Legislators should support Second Amendment

It is estimated that more than 15 million American citizens have permits to carry concealed firearms. Add to that millions more in the 12 states that allow concealed carry without a state-issued permit or license.

In each case, citizens are required to under go federal background checks before purchasing a firearm. Liberal Democrats insist on passing strict firearms laws. As is the case with New York’s SAFE Act, passed behind closed doors in the middle of the night by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s liberal regime, it only hinders honest American citizens from availing themselves of their Second Amendment rights.

I know of no criminal who while committing a criminal act would be dissuaded from using a firearm because it violates the law. The only thing these laws do is to allow liberal politicians to give a false sense of security to the public. Chicago is a prime example of a Democrat-controlled city with strict gun control laws and one of the highest homicide rates in the country.

Without the Second Amendment, the rest of our constitutional rights are in jeopardy. It’s time for the voters to elect representatives who support our Second Amendment and a national state reciprocity for those who legally and responsibly carry firearms.

THOMAS P. GREVEN

CORNING