I have here an epistle from the California Rifle and Pistol Association, of which I am a member. Not only does it, like the National Rifle Association, promote gun training and safety, but it also looks after the political interests of its members. So, naturally, they sent along their recommendations as to who to vote for in the coming election who will best serve the needs and desires of association members.
To be fair about it, the association sent each candidate a questionnaire to ask them about their various views regarding various things of importance to members. Here’s where it gets interesting. By my count, 221 questionnaires were sent to state-wide candidates, assembly and senate candidates and county sheriff candidates. Of those, 136 failed to respond. The nitty, gritty final result is that 62% of the candidates do not want you, the voter, to know how they stand on gun rights issues. I could break this down among political parties, but it appears to me that both major parties are equally responsible for not letting us know how they think.
It’s this lack of candor that has allowed politicians to historically give we, the people, the “snow job.” When election time comes, they shuck and duck the real issues and sling mud at each other instead.
We, however, urgently need to stand up and let the whole country know where we stand on issues that are important to us. We cannot shuck and duck our responsibilities; that path has gotten us into bigtime trouble. All of us need to vote in this election. Those politicians who shuck and duck need to be removed.
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