When did you last check the list of current bills in your congress? I check once a week, at the least. This is very important. It is your responsibility to know what is going on in your state. For most of us, growing up there has been one common rule we have all been taught. Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law.
The same is true with new laws. However, now with the advent of the internet, the ease of access to government/congressional activities, you should be up to date with what is pending and/or suggest for new bills. Most state websites have a link or search bar for checking on the status of bills. Pick a subject and most likely you will find a bill pertaining to that subject.
Be sure to take the time to contact your Representatives/Congressmen and women how you feel about the proposed bill(s). Good or bad, agree or disagree, send an email. Before you send an email, take the time to articulate what it is you mean to say, keep it short, to the point and above all, whether you like or dislike the person you are emailing, be respectful. Name calling, cussing, and being disrespectful will get you no where, it will not help your cause. If you can give suggestions that could make the bill better; and not better just for you. Remember, new laws and regulations are for everyone. Think what would be best for your community and society as a whole.
Folks, this is YOUR responsibility. If you didn't vote, you have no cause to complain. If you don't keep track, stay informed, you have no one to blame but yourself.
Right now, in most states, there are at least 2 or 3 bills concerning 2nd amendment rights. Read them, understand them. Don't take someone's word for the information you are accepting as fact. You can look it up. Fact is not a newspaper article, fact is not a post on a friend's social network page, fact is fact, not an opinion meant to be taken as fact. Look it up yourself and read the bill. If someone tells you a "fact", ask for the link so you can read it for yourself.
Please, take the time to check on the bills, take the time to read the bills, by doing this, not only will you be well informed and able to make an honest opinion based on facts but in a lot of cases you will be one step ahead of your state congress.
R martin
