Senator Rubios response
To my email and his red flag law
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Dear Mr.
Thank you for taking the time to express your thoughts regarding the Second Amendment. Understanding your views helps me better represent Florida in the United States Senate, and I appreciate the opportunity to respond.
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that ?the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.? I hold the fundamental belief that the Second Amendment should not be altered. This belief is why I cosponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019 (S. 69), introduced by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on January 9, 2019. This legislation would amend federal law to allow a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into another state that also allows its residents to carry concealed firearms. This bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
While I have always supported the right of law abiding Americans to bear arms to protect themselves and their families, I am committed to working with my colleagues in the Senate to create a more effective system to prevent senseless gun violence, without unnecessarily infringing on the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. I support measures that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. Some have suggested restricting gun ownership as a way to curb gun violence. While I will consider any serious proposal to stop violent crimes, I have concerns when these proposals are solely directed toward restricting gun ownership.
We currently lack tools for law enforcement or families to take away guns from someone in their community they know is a danger to themselves or others. I am working to change this by incentivizing states to enact extreme violence protection orders, or sometimes referred to as ?red flag laws.? Under my proposed law, the bipartisan Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act (S. 7), introduced on January 3, 2019, would establish Department of Justice grants to states that enact policies that seek to empower families or law enforcement to prevent dangerous individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms, with due process protections. This is modeled after Florida?s risk protection order law. S.7 was referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
To prevent future tragedies, we must be proactive and utilize a multi-pronged approach to identify and stop threats. We have the expertise to implement systems to identify and stop dangerous individuals before they commit an act of violence, but we have yet to fully and effectively develop and utilize it to prevent future attacks.
That is why I introduced the bipartisan Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety (TAPS) Act of 2019 (S. 265) on January 29, 2019. The same day, Representative Brian Babin (R-TX) introduced the House companion (H.R. 838), which was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. This bill would create a task force of experts to provide recommendations for a national strategy to keep communities safe from targeted violence through threat assessment and management. Specifically, this legislation would provide resources, training and assistance in establishing and operating locally driven threat assessment and management units. This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
I am also an original cosponsor of the EAGLES Act of 2019 (S. 495). This bill would reauthorize and expand the U.S. Secret Service?s National Threat Assessment Center to help communities proactively mitigate threats of violence at schools. This bill will help ensure we are more effectively leveraging the top-notch research conducted by experts at the National Threat Assessment Center to stop school violence and help keep our communities safe by training school districts to identify threats and intervene. This bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
In the 115th Congress, I cosponsored the Fix NICS Act (S. 2135), which improves the background check system and ensures that individuals who should not be able to purchase or possess a firearm are not improperly passing background checks due to lack of information in the background check system. This helps to prevent guns from getting into the hands of individuals with a history of violence or mental illness. This bill was introduced on November 11, 2017, and passed the House on March 22, 2018, and the Senate on March 23, 2018 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (H.R. 1625), which President Trump signed into law that same day.
In order to achieve the American Dream, citizens need the ability to live in safe communities and have the ability to protect themselves, their families, and their properties. The lawful exercise of the Second Amendment is part of what makes this possible. Given the Constitution?s clear stance on gun ownership, I will continue to support an individual?s right to own firearms.
It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your United States Senator. I will keep your thoughts in mind as I consider these issues and continue working to ensure America remains a safe and prosperous nation.
Sincerely,
Marco Rubio
United States Senator
Each week I provide a weekly update on issues in Washington and ways in which my office can assist the people of Florida. Sign up here for updates on my legislative efforts, schedule of events throughout Florida, constituent services and much more.
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Dear Mr.
Thank you for taking the time to express your thoughts regarding the Second Amendment. Understanding your views helps me better represent Florida in the United States Senate, and I appreciate the opportunity to respond.
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that ?the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.? I hold the fundamental belief that the Second Amendment should not be altered. This belief is why I cosponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019 (S. 69), introduced by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on January 9, 2019. This legislation would amend federal law to allow a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into another state that also allows its residents to carry concealed firearms. This bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
While I have always supported the right of law abiding Americans to bear arms to protect themselves and their families, I am committed to working with my colleagues in the Senate to create a more effective system to prevent senseless gun violence, without unnecessarily infringing on the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. I support measures that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. Some have suggested restricting gun ownership as a way to curb gun violence. While I will consider any serious proposal to stop violent crimes, I have concerns when these proposals are solely directed toward restricting gun ownership.
We currently lack tools for law enforcement or families to take away guns from someone in their community they know is a danger to themselves or others. I am working to change this by incentivizing states to enact extreme violence protection orders, or sometimes referred to as ?red flag laws.? Under my proposed law, the bipartisan Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act (S. 7), introduced on January 3, 2019, would establish Department of Justice grants to states that enact policies that seek to empower families or law enforcement to prevent dangerous individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms, with due process protections. This is modeled after Florida?s risk protection order law. S.7 was referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
To prevent future tragedies, we must be proactive and utilize a multi-pronged approach to identify and stop threats. We have the expertise to implement systems to identify and stop dangerous individuals before they commit an act of violence, but we have yet to fully and effectively develop and utilize it to prevent future attacks.
That is why I introduced the bipartisan Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety (TAPS) Act of 2019 (S. 265) on January 29, 2019. The same day, Representative Brian Babin (R-TX) introduced the House companion (H.R. 838), which was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. This bill would create a task force of experts to provide recommendations for a national strategy to keep communities safe from targeted violence through threat assessment and management. Specifically, this legislation would provide resources, training and assistance in establishing and operating locally driven threat assessment and management units. This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
I am also an original cosponsor of the EAGLES Act of 2019 (S. 495). This bill would reauthorize and expand the U.S. Secret Service?s National Threat Assessment Center to help communities proactively mitigate threats of violence at schools. This bill will help ensure we are more effectively leveraging the top-notch research conducted by experts at the National Threat Assessment Center to stop school violence and help keep our communities safe by training school districts to identify threats and intervene. This bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
In the 115th Congress, I cosponsored the Fix NICS Act (S. 2135), which improves the background check system and ensures that individuals who should not be able to purchase or possess a firearm are not improperly passing background checks due to lack of information in the background check system. This helps to prevent guns from getting into the hands of individuals with a history of violence or mental illness. This bill was introduced on November 11, 2017, and passed the House on March 22, 2018, and the Senate on March 23, 2018 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (H.R. 1625), which President Trump signed into law that same day.
In order to achieve the American Dream, citizens need the ability to live in safe communities and have the ability to protect themselves, their families, and their properties. The lawful exercise of the Second Amendment is part of what makes this possible. Given the Constitution?s clear stance on gun ownership, I will continue to support an individual?s right to own firearms.
It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your United States Senator. I will keep your thoughts in mind as I consider these issues and continue working to ensure America remains a safe and prosperous nation.
Sincerely,
Marco Rubio
United States Senator
Each week I provide a weekly update on issues in Washington and ways in which my office can assist the people of Florida. Sign up here for updates on my legislative efforts, schedule of events throughout Florida, constituent services and much more.
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Lots of BS above my attention level... 0 -
He used a lot of nice long words and sentences to explain why he is making 175K a year plus bennies we mere peons never will see. He lives the high life in a cesspool of corruption, he is part of it. I trust him as far as I could throw him. He is thinking more laws will prevent school shooting when the problem is his ilk and our sick society. Any Senator that supports taking guns from someone government, neighbors or family deems unfit with out following the laws in our Constitution is a POS.
therefore his is a POS.0 -
Polititions suck,pretty much all of them. LEAVE ME ALONE. 0 -
?I am committed to working with my colleagues in the Senate to create a more effective system to prevent senseless gun violence,...?
I get so weary of this drivel.
How about a system to prevent violence in general? Like lock them up and quit coddling them?0 -
I guaren-damn-tee that if a few ropes were stretched tight over tree limbs, a few gas chambers fired up, the switches on ol sparky cleaned up and readied, the crime would go way down in this country.jimdeere wrote:?I am committed to working with my colleagues in the Senate to create a more effective system to prevent senseless gun violence,...?
I get so weary of this drivel.
How about a system to prevent violence in general? Like lock them up and quit coddling them?0 -
In other words, "I support the Second Amendment, but.....". :roll:
More than a few here would make excellent politicians in that regard. :evil:0 -
Form letter. 0 -
His term is up in 2022 hopefully he will be fired in the primaries 0 -
He's for national extreme protective orders...with gun seizures that tells me all I need to know about his fidelity to the Second Amendment. 0 -
More popularly known as the ? Don't piss off the wife act of 2019? 0 -
He just guaranteed if he ever runs for President again he absolutely will not get my vote. ANY politician that pulls crap like this supporting Red Flag laws is considered null & void to me and that includes our current POTUS(?we have to take the guns first and sort it out later? who supports Red Flag laws. 0 -
Don McManus wrote:More popularly known as the ? Don't piss off the wife act of 2019?
Ha,.....you got that right! :roll:0 -
Big government anti-constitutional republican, nothing new 0
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