My latest letter to state senators and legislators

[benburke]

Dear state senators and legislators:

Why must we have to argue and fight for a basic God given right of self defense? We overrode the governor's veto and now we must somehow override a judge's ruling! This is ridiculous! I must shout my convictions! GUN FREE ZONES DON'T WORK! ANYWHERE!

Please take time to read my letter to the editor which was published in Wednesday's Chattanooga Times Free Press.

Dear editor,

Apparently it’s not enough for our government that the heroes in America’s armed forces risk their lives overseas defending our freedom. These days, our soldiers aren't even safe here at home stationed on secure military bases. On November 5th, a lone gunman murdered 13 fully-trained, ready to deploy soldiers, and wounded 29 more, in the most shocking terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11. How was Nidal Hasan able to take down so many trained soldiers? Because the government thinks it’s better to keep armed service members unarmed!

That's right. Our military men and woman are banned from carrying the weapons they are trained and trusted to use in the heat of combat. President Clinton authored this asinine policy back in 1993 when he declared all military bases “Gun Free Zones.” Gun free zones do nothing but assure criminals, and now terrorists, that they will find unarmed victims defenseless against a homicidal rampage. Because of Clinton’s policy of an unarmed armed forces, this psychopath methodically executed soldier after soldier before a local traffic cop could arrive on the scene. If we didn't have gun free zones, and our armed forces were, armed, Hasan would have met bullets instead of bodies.

Sincerely,

Ben Burke