Defend the 2nd Amendment

Governor Stitt,

Please stand for Oklahoma and the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution against federal government overreach and tyranny as they try to infringe on our right to keep and bear arms.

On February 14th Biden called on Congress to impose tougher laws on ownership of firearms. Pelosi and other democrats have echoed this push to restrict our gun rights.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has stated: “Democrats cannot be allowed to use this tragedy as an opportunity to cram down unhelpful and unconstitutional gun laws.” and “Biden won’t undo the #2A in TX on my watch,”

I urge you to defend Oklahoma and join Texas in standing against the clear and present threat to the right of Oklahomans to defend themselves.

John R. Lott Jr., former president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, argued in an op-ed that the reasoning behind Biden’s gun control agenda is flawed.

“Far less than 1 percent of guns are ever used in crimes, suicides, or accidents, and when they are, it’s virtually always the result of the user’s actions,” he wrote, arguing that plenty of other products are used to commit crimes, including cars and computers, or are associated with accidental deaths, like swimming pools.

“Many other products, such as motorcycles, have much higher probabilities of causing harm. The death rate per motorcycle is 0.05 percent; the death rate for guns is 0.008 percent,” a figure that besides homicides includes accidental deaths and suicides.

“Guns are also used defensively about 2 million times in the average year, according to the FBI. Will government reward gun makers when their products are used to save lives?” Lott Jr. added.

Thank you and God bless you as you stand for what is right.