If you don't know who Jerry Patterson is, he's a Republican who current serves as Texas Land Commissioner. This Marine veteran wrote our state CHL law during his tenure in the state Senate.
Now that Patterson is being challenged by Democrat Bill Burton for his job, his campaign sent out a letter dated September 8, 2009 warning of the dangers posed to the Second Amendment by liberal on Capitol Hill, including the newest Superme Court Justice:
Sonia Sotomayor ruled that the 2nd Amendment, as written by the founders of our great nation, only applies to the federal government and states do not have to respect the rights of law-abiding gun owners.
Eric Holder:
And Barack Obama's Attorney General has said that new gun control measures are on the way. Does that mean they'll try to interfere with Texas' right to carry law - the law that I wrote when I was in the Texas Senate?
and "Washington liberals" in general:
...who would dishonor our heritage and take away our guns...
Zakariah Johnson of American Hunters and Shooters Associaton provides a counterpoint to Patterson's assertions, making the argument that Sotomayor's ruling in Maloney v. Rice gives the Supreme Court an opportunity to reevaluate the case, which could result in Heller being explicitly applied to the states (as argued by Nordyke v. King in the Ninth Circuit).
As for AG Holder, he's already under pressure from no less than 65 House Democrats as well as the AHSA and the NRA to hold off on any new federal gun laws.
If Patterson wants to duke it out with Burton over the Second Amendment, that's fine, but maybe Patterson should cool his heels until Burton makes his own position on gun rights known.
As for Burton, his campaign is more than welcome to contact the Gun Owners Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party regarding his views on the Second Amendment. Don't be shy; I'd love to hear from you.
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