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This is notice to Ronna and Jaime: Hit me with your best shots; convince me with actions not words. In fact, now that I look at that sentence, I will change notice to challenge because the present politically reported situation calls for it. With that done, let me explain what it means.

The two people I named are the chairs of the two prominent political parties in the United States. Ronna McDaniel heads the Republican National Committee and Jaime Harrison is over at the Democratic National Committee; the NCs seen in bold print above. It is the job of both of these people to get their partys message out to the voting populace in every precinct in every state in America and beyond (beyond being overseas military, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands).

It is accepted that a majority of voters registered of either of the parties will vote the party line by casting their ballots for members of their party, as well as any issues touted by their party, so one of the biggest aims of Jaime and Ronna is to get those voters who are somewhere in the middle. And that is me.

I am a voter registered as a member of the American Independent Party. And the word independent is used in its most literal definition, as I am not cajoled by any member of my party to vote straight party line because frankly I dont know any other members, nor do I know any of their candidates and agendas beyond the fact that they, we, dont want to be straight-jacketed by misplaced party loyalty. So I want to put forward a few issues and comments on what Mitts niece and the man from South Carolina may want to pay attention to.

Issue No. 1: Children 5 through 18 years old now die at a greater number by gun violence than automobile accidents. Since the Columbine shooting in April 1999, there have been 376 shootings on school campuses witnessed by a little over 348,000 students and the deaths of 304 students and staff.

Social media comments by Republican supporters of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution indicate they are convinced someone in government is going to take their guns and leave them prey to bad guys, but to many of them the bad guys are the government, not the populace they seek to remain armed with as many kinds of guns as possible no matter what. What happens when the Second Amendment protected gun owners sitting at home pose a greater threat to society than the criminal in the street?

I mean, cmon, how many of these school shootings are done by career criminals? And on this issue, the Democrats have countless gun owners in their ranks, so while they want to put an end to myriad guns made for the express purpose of doing as much damage to human being as possible in the shortest amount of time, they waffle and waver and get nowhere. Ill vote for any candidate or law that curbs this situation, while I wait to hear about the next kids who will surely die.

Issue No. 2: Republicans must endure Trumpism until the man behind it all is pushing up daisies. That is unfortunate for Ronna because she cant, or wont, put up strong opposition to right-wing medias constant attention to voter fraud, Covid conspiracies and other nonsense issues instead of health care, rising costs, foreign policy or anything really meaningful to the American people.

And, again, the Democrats are on the defensive, mired in the bog of countering the media onslaught of one mans influence and all the while knowing any efforts on their part will end up at the Supreme Court, which that man packed. Weak, to say the least. I will vote for any person other than that person and vote against any person or law proposed by that person. But, I just might vote for any person of that mans party who denounces him.

Issue No. 3: Abortion. One of the hottest of the sociopolitical hot buttons. I once held the belief that no man can hold valid opinion on abortion because it is just plain impossible for men to understand what a woman feels about pregnancy and child birth. It was a blatant attempt at doing what most politicians do, which is dodge the issue.

But the recent attacks nationally and in some states on a womans right to determine what is best for her regarding pregnancy and the fact that I have three granddaughters, and by virtue of some of my activities I have many associates who are teenaged girls, it seems I need to take a position on the issue. I will vote for any candidate or law that allows a woman to make the decision regarding her pregnancy period. And if you have a religious belief that disallows unfettered abortion while supporting gun ownership rights, I will not listen to your hypocrisy.

Issue No. 4: Global Warming. We all know it is a fact and if we are intelligent enough, we know the causes. The internal combustion engine is dinosaur in its death throes and the future of our children depend upon drastic moves away from gas-burning devices and other such polluters. Some seek to engineer electric automobiles; there is a billionaire out there making big claims about his vehicles, but to date 342 people have died in Tesla fires all caused by bad engineering, so this rich mans claims dont hold much water with me.

But there are other alternatives out there and they must be found. I will vote for any candidate or law that will move us away from the mass destruction to the planet caused by present day use of polluting machinery and practices.

OK, Ronna and Jaime, now you know what will get my vote, convince me your side is right.

Take care. Peace.

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Vice President Kamala Harris called for an assault weapons ban while claiming she supports the Second Amendment at the same time during an appearance on Thursdays "The Jennifer Hudson Show."

While mourning the victims of gun violence, Harris decried the "weapons of war" prevalent on the streets and called for a new assault weapons ban to stop mass shootings.

"We shouldn't have to be presented with this false choice which suggests you're either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want reasonable gun safety laws. That's a false choice." Harris said.

Kamala Harris appeared on "The Jennifer Hudson Show" on Thursday. (NBC)

She added, "It is reasonable to say that weapons of war have no place on the streets of America and by that, I mean assault weapons. Weapons of war. They were literally designed to be weapons of war. We need an assault weapons ban. These are reasonable things to do."

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She also decried the U.S. Congress as "pitiful" for being unable to push "reasonable gun safety laws" in the face of the gun lobby.

"I just think it is pitiful the people of the United States Congress do not have the courage to stand up to the gun lobby, stand up to the NRA and say 'look, I support the Second Amendment, but we need reasonable gun safety laws. Have some courage," Harris said.

Kamala Harris previously called for an assault weapons ban after the Uvalde, Texas shooting. (Leigh Vogel/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

President Biden has called for a federal ban on "assault weapons and high-capacity magazines" similar to one passed in 1994. Harris also called for an assault weapons ban following the Uvalde school shooting in May.

"We are not sitting around waiting to figure out what the solution looks like. You know, we're not looking for a vaccine. We know what works on this," Harris told reporters at the time. "Let's have an assault weapons ban."

While the Democratic Party has been mostly unified in calling for an assault weapons ban, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Steve Dettelbach was blasted for being unable to provide a definition of the term "assault weapon."

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Later during Harris interview, she discussed the alleged racial bias present in hospitals and doctors offices that cause higher maternal deaths among Black and Native American women.

"They walk into the hospital, clinic or the doctor's office, just not taken as seriously. And so the work that I've been doing is to really lift this issue up because I think we should all agree with these statistics, knowing that we have some of the worst outcomes for maternal health and mortality of any so-called advanced nation. For shame," Harris said.

U.S. President Joe Biden has called for a reinstatement of the 1994 federal assault weapons ban. ((Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images))

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She added as a suggestion that there would be to efforts to "train healthcare providers about racial bias."

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After the Washington Legislature passed a a ban on dozens of types of rifles on Wednesday, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy had an immediate message to residents in the Evergreen State: Move on up to the Last Frontier.

For all those great citizens of the State of Washington who value the 2nd amendment (actually all of the Constitution) think about moving to the great state of Alaska, Dunleavy wrote on Twitter.

The Washington gun ban includes more than 50 gun models, including AR-15s, AK-47s, and others that reload automatically after each bullet is fired. It prohibits their future sale, distribution, manufacture, and importation, with rare exemptions that are limited to sales to law enforcement and the military in Washington.

Once signed by Gov. Inslee, the law will go into effect immediately. Inslee, a long-time advocate for such a ban, expressed his support for the bill when the measure passed the state House in March. In 1994, when he was in the U.S. House, he voted for a similar federal ban.

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It was difficult in the past few weeks to witness the mass shootings at a Nashville schoolhouse and a Louisville bank, both committed by disturbed individuals who had far too easy access to assault-style weapons.

It was equally hard to witness the assault on democracy perpetrated by Republican members of the Tennessee House of Representatives who temporarily expelled two Democratic colleagues for loudly demonstrating for stricter gun control.

The Second Amendment was intended to prevent the federal government from interfering with well-regulated state militias, but its abuse today too often encourages the slaughter of innocent citizens.

It is shameful enough that we are so willing to sacrifice our children and neighbors and our sense of safety in defense of a Constitutional right whose original intent has been obscured. Must we also sacrifice the very Constitution that so many gun advocates say they need their firearms to defend?

Benjamin Wood, chair Sangerfield Democratic Committee

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LETTER: Original intent of Second Amendment being obscured - Rome Sentinel

When you have a disease, medicine can treat the symptoms and you might feel better. But if the underlying cause of the symptoms is not treated the disease will continue to cause symptoms.

We have gun disease in America. For decades now, gun violence is happening with greater frequency. Theres a lot of talk about how to treat the symptoms: arm school teachers, arm everybody, blame it on the mentally ill and more excuses and Band-Aids. Yet nobody talks about the primary cause of our disease, which is the Second Amendment.

The Second Amendment was written in the 18th century, when the new country had neither a regular army nor local police enforcement. It was also a time of muskets. The second amendment is outdated, and even more so now in the 21st century. We need a new amendment. It could simply say: The right to bear arms shall be well regulated. We already have precedents where new amendments cancelled previous amendments. The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment prohibiting the sale or drinking of alcohol. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery that was implied in the original Constitution.

Its time that we the people address the underlying cause of our national sickness. Our national gun disease needs treatment. The treatment is a gun control amendment.

Richard HackelChebeague Island

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