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To: VA General Assembly Members Representing Portsmouth
Portsmouth VA Second Amendment Resolution Does Not Represent Me
We, the undersigned residents of Portsmouth, VA, wish to apprise you that the Second Amendment City Resolution adopted by a bare majority of Portsmouth City Council on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, does not represent our views. Quite the contrary; we support reasonable restrictions on gun ownership and use. We call on you to pursue sensible options to curtail gun violence without infringement on the protections afforded by the Second Amendment to the Constitution.
Why is this important?
For decades we have witnessed senseless, mass killings and injuries of our fellow Americans because the gun lobbies and the people they incite have impeded efforts to prevent reasonable firearms controls from being implemented. Now that the Virginia General Assembly has a majority of members with the will and numbers to make warranted changes, an orchestrated series of protests seeks to intimidate legislators to maintain the status quo. We, the electoral majority in this commonwealth, will not stand silent. We call upon you to carry out our mandate.