When it comes to unconstitutional gun legislation, it is crucial to hold our representatives accountable. It’s even more important to call them out when they attempt to circumvent the Constitution with politically biased propaganda.

With the recent push for H.R. 38 (Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act), gun owners across America have been demanding that their elected officials support the bill.

Democrat representative Paul D. Tonko from the 20th district in New York State not only made it clear he will not be supporting H.R. 38, but his response letter was extremely revealing. Radical leftists like Tonko seem to have no idea what the Constitution represents and what the 2nd Amendment actually means. Upon instructing Tonko to support H.R. 38, he responded in the following way.

Tonko started his anti-gun lecture with, “As you well know, in recent years, our nation has witnessed an unprecedented spate of gun related acts of violence.” The reason this sentence is so damaging to our State of New York and the Country in general is that Democrat representatives seem to be either blind to, or purposefully ignorant of, the real causes of violence. Blaming the gun and ignoring human behavior has always been a Democrat strategy, and using the word “unprecedented” is out of place and used purely for effect in this case.

Next, Tonko would use an emotional ploy in his letter. In the following sentence, Tonko said, “These horrific events, shocked and saddened the nation,” when referring to violence. I am sure he is aware that this type of emotional fear-inducing rhetoric works with liberal voters, but in this case, Tonko seems to be trying this strategy on conservatives, who know better.

In typical left-wing fashion, Tonko used the old faithful, “we cannot afford to do nothing.” The ignorance of this comment is especially aggravating because radical Democrats like Tonko are referring to more gun regulations when they say things like this. Unfortunately, their focus is never on the criminal and what causes them to act violently, but rather always on more gun regulations as the solution to human violence. It has become ingrained in the anti-gun mindset that “doing something” always means more gun regulations.

Tonko went on to say, “H.R. 38 would allow individuals with concealed carry permits in any state to carry a concealed weapon in any other state. The bill would also allow qualified individuals to carry concealed firearms in school zones and on federal public lands.”

When I first read this, I thought to myself, “Yes, that’s exactly the way it should be.” But of course, Tonko has a different perspective. Tonko followed up his statement with, “this legislation would effectively negate any commonsense safeguards States wanted to put in place to protect their citizens.” In other words, they want more control and always leave room for restrictions.

Of course, being a true radical anti-gunner, Tonko threw in the statement “commonsense,” implying that anyone who supports H.R. 38 has no common sense. It’s frustrating to watch politicians drunk on the anti-gun Kool-Aid support this type of legislation because we know that over 95% of mass killings occur in gun free zones, exactly what Tonko is promoting here.

How many children must die before politicians like Paul Tonko stop supporting deadly gun free school zones? Ever since Joe Biden introduced the 1990 Gun Free School Zones Act, the killing of innocent children and teachers has increased because defensive gun use has been essentially eliminated, giving all the leverage to the bad guys. Is Tonko perpetuating the killing of innocent children in support of his Democrat party’s failed policies? It appears that way.

In what appeared to be an attempt at patronizing those in support of H.R. 38, (because of course an electable politician must appear to be for all the people they represent) Tonko acknowledged the fact that “families have the right to protect themselves and sportsmen have the right to own guns for hunting and target shooting purposes.” The problem with this belief is that it completely negates the actual purpose of the 2nd Amendment in favor of activities that Democrats believe they can regulate. It appears that Paul Tonko believes the 2nd Amendment was written for the purpose of people protecting themselves and hunting. Does he not understand the reason our Founders wrote the 2nd Amendment?

In typical anti-gun form, Tonko followed up his arrogant statement with, “However, we must also be sure to keep illegal guns out of the hands of those who intend to do harm to others.”

This seemed like a typical left-wing talking point for a couple of reasons. First, anti-gunners like Tonko can never support a pro-gun policy without having a counteracting qualifier. This is the typical, “I support the second amendment, but….” strategy. By saying they support a Constitutional right while simultaneously offering up a law that violates that very right, left-wingers reveal themselves. The truth is, they do not support the Constitution, but they need you to think they do. Their arrogance always causes them to insert some sort of qualifier when being forced to declare their support for the 2nd Amendment. They must look good in the eyes of their voters.

Tonko also said he “swore to uphold the Constitution,” while following it up with, “it is also my duty to promote the interests of public safety and common sense.” in other words, like most radical left-wing politicians, they will swear on the Bible to get into office and then violate the Constitutional rights of the very people they represent.

Paul, you’re so-called “duty to promote the interests of public safety and common sense” does not give you authority to violate the rights of American citizens in the process. Your job is to uphold the Constitution.

In closing, Paul Tonko couldn’t resist making another final comment about passing “commonsense legislation,” which frankly is getting tired and overused by the gun-grabbers. They use it to serve their own righteousness and recruit those who are afraid of looking “senseless.”

Although Paul Tonko claims that he remains “open and committed to the best ideas out there,” I doubt he will entertain the pro-gun position. If Paul truly wants to understand the risks gun restrictions present to the safety of New Yorkers, I am here to discuss the “best ideas out there” with him.

If you want to experience the most shameful, Constitution-violating human beings on the planet, come to New York. You may get the pleasure of meeting Paul D. Tonko.

About Dan Wos, Author – Good Gun Bad Guy

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Dan Wos is a nationally recognized 2nd Amendment advocate, Host of The Loaded Mic and Author of the “GOOD GUN BAD GUY” book series. He speaks at events, is a contributing writer for many publications, and can be found on radio stations across the country. Dan has been a guest on Newsmax, the Sean Hannity Show, Real America’s Voice, and several others. Speaking on behalf of gun-rights, Dan exposes the strategies of the anti-gun crowd and explains their mission to disarm law-abiding American gun-owners.