Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 14:32:41 -0700 From: JustinTyme@ACSAINC.COM (Chris Lindsey) Subject: Fwd: [kempgroup] Arkansas Governor to NY Atty Genl - Stuff It To: AZRKBA@asu.edu
Wow! So that's what it's like to have a Gov with "balls"...
-----Original Message----- From: MikePiet@aol.com To: undisclosed-recipients:; Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 17:23:43 EDT Subject: [kempgroup] Arkansas Governor to NY Atty Genl - Stuff It
Well said Govenor. Mike P
From: "Norman Cobb", INTERNET:becnlc@home.com
> > April 13, 2000
> > The Honorable Eliot Spitzer
> > Attorney General
> > Office of the Attorney General
> > The Capitol
> > Albany, New York 12224
> >
> > Dear Attorney General Spitzer:
> >
> > I have received your letter of March 16, 2000 inviting me to join in
> > your effort to encourage various state and local governments to award
> > law enforcement gun contracts only to gun manufacturers agreeing to a
> > "Code of Conduct" which dictates various business practices, safety
> > features, marketing strtegies, etc., for both gun manufacturers and gun
> > dealers at the wholesale and retail level. I must respectfully decline
> > your invitation.
> >
> > First let me say, if I believed the safety of my constituents were truly
> > the issue, I would be much more considerate of your request. But we are
> > not living in a country flooded with "unsafe" guns. It is their illegal
> > use that endangers us-that must be addressed through vigorous criminal
> > prosecution.
> >
> > Providing for guns safety locks is one thing and, in truth, only a small
> > part of your "Code of Conduct." However, dictating how many guns a
> > purchasers is allowed to take home on one day, banning sales at gun
> > shows and prohibiting a minor from even entering a gun store without a
> > parent or guardian are parts of a political agenda, not a push for "gun
> > safety." Coupling the safety
> > issue with a strict regulation of business practices is merely a
> > maneuver to advance a decidedly political agenda under the guise of
> > "public safety."
> >
> > I am a strong proponent and defender of Americans' Second Amendment
> > right to keep and bear arms. I also make every effort to be a
> > responsible manager of my constituents' tax dollars. I ask the director
> > of the Arkansas State Police to make purchasing and requisition
> > decisions based on quality, service and price. I will not ask him to
> > award a lucrative government contract in order to further a
> > political agenda geared at controlling and ultimately destroying the
> > firearms industry. I want Arkansas State Troopers to protect our
> > citizens and themselves using the best guns available, not guns from the
> > most "politically correct" manufacturer.
> >
> > In 1999, I signed into law an act prohibiting Arkansas' local
> > governments from suing firearms manufacturers seeking compensation for
> > injuries and deaths resulting from the illegal use of these companies'
> > products. To hold the gun industry accountable for crime is like holding
> > our nation's farmers liable for the healthcare costs associated with
> > obesity. The desire of some to blame the gun manufacturers for crime
> > rather than prosecute criminals seems to me a sadly misguided attempt at
> >
> > protecting our citizens. It is also a rather thinly veiled attempt to
> > vilify and control those who engage in a business which is eminently
> > legal and necessary, yet not particularly smiled upon by the current
> > administration in Washington.
> >
> > I thank God previous administrations understood and appreciated not only
> > the sanctity of the Second Amendment, but its necessity as well.
> >
> > Gun manufacturers make the Second Amendment a viable right rather than
> > some theoretical proposition. I will not abuse my authority as Governor
> > to pursue their demise or dictate their business practices through
> > coercion.
> >
> > So the answer is a definite 'no," I will not seek the capitulation of
> > firearm manufacturers through the use of asinine lawsuits or the doling
> > out of taxpayer-funded government contracts. I regret that you feel
> > either of these tactics to be worthwhile endeavors.
> >
> > Sincerely yours,
> >
> > Mike Huckabee
> > Governor
> > State Of Arkansas
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