, please never hesitate to contact me."
Most sincerely,
Audie Canney
Legislative Aide
Senator Ronda Storms
I wrote back:
I fully appreciate that Senator Storms is busy serving the people of Florida & our Nation, and I thank you for taking the time to inform me of Senator Storms' stance on the 2nd Amendment, and that she does indeed possess a CWP for self-defense.
Oddly enough, some of the most rabid opponents of our right to keep & bear arms in Washington also have CWPs, solid evidence of the hypocrisy running rampant through the gun-control advocate ranks.. Even California Senator Dianne Feinstein has a concealed weapons permit and carries a handgun for self-defense! In California a CWP is almost impossible for the average citizen to obtain, unless he or she has political connections or is a celebrity. In many "May-Issue CWP" States, this is the case. And while regular law-abiding Americans applying for CWPs have them overwhelmingly denied by their local permitting agency/authority, individuals like Senator Feinstein, New York Representative Carolyn McCarthy, and New York Senator Charles Schumer either have CWPs themselves, or have armed bodyguards for protection amongst a disarmed constituency.
I hope that Senator Storms is aware of these lawmakers who seek to place harsh restrictions upon law-abiding American citizens that they themselves are not willing to follow. Lawmakers who exhibit such elitism & hypocrisy are a serious threat to the Constitution, America, our fellow citizens, our national & personal security, and our very way of life. If Senator Storms is not aware of those like Senator Feinstein, who exempt themselves from their own gun-control ideals, in exposing their duplicity it would be greatly helpful when fighting any draconian & unreasonable gun-control legislation introduced by those intent on disarming American citizens.
And I must reiterate that it is an unwarranted restrictionupon Florida's citizens whostill cannot lawfully open-carry without aCWP; in our vehicles, on our persons, or at ourplace of business,. As I mentioned before, many gun-owners feel thatopen-carry is adistinct deterrent against criminals, and ithas been proven in other States thatlaw-abidingcitizens who are allowed by law to open-carry without licensing arenot a risk to the generalpublic. Many gun-owners cannot afford the cost in time & money to apply for a CWP, and lawful open-carry is a safe & effective way for citizens to afford themselves & their families the protection that we are entitled to.
And the response:
Fair enough and agreed. I certainly have no other way to convince you, other than her vote history (in her short tenure as a state senator, since 2006 and her tenure as a county commissioner 1998-2006). I will definitely share your comments with her – again, thank you for holding your elected leaders accountable. Take care.
Most sincerely,
Audie Canney
Legislative Aide
Senator Ronda Storms
To be honest, I never expected any reply from any of the lawmakers that I've contacted about the 2nd Amendment. I hope that she holds toher word, and brings the subject of open-carry & the gun-grabber legislators' hypocrisy to Senator Storms' attention. I also directed Ms. Canney to OpenCarry.org in my first letter, and quoted frommany positive experiencesthat I've found here.
For being a former teacher and attorney, that Senator Storms is a Republican is kind of unusual, IMHO. I think she bears watching in the future.
I wrote a letter to Senator Storms (District 10) concerning my views on unlicensed open carry, carrying while in a vehicle, the state of our 2nd Amendment Rights in general, and the threats currently being levied against them.
Even though I'm currently living in Colorado, I'm still a resident of Florida, and I've been watching keenly the RTKBA developments there.
This is the response I received from Senator Storms' legislative aide:
"Thank you for contacting Senator Ronda Storms regarding the need to protect the second amendment and I apologize for the delayed response.
Please know that Senator Storms personally holds a concealed weapons permit and she is a second amendment advocate. As a citizen and an elected official she will do her utmost to keep the State of Florida a right to bear arms state.
Thank you for your ongoing dedication and sacrifice to our country – we sincerely appreciate your commitment and recognize the sacrifice you and your family continually make. If our office can be of any additional assistance, please never hesitate to contact me."
Most sincerely,
Audie Canney
Legislative Aide
Senator Ronda Storms
I wrote back:
I fully appreciate that Senator Storms is busy serving the people of Florida & our Nation, and I thank you for taking the time to inform me of Senator Storms' stance on the 2nd Amendment, and that she does indeed possess a CWP for self-defense.
Oddly enough, some of the most rabid opponents of our right to keep & bear arms in Washington also have CWPs, solid evidence of the hypocrisy running rampant through the gun-control advocate ranks.. Even California Senator Dianne Feinstein has a concealed weapons permit and carries a handgun for self-defense! In California a CWP is almost impossible for the average citizen to obtain, unless he or she has political connections or is a celebrity. In many "May-Issue CWP" States, this is the case. And while regular law-abiding Americans applying for CWPs have them overwhelmingly denied by their local permitting agency/authority, individuals like Senator Feinstein, New York Representative Carolyn McCarthy, and New York Senator Charles Schumer either have CWPs themselves, or have armed bodyguards for protection amongst a disarmed constituency.
I hope that Senator Storms is aware of these lawmakers who seek to place harsh restrictions upon law-abiding American citizens that they themselves are not willing to follow. Lawmakers who exhibit such elitism & hypocrisy are a serious threat to the Constitution, America, our fellow citizens, our national & personal security, and our very way of life. If Senator Storms is not aware of those like Senator Feinstein, who exempt themselves from their own gun-control ideals, in exposing their duplicity it would be greatly helpful when fighting any draconian & unreasonable gun-control legislation introduced by those intent on disarming American citizens.
And I must reiterate that it is an unwarranted restrictionupon Florida's citizens whostill cannot lawfully open-carry without aCWP; in our vehicles, on our persons, or at ourplace of business,. As I mentioned before, many gun-owners feel thatopen-carry is adistinct deterrent against criminals, and ithas been proven in other States thatlaw-abidingcitizens who are allowed by law to open-carry without licensing arenot a risk to the generalpublic. Many gun-owners cannot afford the cost in time & money to apply for a CWP, and lawful open-carry is a safe & effective way for citizens to afford themselves & their families the protection that we are entitled to.
And the response:
Fair enough and agreed. I certainly have no other way to convince you, other than her vote history (in her short tenure as a state senator, since 2006 and her tenure as a county commissioner 1998-2006). I will definitely share your comments with her – again, thank you for holding your elected leaders accountable. Take care.
Most sincerely,
Audie Canney
Legislative Aide
Senator Ronda Storms
To be honest, I never expected any reply from any of the lawmakers that I've contacted about the 2nd Amendment. I hope that she holds toher word, and brings the subject of open-carry & the gun-grabber legislators' hypocrisy to Senator Storms' attention. I also directed Ms. Canney to OpenCarry.org in my first letter, and quoted frommany positive experiencesthat I've found here.
For being a former teacher and attorney, that Senator Storms is a Republican is kind of unusual, IMHO. I think she bears watching in the future.