Gun Control: A Response from US Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA)

Written by Walt in Firearms

While I was recovering from being sick (I’m hesitant to call it the flu but it kept me in bed for almost 4 days), I began receiving responses from my emails regarding Gun Control. First up on the list is US Senator Pat Toomey (R) from here in Pennsylvania.

Dear Walter,
Thank you for contacting me about gun control. I appreciate hearing from you.

As you may know, January 16, 2013, President Obama announced a variety of gun policy measures in response to the Newtown, CT killings. I therefore value knowing your views on this important issue, which is important to me as I carefully review the President’s proposals. Like many Pennsylvanians, I believe that Second Amendment rights are important and must be protected, but there may be areas of agreement with the White House that can be addressed to improve public safety. I also believe that people who use guns in an illegal manner or harm others with them should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

That said, we have consistently observed that mass killings are the result of serious mental illness. We therefore need to better protect ourselves from mentally ill individuals who seek to carry out such atrocities, including improved background checks. We also need to review and improve how we take care of the mentally ill. As I continue working with my Senate colleagues on both sides of the aisle on public safety, please be assured that I will keep your views about firearms in mind.
Thank you again for your correspondence. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of assistance.
Sincerely,

Pat Toomey
U.S. Senator, Pennsylvania

Walt

My name is Walt White and I've been riding motorcycles on and off since my early twenties. After more than a decade away from the sport, I came back - and I've been making up for lost time ever since. Based in Southeast Pennsylvania, I write and create videos about real motorcycle ownership: the bikes I ride, the gear I test, the roads I explore, and the community I've found along the way. I ride a 2022 Yamaha MT-09 SP and a 2023 Kawasaki Ninja 400, and I try to give you the honest take you'd get from a friend rather than a press release. I'm also a husband, dad to three girls, and a pitbull owner - which keeps life interesting off the bike too.

2 thoughts on “Gun Control: A Response from US Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA)”

  1. We all got the same thing from him over the last two or three weeks now.Keep up the good work hope you are doing better.

  2. Sounds like the response I got from one of the Nebraska senators at a recent church event. It really makes me wonder if any of these senators are going to take a true stand or just skirt around until its done and over with.

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