Political Party:               Libertarian

Office:                           State Representative

State:                           MA

County:                         Middlesex

District:                         4

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? 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.  I would work to repeal every law regarding an individual’s use of firearms.  I would join future Governor Howell (!) in repealing Chapter 180 and repealing the
restrictions on handgun sales.

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3) What do you consider are "legitimate" reasons to own a firearm?
Check as many as apply:
    [ ] Personal Defense
    [ ] Home Defense
    [ ] Defense of your country (Unorganized Militia)
    [ ] Hunting
    [ ] Farm Use
    [ ] Competitive Shooting
    [ ] Informal Sport Shooting
    [ ] Informal Target Practice and/or Plinking
    [ ] Collecting
    [ ] Constitutional Rights
    [X] Other  Individuals may own a gun for any reason (like any other possession).
    [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.  Every individual should be able to lawfully purchase and own any gun or ammunition they desire.

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

No.  It is nobody’s business, especially the government’s, what any individual owns.

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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/expression?

Yes.  The phrase “All men are created equal” comes to mind…

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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.
    [ ] None of the above. Government has no role in defining a marriage. Leave it to the church.
    [X] Other  Government has no business defining relationships between consenting adults.  I would like to see government completely removed from the marriage business.  If two (or more) people wish to form some sort of union or partnership, let them get together and define the terms that best suit them.  Government should not make that decision for them.

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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.  The actions of consenting adults in a private setting are never a crime.

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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/expression?

Yes.  The sexual orientation of any individual should never be judged by the government.

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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.
 
Thanks for putting this questionnaire on the web.  I’m glad your organization is out there!

                             -Mark