  Backs Second Amendment  January 26, 2013 Messenger News  To
the editor:  On Jan. 16, President Obama introduced 23 measures
designed to curb gun violence. In his proposals, he intends to
ban military-style assault weapons like "the ones used in
Newtown."  First off, it has not yet been proven that an AR-15
was used; 1,000 police officers in schools? How many schools are
there in the U.S.?  He also wants "Requiring federal law
enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations."
His own Department of Justice couldn't keep track of the 2,000
guns in the Fast and Furious scandal, so how does he think
another law is going to help?  I fully support criminal
background checks, both at gun shows and licensed gun dealer
shops but how are any of these laws going to prevent guns from
being illegally obtained. I know there is going to be a lot of
controversy over this letter and I'm looking forward to it.
Remember your Second Amendment and how we got the freedom that
we still have.  Raymond Witzke  Fort D