Gun Owners Actin League Massachusetts Candidate Questinnaire Name: Electin Date: Office Sught: District: Mailing Address: Party Affiliatin: City: Zip: Campaign Phne: Campaign e-mail: Website: OCPF#: Campaign Cntact Name: Cntact e-mail:
If the candidate has any questins regarding any part f the questinnaire please cntact GOAL prir t submitting. All questinnaires will be graded as submitted. 1. D yu recgnize that the Secnd Amendment is a fundamental natural right f all law abiding American citizens t keep and bear arms? Yes N 2. I supprt firearms wnership fr: (Check all that yu think apply) Hunting Defense f self and/r thers Cmpetitive shting Cnstitutinal Right Recreatinal shting Cllecting All Lawful Purpses Other: 3. Given that the Secnd Amendment is a civil right, what entities, if any, shuld have the authrity t restrict ur right t keep and bear arms? 4. D yu believe that lawful citizens shuld have t pay a fee t exercise their civil rights? Yes N
5. Given the strict criteria required fr the lawful wnership f firearms in Massachusetts, d yu supprt legislatin banning lawful citizens frm transferring, purchasing r pssessing any type f firearm r accessries: Yes N If s please specify what types: 6. There are effrts lcally and natinally t utilize secret lists t deny citizens their civil rights. These lists include the N Fly and Terrrist Watch lists where peple are placed n them with n due prcess and are nt even made aware they are suspected f anything by their gvernment. D yu supprt the remval f civil rights thrugh such prcesses? Yes N 7. In Massachusetts, sme lcal licensing authrities believe that lawful citizens must prve they are suitable in rder t exercise their Secnd Amendment Rights. In many cases this frces citizens t spend a great deal f mney t prve their inncence in curt, a prcess that flies in the face f ur entire justice system. D yu supprt GOAL s effrts t ensure that denials and/r restrictins are based n a factual prhibited persn status that rightfully places the burden n the gvernment? Yes N 8. Lcal municipalities have the authrity t enact rdinances cncerning ur Secnd Amendment Civil Rights. This ften creates a rights-infringing patchwrk f lcal rdinances causing the prsecutin f lawful gun wners. Many states acrss the cuntry have enacted preemptin legislatin that rests the sle authrity with the state legislature. Wuld yu supprt this type f legislatin in Massachusetts that wuld create an equitable system f cnsistent law? Yes N 9. Fr several decades nw law-abiding citizens f Massachusetts have been denied their right t purchase many safe and high quality firearms that are in cmmn use thrughut the natin. This prhibitin was created by the misuse f the regulatry authrity granted t the Massachusetts Office f the Attrney General. Wuld yu supprt GOAL s effrts t verturn the regulatins that prhibit the lawful purchase r transfer f these cmmn use firearms in Massachusetts? Yes N
10. D yu believe that law-abiding citizens have the right t use frce t prtect themselves r thers wherever they have a right t be? Yes N 11. One f the greatest threats t public safety thrughut the cuntry are s-called Gun Free Znes. These are places, whether public r private, that law-abiding citizens are denied their fundamental right t prtect their lives. Nearly every mass murder in recent histry has taken place in such places. D supprt GOAL s effrts t have an hnest and factual review f plicies regarding these znes? Yes N 12. D yu believe that law-abiding citizens shuld be prtected frm civil suit brught upn them by a criminal assailant r their estate after an act f lawful defense in prtectin f self r thers? Yes N 13. Currently law abiding U.S. citizens have faced criminal prsecutin fr exercising their Secnd Amendment Civil Rights while traveling thrugh Massachusetts. These citizens have shwn n criminal intent and are nt prhibited persns in their hme state. Wuld yu supprt state legislatin giving these citizens prtectin frm criminal prsecutin under these circumstances? Yes N 14. Massachusetts cllects millins f dllars every year frm firearm license fees and des nt use any f these funds t prvide educatin n firearm safety r the laws. Wuld yu supprt GOAL s effrts t ensure the Cmmnwealth begins t prvide such educatin thrugh whatever means pssible. Yes N 15. Which f the fllwing chices best describes yur attitude tward hunting? Hunting shuld be eliminated. Hunting is a lng standing traditin that is an essential tl f wildlife management and keeps families in persnal tuch with ur wildlife recurses. Other:
16. In 1946, the state legislature established the Fisheries and Wildlife Bard t versee the wrk f the Divisin f Fisheries and Wildlife t manage all fish and wildlife, including nn-game species. As a result the Divisin has been becme ne f the mst prfessinal and self funded agencies in the Cmmnwealth. The Divisin s budget is predminately supprted by sprtsmen and wmen thrugh license sales and taxes n the manufacture f guns and ammunitin. Wuld yu supprt the appintment f individuals t the Bard wh are fundamentally ppsed t the hunting, trapping and fishing traditins? I wuld supprt such appintments. I wuld ppse such appintments. AUTHORIZATION: This signature attests this questinnaire accurately represents my views as a candidate. Questinnaire Prepared by: Date: Candidate s Signature: Date: Return inf: Scan and e-mail t Angela Fisher angela@gal.rg /scan and fax t 508-393- 5222