I have endeavored to promote this joining together of efforts.
It is acknowledged that there is probably not uniformity of opinion in Alabama law enforcement about whether greater gun control in Alabama would afford both law enforcement and citizens greater protection from gun violence.
At a minimum I think there could be greater engagement between Alabama law enforcement and citizens on the subject.
I am particularly interested in raising the question of whether the 2nd Amendment is, in the 21st century, important to protect against the risk of tyrannical government subjugating citizens in the United States.
I think the 2nd Amendment is not important in the 21st century for that purpose, and that the rule of law, and improving the rule of law, are much more important for protecting against the risk of tyrannical government subjugating citizens in the United States in the 21st century.
If the argument is won that the 2nd Amendment is no longer important for protecting against the risk of tyrannical government, that may help in enlarging what are reasonable limitations on gun ownership insofar as the 2nd Amendment grants a right to own guns for self-protection purposes.
Further, if law enforcement can be persuaded that guns are not important for protecting against the risk of tyrannical government, the support of law enforcement for #gunsense may increase.
In September I sent the below email to a representative of Alabama Mom's Demand Action. I have not received a reply.
I will endeavor to push more on this.
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshattuck@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 4:55 AM
Subject: Re: Join Moms Demand Action at Peace in the Park!
To: _______ <________@gmail.com>
Dear _____,
Thank you for emailing me.
Please allow me to respond to what you say in your email and also to say a couple of other things.
I have endeavored to explain.the campaigning and messaging tool of organized direct tweeting to voters in various of my blog entries, which I have tweeted and emailed links to, including https://al4gunsense.blogspot.com/2019/01/purpose-method.html and http://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2019/02/organized-direct-tweeting-campaign-tool.html.
I will be pleased to talk with you on the phone to answer questions you have about this campaigning and messaging tool. My landline number is ________. I use my answering machine for call screening. If you call and I don't pick up, start leaving a message after you hear the answering machine message, and I will pick up if I am home.
I appreciate you are subject to what the national Mom's Demand thinks about how local Mom's Demand organizations should do their campaigning and messaging. Shannon Watts is aware of the organized direct tweeting tool and tweeted to me something like "we've got this." I did not know what that meant at the time, and I don't know what the current thinking of Shannon is about Mom's Demand trying out the organized direct tweeting tool.
Apart from the organized direct tweeting tool itself, I wish to mention some other things of substance and tactics.
In April, when permit-less carry was before the Alabama legislature, and some Alabama sheriffs joined Mom's Demand in opposing the same, I did the blog entry JOINING TOGETHER BALDWIN COUNTY CITIZENS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR #GUNSENSE.
To me, it seems that police safety AND public safety are a compelling basis for Mom's Demand and law enforcement to be working together for #gunsense. This week's killing of the Tuscaloosa police officer accentuates this currently in Alabama. I may do a blog entry in https://al4gunsense.blogspot.com/ that keys to the Tuscaloosa killing.
I have done much tweeting raising the question of whether the 2nd Amendment is, in the 21st century, important to protect against the risk of tyrannical government subjugating citizens in the United States.
I think the 2nd Amendment is not important in the 21st century for that purpose, and that the rule of law, and improving the rule of law, are much more important for protecting against the risk of tyrannical government subjugating citizens in the United States in the 21st century.
If the argument is won that the 2nd Amendment is no longer important for protecting against the risk of tyrannical government, that may help in enlarging what are reasonable limitations on gun ownership insofar as the 2nd Amendment grants a right to own guns for self-protection purposes.
Further, if law enforcement can be persuaded that guns are not important for protecting against the risk of tyrannical government, the support of law enforcement for #gunsense may increase.
Finally, I am trying hard to agitate for public two-sided discussion and debate in Alabama about guns.
Please let me know of any ways you think I can help Alabama Mom's Demand in its #gunsense efforts in Alabama.
Again, thank you for emailing me.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
