An open letter to Virgina Governor Terry McAuliffe

Dear Mr. McAuliffe;

You cannot be an unintelligent or uneducated man to have reached the position you now hold. I do wonder, though, if you are a logical man.

I am a law-abiding resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia. I believe in my family, my country and my rights as outlined in the Constitution of the United States of America. I also posses a permit to carry a concealed weapon, as I believe in the Boy Scout motto: "Be Prepared." I hope I never have to use my weapon in self defense. Should I be forced, however, to defend my life or the life of a loved one, I hope I will not hesitate.

I hope you realize that I am not the problem. That law-abiding citizens are not the problem. That tools in the hands of the law-abiding are not the problem. That criminals ARE the problem.

Criminals, by definition, do not obey laws, do not abide signs, and do not care about those who do obey laws and abide signs.

I hope you and rational enough to realize that removing the ability or legal authority of the people to defend themselves against crime does NOTHING to prevent such crime.

Any effort you take to deprive the law-abiding of their rights to self defense only creates more opportunities for criminals to exercise their unlawfulness, and for law-abiding citizens of the state of Virgina to die needlessly.

Please, please realize that the criminals are the problem - not the law-abiding - and do everything in your power to bring criminals to justice without affecting the Constitution-granted liberties of the law-abiding.

Sincerely,
Robert X. Xxxxxxx