Tabor For Congress 2004

Tabor 2nd Amendment

Like so many American families, the Tabor family, has a tradition of hunting and fishing together. On many occasions, four generations of Tabors have been together in North Carolina’s great outdoors – spending time together away from the rush and worry of everyday life.

Not surprisingly, we greatly value our 2nd Amendment rights that protect the ability of Americans to own and operate firearms.

That’s why I’m concerned when I hear gun control proponents calling for intrusive new laws that would take away the rights of law abiding citizens to own firearms.

Clearly, we need to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Indeed, we should increase penalties for those who use guns in the commission of a crime. Armed robbery is one of the most serious crimes committed and long mandatory prison penalties should face those criminal thugs who choose this route.

In addition, convicted felons who break their parole terms by obtaining firearms must be punished. If I am elected to Congress, I will work to accomplish both these goals.

Families with children should teach their children common-sense gun safety while keeping firearms out of the hands of those to young or immature to maintain safety standards. Too often, tragic accidents happen in the home due to folks not using common sense, safety procedures.

However, I strongly oppose those liberals who believe the answer to such problems is to simply ban the ownership of firearms or to infringe on the 2nd Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.

For generations, tens-of-millions of American households have owned firearms for hunting, sport shooting and self-defense. The vast majority of these citizens are safely and freely exercising their 2nd Amendment rights. They should not have these rights taken away by a liberal political movement that seeks to ignore our Constitution.

The freedoms in America – the right to free speech, to protest, to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, to travel freely, the freedom of every citizen to pursue their hopes and dreams and the freedom to own firearms – are part of our uniquely American way of life. A way of life that is the best on earth. Let’s all work together to keep it that way.



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Tabor 2nd Amendment Like so many American families, the Tabor family, has a tradition of hunting and fishing together. On many occasions, four generations of Tabors have been together in North Carolina’s great outdoors – spending time together away from the rush and worry of everyday life. Not surprisingly, we greatly value our 2nd Amendment rights that protect the ability of Americans to own and operate firearms. That’s why I’m concerned when I hear gun control proponents calling for intrusive new laws that would take away the rights of law abiding citizens to own firearms. Clearly, we need to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Indeed, we should increase penalties for those who use guns in the commission of a crime. Armed robbery is one of the most serious crimes committed and long mandatory prison penalties should face those criminal thugs who choose this route. In addition, convicted felons who break their parole terms by obtaining firearms must be punished. If I am elected to Congress, I will work to accomplish both these goals. Families with children should teach their children common-sense gun safety while keeping firearms out of the hands of those to young or immature to maintain safety standards. Too often, tragic accidents happen in the home due to folks not using common sense, safety procedures. However, I strongly oppose those liberals who believe the answer to such problems is to simply ban the ownership of firearms or to infringe on the 2nd Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. For generations, tens-of-millions of American households have owned firearms for hunting, sport shooting and self-defense. The vast majority of these citizens are safely and freely exercising their 2nd Amendment rights. They should not have these rights taken away by a liberal political movement that seeks to ignore our Constitution. The freedoms in America – the right to free speech, to protest, to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, to travel freely, the freedom of every citizen to pursue their hopes and dreams and the freedom to own firearms – are part of our uniquely American way of life. A way of life that is the best on earth. Let’s all work together to keep it that way.