the Second Amendment | Project: 117 - Koons for Assembly

The Second Amendment is law and unless it is overturned or amended we must grant the rights and provisions of this amendment.

Background checks need to be more in depth, looking at not only criminal history with weapons, but criminal history in general, as well as phycological evaluation.

I support a waiting period or cool off period between paying for and physical acquisition of a weapon.

The Second Amendment does not limit what type of guns we may possess thus we must follow the original guidelines of the amendment until it is reformed or overturned.

Registration of weapons does not infringe on your right to bear arms; thus I support registration of weapons.

Concealed carry is not limited by the Second Amendment; thus I support concealed and open carry.
My stance and approach to anything to do with gun control is simple: The Second Amendment specifically grants the citizens of the United States the right to bear arms. This is a right that is guaranteed and in the founding fathers’ words, “shall not be infringed”. Simply put, I will not support any kind of gun control measures that violate the promises made by our founding fathers. The only way that gun control should even be discussed is through ratification of the Second Amendment; anything else is unconstitutional.

I believe that the process needs to be improved for the safety of the general public. The background check needs to be more in depth than just ensuring I do not have a "criminal history" or current actions pending. There needs to be some sort of standardized psychological evaluation. I do not see issue with registering weapons either. Finally, I think there should be some sort of a waiting period or "cooldown period" from the point the process is started until anyone can walk out of the store with a weapon, let alone multiple.

The Second Amendment does not limit or restrict gun ownership in any way. The Second Amendment guarantees its citizens the ability to maintain a “well-regulated militia” to protect the sovereignty of our freedom. The Second Amendment does not limit the number, size, or caliber of firearms that a citizen may possess. The Supreme Court ruled in 2008 in the District of Columbia v. Heller, that “well regulated” is directed specifically to a militia, not the American citizens individually. The question now becomes, are background checks and psychological evaluations an infringement on our rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment? It is my belief that these are not infringements on our rights and will help keep the general population safe. Criminals will always find a way to do criminal activities, but these processes can curb and possibly avoid some of these incidents while still allowing law abiding citizens to possess firearms.

I would present legislation to enforce a state-wide registration and concealed carry registration. This would not infringe on our right to bear arms but will cut a lot of red tape for firearms owners to be protected from violating individual state laws regarding ownership, registration, or concealment regardless of the state the firearms owner is in. I see no reason why we should not be able to carry any firearm anywhere in the boundaries of our nation.