Gun Control

Open Email to Sen. Cruz (TX):

Dear Sen. Cruz,
I have read your form letter on gun control.
President Obama and Democrat lawmakers recently have called for sweeping restrictions on gun ownership. 
You say we should not have restrictions on gun ownership. We should implement and enforce laws aimed at preventing gun violence. States should submit relevant mental health records to the FBI for inclusion in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. This would help prevent firearms from reaching the hands of the mentally ill.  Furthermore, we should use every available means to deter and punish mass murderers and violent criminals, prosecuting them to the fullest extent of the law.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees that every citizen has a right to own a gun and their should be no restrictions against gun ownership and use. This does not mean that the Second Amendment allows a person to use a gun to commit a murder.
The purpose of the Second Amendment was to allow the citizenry to have a last resort in being able to oppose a dictatorial federal government. The Constitution appoints the President as Commander-In-Chief of all military forces. If the President wishes to use the military forces against the citizenry, the Constitution in its "checks and balances" wants the citizenry to be able to retaliate.
The existence of the Second Amendment is a continuing threat to the President, and in the case of Obama, he has used continued efforts to weaken it and eventually dispose of it. Whether he has any intention of using the military against the US citizenry is obviously unknown, but it would be ridiculous for the citizenry to give up its rights of retaliation, which it presently has as a deterrent against complete presidential autocracy.
The Obama administration and associated Democrats have been using miscellaneous excuses, such as school shootings, and theator violence, as reasons to control and perhaps eliminate the Second Amendment. The citizenry must not be deceived by this subterfuge. It must keep its eye on the ball to the extent that it needs to retain firepower to use against the federal government if necessary.