Candidate's Name : Ethel Mohler

Political Party: Libertarian

Office you are running for: US House of Representatives, CA 43rd District

State:CA

County: San Bernardino

District: 43

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?

Absolutely. The very fact that the second amendment uses the term right means it concerns individuals.

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

Yes. In particular, I would support legislation to allow law-abiding individuals with concealed carry permits to use them in states other than where they are issued.

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
    [x] Other _Any purpose that does not violate the rights of others._
    [x] All of the above
    [ ] None of the above


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?

I do not support the ban of any firearms or ammunition. However, if a gun is cheaply made, and a manufacture defect causes harm, I do think the manufacturer should be liable.

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

Absolutely not. The power to register implies the power to deny ownership, and that right doesn't reside with the government. Rather, the right of ownership resides with individuals.

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

Absolutely.

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:
    [x] Domestic partnerships for same-sex couples
    [x] Domestic partnerships for opposite-sex couples
    [x] 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.
    [ ] None of the above. Government has no role in defining a marriage.  Leave it to the church.
    [x] Other _The government should not be involved in defining marriage in the least. I oppose even the present marriage licenses, since a license implies the government is the grantor of marriages. If the government needs to define couples for the purposes of statistics, then it should use a category of domestic partnerships for all concerned: same sex, opposite sex, and polyarmarous couples of any other combination. Deciding whether one is married or not, and what the terms of such a marriage are is for the couple to define, with their church if they choose to be a member, or within whatever community they wish to sanctify their relationship._

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

Absolutely.

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?

I thought this was one of the most absurd cases I ever heard of. Clearly if this sort of action was typical of police everywhere, then they have way too much time on their hands. Perhaps these officers are direct descendants of the witch hunters which infested their state in the late 17th century.

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

Yes. There is no reason for the government to give favorable treatment to some couples and not others.

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

This was one of the most thoughtful questionnaires I have received as a candidate. Thank you for offering it to the public. I hope I still have time to have my answers posted.


Sincerely, Ethel Mohler.