Question 1
The Left understands that passing gun control in Jefferson City is difficult. That is why they want to repeal Missouri’s gun laws (and then enact gun control) through the initiative petition process. This isn’t hyperbole; various gun control organizations have stated this publicly. If they are able to do this, Missourians would see all of the pro-gun bills that we have passed into law over the last fifteen years undone.
Do you vow to uphold your duties as Secretary of State to thoroughly vet any attempt to put a gun control measure on the ballot, ensuring that all procedural processes have been completed? Will you ensure clear and concise ballot language, so gun owners understand what they are voting on? And do you vow to do everything within the power of your office to stop gun control from being added to the ballot if the measure does not meet the qualifications required?
Question 2
Over the last four years, an estimated 7,500,000 million people have illegally entered America. The Dept. of Homeland Security said that at least 70,000 of these were ‘special interest’ aliens, coming from countries that ‘promote or protect terrorism’ against the United States. Now, some are trying to use the Bruen decision to justify letting these foreign nationals possess firearms. The Missouri Constitution makes it clear that only citizens of Missouri may possess a firearm in our state.
Do you SUPPORT codifying the language in the Missouri Constitution into state law, making it clear that foreign nationals who have entered America illegally are not allowed to possess a firearm, knowing that they’ll be able to legally buy a firearm once they’ve completed the process for entry?
Question 3
Anti-gun politicians in Jeff City continue to introduce legislation that would enact ‘Red Flag Gun Seizures’ here in Missouri. These laws allow virtually anyone to petition a court and make the claim that a person is a ‘danger to themselves or others’ while providing little to no evidence. Once filed, ‘Red Flag’ allegations allow a liberal judge to strip a law-abiding gun owner of his firearms before he has been arrested, indicted, or convicted of a crime. Often, this is done through ex-parte hearings that the gun owner is not allowed to know about until after the seizure order has been issued.
Do you OPPOSE ‘Red Flag Gun Seizure’ laws, knowing that they violate the Constitution and our due process rights by allowing gun owners to be disarmed before they have ever been arrested, let alone convicted, of a crime?
Question 4
While dozens of states give the presumption of innocence to gun owners in the wake of a threatened or actual use of force (requiring the state to prove their guilt in court), Missouri law inverts that and requires gun owners to prove their innocence in court. Further, many states allow gun owners to assert this ‘presumption of innocence’ in a pre-trial immunity hearing. These hearings give gun owners the chance to be spared the agony of a criminal trial. And in an era when liberal prosecutors are targeting gun owners to advance a political agenda as we saw with Kyle Rittenhouse and Mark McCloskey, it’s more important than ever that we have a pre-trial hearing process to dismiss these bogus charges.
Do you SUPPORT legislation that would enhance Missouri’s self-defense laws by providing the presumption of innocence to gun owners who are forced to defend themselves, as well as a pre-trial hearing process to spare them from going through politically motivated prosecutions?
Question 5
Most mass shootings happen in so-called ‘Gun-Free Zones’ where law-abiding citizens are forced to disarm. Thousands of Americans have been shot or murdered by violent criminals in these zones over the last fifteen years, because law-abiding citizens were unable to defend themselves or their loved ones, due to a deadly law that forced them to disarm.
Do you SUPPORT legislation that eliminates government-mandated ‘Gun Free Zones,’ that leave law abiding citizens helpless against violent killers looking to rack up a body count?
Question 6
Missouri’s preemption law (572.100) prevents political subdivisions or agencies from enacting gun control laws. Without this, every city and county in the state could have their own guns laws and ensnare well-meaning gun owners with bogus charges for simply driving through these locations. Despite that, St. Louis and Kansas City are in the process of openly violating 572.100 because the law currently has no penalty provision. If this is not stopped, every liberal city and county in the state will follow suit.
Do you acknowledge that laws that make it a crime for Missourians between the age of 18-20 to possess firearms are unconstitutional and arbitrary, and do you promise to use the office of Missouri Attorney General to publicly oppose these laws here in Missouri?
Question 7
Anti-gun organizations, often funded with out-of-state resources from Michael Bloomberg, have been pushing for gun registration for years. If passed, this would criminalize the private ownership of firearms by requiring Missourians to give the State of Missouri a list of every firearm they own! This legislation does virtually nothing to stop crime but does create a database of gun owners, making it possible for the government to attempt firearms confiscation down the road.
Do you OPPOSE ‘Universal Gun Registration’ (or similar legislation) that would ban private party gun sales and make criminals out of Missourians who lawfully transfer firearms unless they notify the government first?
Question 8
In the wake of recent high-profile murder sprees, anti-gun politicians here in Missouri, the media and Bloomberg-funded activists in Jeff City have filed legislation that would ban the sale of AR-15s (and standard 30-round magazines) and hundreds of related firearms because of their cosmetic features. These firearms are wildly popular and are owned by tens of thousands of Missourians.
Do you OPPOSE legislation that bans the manufacture, sale or possession of semi-automatic firearms and their standard capacity magazines -- knowing that these restrictions don’t stop crime, but are used to harass gun owners?
Question 9
Various states have passed legislation that would criminalize gun owners who do not keep their firearms under lock and key, giving violent criminals the advantage. The Radical Left has been calling for similar legislation here in Missouri, too. To be clear, these deadly “Safe Storage” laws do nothing to deter violent criminals and instead get innocent citizens raped or murdered because they can’t unlock their firearms in time!
Do you OPPOSE legislation that would force Missourians to keep their guns in a government-approved storage device, leaving them unable to defend themselves or their loved ones in an emergency?
Question 10
St. Louis, Kansas City, and other liberal cities in Missouri are experiencing a crime wave that was enabled by their own liberal policies. By refusing to prosecute criminals, making significant portions of downtown ‘Gun Free Zones,’ and by refusing to even arrest juveniles who break the law, these cities are reaping what they have sown. Instead of addressing these issues, liberal politicians in Jeff City want to use the problem their policies enabled to make it a crime for any minor here in Missouri to possess firearms.
Do you OPPOSE legislation that would make it a crime for minors to possess firearms, acknowledging the fact that blaming a gun for the actions of criminals is not a solution and that countless Missouri youths safely handle firearms on a regular basis?
