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Below is a response to a letter I received from Susan A. Davis, she's currently serving as the local representative for district 53 in California.  She's a democrat, and by and large I feel her response letter to me stated "I don't care what your concerns or desires are, I'm the elected official representing you and I'm going to put ink to paper for whatever the hell I want to despite you not agreeing with it".  This is just one more reason why I don't vote for democrats at this time in my life, and why I hate the state of California.  A state is no better than the politicians and laws that it embraces.  Without any further adieu, below is my response, and her letter that I'm responding to is at the very bottom of my text.  You'll know the difference when the font changes.

My wife is a social worker too.  Getting "deadliest weapons" out of our neighborhoods?  The deadliest weapons aren't legal without an FFL (or higher) license.  If you think a 30-round magazine is in the category of "deadliest weapons" or a 5.56 or 7.62 round is in the family of "deadliest weapons" then clearly you need to understand what the deadliest weapons really are.  A nuclear bomb is in the family of deadliest weapons.  A Gauss cannon is in the family of deadliest weapons.  An M1 Abrams tank is in the family of deadliest weapons.

A 10-30 round magazine in a semi-automatic pistol or rifle is NOT in the family of deadliest weapons.  Where's your perspective?  Have you been around any of the deadliest weapons when they've been in use?  Can you compare that from your own personal experience to the weapons the "gun control advocates" are trying to limit?  By some "descriptions" my 1940 Mosin Nagant is considered an Assault Rifle.  Simply because it has a bayonet mount, as all military personnel rifles do (yes, even the M16 and M4 have a bayonet mount).  It's a 5-round (built in magazine), bolt-action rifle.  It's not even semi-automatic because it doesn't cycle its next round into the chamber.  Yet because it has a mount for a bayonet it's being considered an Assault Rifle by some states proposed policies.

The deadliest weapon I can think of in the United States, is a pen and paper in the hands of an elected official making decisions based on fear.  Don't disarm us.

Your letter proves to me why I didn't vote for you.  It proves to me why I won't and cannot vote for you with any good conscience.  

Hopefully you change your mind and do NOT vote AGAINST the second amendment.  Guns are not the enemy, and a public which has the ability to defend itself is not the enemy.  More thorough background checks might help in very rare instances.  In most instances its a lack of preparation on the part of the location where guns were brought on board by a bad person, or lack of leg-work done by law enforcement personnel.  If a bad person wants to do a bad thing there's no ink on paper that will prevent them from doing it, disarming the neighbors who could help prevent the issue from being it's absolute worst is a foolish plan.

A house alarm makes a house less likely to be broken into.  Not because the house alarm shoots at the robber, but because the alarm brings unwanted attention to the house, which makes it a "hardened target" in the eyes of the potential thief.  Allowing people to be armed doesn't mean they're walking around with a round in the chamber, it's more equivalent to installing a house alarm into a home.   Knowledge that the house COULD HAVE an "alarm" can be a deterrent in most cases.  

Consider the fact of Illinois which when they made it impossible for people to have concealed carry permits the amount of gun violence within the state shot through the roof, to numbers beyond what they were during the days of Al Capone.  Disarming the public sure must have helped, because making guns illegal surely make it a safer place.  Especially knowing police forces are underpaid, which makes them a prime target to be bribed.  So in states with limited gun permits we now have underpaid people as the only option for keeping the general public safe, and if any of those people are bought off we now have ZERO protection for ourselves when we're outside of our homes.  

Did you know as a photographer I frequently carry over $15,000 in camera gear on my person?  Did you know in California you can only have a concealed carry permit if you're a security guard, transporting a large value of diamonds, or if you have an FFL License (which to obtain an FFL license you must be in the trade of buying and selling guns).  Which means when I'm out photographing anything if I'm identified as being worth someone's time all of my gear could be taken from me at gun point and I would have no protection from the thief.  Because the thief knows I'm disarmed, because the state requires it unless you're in one of the careers I mentioned above.  How would that make YOU feel?  Knowing you're carrying a large amount of money in gear on you, and that it's easily identified as being high-value, and that you're completely disarmed because of the arrogance and ignorance of a person sitting behind a desk with a pen and piece of paper.

No, I'm sure you don't get it.  It's hard to from the other side of the desk.

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From: Congresswoman Susan Davis
To: Mr. Paul Crown
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 1:25 PM
Subject: Getting back to you

SUSAN A. DAVIS 53rd DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON OFFICE: 1526 LONGWORTH HOB WASHINGTON, DC 20515 (202) 225-2040 SAN DIEGO OFFICE: 2700 ADAMS AVENUE, SUITE 102 SAN DIEGO, CA 92116 (619) 280-5353 COMMITTEES: ARMED SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEES: MILITARY PERSONNEL, RANKING MEMBER INTELLIGENCE, EMERGING THREATS & CAPABILITIES EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE SUBCOMMITTEES: EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING April 17, 2013 Mr. Paul Crown 6010 Rock Island Rd San Diego, CA 92139-1030 Dear Paul, Thank you for writing with your thoughts about gun control. I appreciate hearing from you and apologize for the delay in my response. Each week, I receive over 2,000 pieces of mail, and it often takes me longer to respond than I would like. First, I would like to thank you for your courageous service to your country. As a Ranking Member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, I have been a consistent advocate for our brave men and women in uniform. I would also like to assure you that I have always respected the Second Amendment right of law-abiding citizens to own guns. Americans who observe the law should be allowed to own firearms legally and without harassment. At the same time, I'm haunted by the events that took place in Newtown, Connecticut, and I believe that a national effort is necessary to ensure that tragedies like this do not happen again. I believe we can honor the Second Amendment while keeping the deadliest weapons out of our neighborhoods. As a former mental health social worker, I think it's imperative that we make it easier to get treatment for mental illnesses. We need to review our current background check process to ensure that guns are kept out of the wrong hands. I understand your concerns, but I do believe that we seriously need to revisit the expiration of the assault weapons and high capacity magazine bans. Rest assured, I will continue to advocate for responsible measures that will reduce and hopefully one day prevent senseless acts of violence, while upholding Second Amendment rights for law-abiding Americans. Once again, thank you for contacting me. As your representative, I both need and value your perspective. Please sign up for my E-Newsletter at my website http://house.gov/susandavis/ if you would like to receive regular updates about what is happening in Congress. With warm regards, SUSAN A. DAVIS Member of Congress

I shared a different collection of images in my other Blog. I try to keep things separated, to make it worth having two separate blogs, as well as to get more people involved and interested in Photography, hopefully they'll find an enjoyment in Fine Art Photography as I do.

It's been a while.  I've been pushing a lot of information and details in to my PC Photo facebook page, and I've been in recent days starting to push more and more information, specifically about the science of photography to my PC Photo blogspot page...  So why am I writing here?  Because I need a journal of thoughts, as far as thoughts that I feel comfortable sharing with the public this is as good a means as any other.

So 3 years in the Navy, well, a little more than that because I only have 11 months until my end of obligated active duty service...  My current plans?  I'm trying to find a job in the civilian sector, something closer to where I grew up near where all of my family is, and something that will pay the bills and provide non-government health care for my family.  TriWest isn't all bad, they take care of the family alright but the medical coverage for the service members and the quality of treatment they receive lacks the same personal attention family members are given.  That is something I AM sick of.

Enough for now, time to go to work.