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Okay, so you’ve got my interest. I’ve historically voted Republican, and after spending some time on your website, I’ve got a few questions. Here is your chance to capture a voter. I apologize for the long rant.

Your stance on 2nd Amendment Rights is questionable. You specifically identify “military grade, semi automatic weapons” as needing further regulation.

This aligns with the narrative that is being pushed by the media.

While I am all for an open discussion on how to move forward as a society, we need to truly have an educational discussion based on facts, not fears.

Opinion: Military Style Assault Weapons are a problem in the community.

Fact: What is being pushed as an “assault weapon” is a semi automatic rifle system. The fact that it is black and looks scary, is irrelevant to the danger it poses. A round from a .308 hunting rifle (see here ) has the same level of danger as a round from an AK-47 (see here ). While it may be “scary”, that point is moot in regards to safety.

Opinion: America needs to change the gun laws and add further restrictions.

Fact: We have laws in place that are designed to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous individuals. The fact that those laws aren’t enforced is a systemic breakdown of what we already have in place. We can’t claim our system doesn’t work when we don’t actually use “our system”.

Limiting the tool doesn’t limit the intent. If someone is set on harming others, they are going to do it.

In my line of work, we rely heavily on Six Sigma to evaluate issues and determine the root cause of a problem. One tool that is simple enough for most people to comprehend is the “5 Whys”.

Ask yourself why something happened, and keep asking “why?” to the response until you get to the root cause of the problem. It is rarely what you first assume.

So my question to you is, what metrics would you consider successful in regards to the gun debate, and what do you feel the underlying cause to these mass murders are?

Man... you really are into some crazy fictional stuff...

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This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I’ve never been aware of your AMAs in the past.

Can you describe the IDEAL timeline you need and what sort of expectations for different budget ranges?

I’ve got a 10th anniversary coming up and this seems like a super cool way to make it memorable.

I’ll definitely be reaching out.

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