What is wrong with background checks to buy a firearm? Of course I wasn’t legally forced to, but I had to go through a rigorous background check to get a job that will in no way make me a threat to society. I understand that there are some places in AK that a firearm is useful, but life and death? If it’s bears you’re concerned about you have a much better chance of survival with other non lethal deterrents. If it’s subsistence, you may have a bit of a point, but surely the mentally ill and felons could team up with a family member or perhaps move into the city. Didn’t we have back ground checks and waiting periods in the recent past? Were Alaskans starving and being eaten alive then?
Also, comparing our murder rate to a city (New York) that is a virtual island in a sea of guns (United States), makes it sound like you don’t believe that our country’s or even our states unusually high rate of gun violence has anything to do with the availability of firearms. I know that gun nuts can’t do that math, but I’m sure you can and I’d like to think Senator Begich can. If he can, he just voted against reasonable gun control measures to make sure he can keep his job. If he can’t do that math then he isn’t smart enough for my vote. Either way he’s lost my vote and so has Lisa.
And good for anyone raising funds to push back against our NRA owned politicians.