Zack Space on Gun Control

Democrat

Second Amendment is a cornerstone of the Bill of Rights

As a gun owner and a member of the NRA, I believe the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms is a cornerstone of the Bill of Rights. In addition to personal defense, it allows for individuals to be a part of a citizen militia, acting as a check and balance against a tyrannical government.

Any law that threatens the Second Amendment is a treat to our Constitution and our Democracy. Current gun legislation is stringent enough and I will stand up to politicians who want to create stricter gun laws.

Source: Campaign website, www.zackspace.org, “Issues” Nov 7, 2006

Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC.

Space co-sponsored banning gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC

Nothing in any provision of law shall authorize the Mayor, or any governmental authority of the District of Columbia, to prohibit possessing firearms by a person who is allowed to possess firearms under federal law.
Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms.
Repeals the ban on semiautomatic weapons.
Repeals the District's registration requirement for possession of firearms.
Repeals the trigger lock law.
Maintains the current ban on the possession and control of a sawed-off shotgun, machine gun, or short-barreled rifle.
Eliminates criminal penalties for possessing an unregistered firearm.

Specifies exceptions to the prohibition against carrying concealed weapons in the District. Source: D.C. Personal Protection Act (H.R.1399/S.1001) 2007-S1001 on Mar 27, 2007

Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights.

Space signed Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes [including 2nd Amendment rights].

Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, considering any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.

Source: S.669&HR2547 2009-S669 on Mar 23, 2009

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