Political Party: Libertarian

Office you are running for: US Congress

State:  Massachusetts

County:

District: 5th District

1) Do you believe that the Second Amendment confirms the individual right of every American citizen to possess and use (update of keep and bear)
militia/military weapons for individual self-defense, as well as for the defense of the State / National defense?

Yes

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2) If elected would you support legislation for the removal of firearm laws and regulations?

Yes.

If your answer is yes, and if you are elected, what specific legislation would you propose/support to ensure that this individual right is protected?  Which current laws which infringe upon this individual right would you seek to repeal?

Removal of all existing firearms regs which limit the issuing of permits on a 'shall issue' basis. Discretionary power should not be left to individual police chiefs.

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3) What do you consider are "legitimate" reasons to own a firearm?
  Check as many as apply:
     [x] Personal Defense
     [x] Home Defense
     [x] Defense of your country (Unorganized Militia)
     [x] Hunting
     [x] Farm Use
     [x] Competitive Shooting
     [x] Informal Sport Shooting
     [x] Informal Target Practice and/or Plinking
     [x] Collecting
     [x] Constitutional Rights
     [ ] Other __________________________________
     [x] All of the above
     [ ] None of the above
 

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4) Would you support the banning of some firearms or ammunition? (IE: Saturday night specials, "assault weapons", Hollow points, and "Safety
Slugs") Why and to what extent?

No.

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5) Do you believe that firearms and/or firearm owners should be registered? Which ones and why?

Yes, for the same reason that cars are registered. I believe transparency is the greatest safegard to our civil liberties. Among other things, this would make licenses which are valid in one state, equally valid in all states and enable a licensed gun owner to carry when traveling between states, a definite improvement over the current system.

I received my firearms training in Israel from the police. In Israel, both gun-owners and guns are licensed and all gun-owners must visit the range four times a year and fire a certain minimum number of rounds each year. Responsible gun ownership is a given in Israel, in part, I believe, because of these requirements.

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6) Do you support equal rights for all citizens of the United States regardless of the person's sexuality / orientation and / or gender
identity/statement?

Yes

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7) Which of the following would you be willing to support in regards to same-gender and/or polyamorous marriages and/or civil unions?
  Check as many as apply:
     [ ] Domestic partnerships for same-sex couples
     [ ] Domestic partnerships for opposite-sex couples
     [ ] Domestic partnerships for polyamorous (more than two consenting adults)
     [ ] Same-sex marriages
     [ ] Opposite sex marriages (What we have now)
     [ ] Polyamarous marriages (between more than two consenting adults)
     [ ] All of the above. Everyone should have equal rights under the law.
     [x] None of the above. Government has no role in defining a marriage. Leave it to the church.
     [x] Other:  I do not believe in civil unions of any kind. I believe in unions between people and this should not be the business of the government.

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8) Do you support the right for people to act as they wish in a private setting, with other consenting adults?

Yes

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9) In July 2000 the Police Dept. of Attleboro Massachusetts entered a private party without a search warrant. The party was not open to the public or
in the business to make a profit. Any donations given were used to pay rent. When the police entered, they arrested two people. The first person who
was arrested organized the event. The second person arrested was arrested because she spanked her consenting adult partner with a wooden spoon.
Do you support the actions of the Attleboro police as given in this example? Why?

No.

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10) Do you support equal immigration rights for partners of US residents, regardless of their sexuality / orientation and / or gender
identity/statement?

Yes.

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Do you have an additional statement to make that is not covered by this questionnaire? Use as much space as you wish.