Representative Bonnen:
Throughout your legislative career, you
have been leading the charge in this state to outlaw various things
you felt went against the sensibilities of the majority of your
constituents.
Unfortunately, every instance of these
occurrences has come at the cost of personal liberty to every citizen
of the State of Texas. The time to correct this, Mr. Bonnen, is now.
In recent weeks, there have been
numerous calls for everything from “Common-sense gun controls” to
outright gun bans, and even confiscation of firearms and ammunition.
This is your moment to take a stand, sir.
Will your legacy as a Texas legislator
be known as “That guy who pushed to outlaw a mint plant they used
to sell at Wal-Mart”, or “That guy who stood up to the federal
government to protect our right to bear arms”? You have the
opportunity to provide for Texas citizens the two things we have
desperately needed from our legislator.
First, we need protection against the
federal government's regulations regarding items manufactured in and
sold in Texas. Our federal government is using the “Interstate
Commerce Clause” as the basis of its unconstitutional regulations
regarding the manufacture and sale of ALL firearms sold in the State
of Texas, regardless of whether they were manufactured here or not.
According to existing federal regulations, any piece of raw material
having 80% or less of machining or finishing processes necessary to
function as a firearm is not considered a firearm. It would stand to
reason that if a raw material is not a “firearm” for purposes of
firearms regulation, it is not a firearm for purposes of interstate
commerce. I see no reason why we cannot statutorily declare that any
item (firearm or otherwise) made in Texas and sold in Texas is not
subject to federal regulation.
Second, we need protection against
federal intervention and prosecution under unconstitutional firearms
laws. If the federal government is not constitutionally permitted to
regulate anything that does not meet the “interstate commerce”
standard (such as firearms, ammunition, magazines, etc) manufactured
and sold within the state of Texas, it would likewise not be
constitutionally permitted to interdict, arrest, or prosecute based
upon such unconstitutional regulations. According to Texas Penal
Code Section 20.04(b), Aggravated Kidnapping involves the use or
exhibition of a deadly weapon to knowingly abduct another person.
Considering that an illegal arrest by any federal agent would almost
certainly involve the use or exhibition of that agent's issued
sidearm, I can see no reason why the statute could not be clarified
to allow for a charge of Aggravated Kidnapping in an instance such as
a federal agent using a firearm when effecting an unconstitutional
arrest.
The rest of this is completely up to
you. Will you uphold your duty to the People of the State of Texas,
or will you allow yourself and the rest of us to be subjected to the
whims of the federal government? Will you sponsor this legislation,
or is there some other pressing issue requiring too much of your
time?
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