I have learned that you oppose restricting the right to bear arms. First off, I would like you to know that I do not oppose guns. I think hunting is a great sport for those who can participate safely, and that most people can responsibly protect themselves with a gun. However, America’s gun problem is outrageous compared to other developed countries. I realize that our homicide rate is slowly decreasing, but our suicide rate is actually increasing. Two-thirds of America’s gun deaths are from suicides. Over half of suicides are executed with a gun, and suicide by firearm is the easiest and most efficient way to commit suicide. This is important to me because I graduated from a school district with a serious suicide problem. No one likes talking
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You can pass a bill that allows judges to give out Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVRO), the same bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed earlier this year. It may seem as if GVRO violates the Second Amendment. It allows police to confiscate an individual’s firearms, but this is only done if a judge has reasonable belief that the suspect could harm themselves or others. The bill does not allow law enforcement to take away other people’s guns within the same household without the owner’s permission, and in most cases it does not allow police officers to take away guns of the suspect until a trial has occurred. The only time guns are confiscated before a trial is in an emergency situation, where the person is considered to do harm in the very near future. In this case, law enforcement immediately contacts a judge and they will issue an emergency GVRO. It is also punishable by law in California to falsely accuse someone to get a GVRO. All rights have limits, America already prevents criminals and people who are mentally ill from getting a firearm. Conversely, there is not a way to prevent someone from purchasing a firearm until an extreme act has already occurred. Most people show signs that they are contemplating suicide or they have violent tendencies; these solutions allow loved one’s to intervene before something dramatic occurs. Neither of these solutions permanently restrict someone from purchasing a gun, they just delay the purchase until the
You can pass a bill that allows judges to give out Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVRO), the same bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed earlier this year. It may seem as if GVRO violates the Second Amendment. It allows police to confiscate an individual’s firearms, but this is only done if a judge has reasonable belief that the suspect could harm themselves or others. The bill does not allow law enforcement to take away other people’s guns within the same household without the owner’s permission, and in most cases it does not allow police officers to take away guns of the suspect until a trial has occurred. The only time guns are confiscated before a trial is in an emergency situation, where the person is considered to do harm in the very near future. In this case, law enforcement immediately contacts a judge and they will issue an emergency GVRO. It is also punishable by law in California to falsely accuse someone to get a GVRO. All rights have limits, America already prevents criminals and people who are mentally ill from getting a firearm. Conversely, there is not a way to prevent someone from purchasing a firearm until an extreme act has already occurred. Most people show signs that they are contemplating suicide or they have violent tendencies; these solutions allow loved one’s to intervene before something dramatic occurs. Neither of these solutions permanently restrict someone from purchasing a gun, they just delay the purchase until the