To: Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12) and Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-4)
Don't let congressmen from Ohio and Georgia write laws for our city!
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. John Barrow (D-GA) introduced a bill (HR 3689) to repeal all gun laws in the District of Columbia. These are laws that were passed by the Council of the District of Columbia, singed into law by our Mayor, and are widely supported by DC residents. Due to DC's unequal status as a colony of the federal government, our locally passed laws can be repealed at any time by the U.S. Congress (a Congress of which we have not a single voting member in the House or Senate).
Why is this important?
I'm sick and tired of Congress meddling in the policies of the District of Columbia! We have no vote in Congress, yet Congress can change any laws that are passed by our locally elected officials. You hear Americans complain about the 'federal government intrusion' yet the most glaring example of this - the lack of statehood and full citizenship for District of Columbia residents - goes ignored.