{"id":22936,"date":"2014-08-05T14:10:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T18:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=22936"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:47:39","slug":"gun-control-activist-pens-open-letter-gun-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-control-activist-pens-open-letter-gun-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun-control activist pens open letter for &#8216;Gun Sense&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to get candidates for political office to disclose how they feel about tougher gun laws, Everytown for Gun Safety unveiled a survey last month called the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsensevoter.org\/10questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gun-control-activist-pens-open-letter-gun-sense\" title=\"Gun-control activist pens open letter for 'Gun Sense'\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gun Sense Voter Federal Candidate Questionnaire<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now that the questionnaire &#8212; which inquires mainly about where a candidate stands with respect to expanded background checks that would include private transfers, particularly those made over the Internet and at gun shows &#8212; has been disseminated to politicians around the country, Everytown wants answers.<\/p>\n<p>To get those answers, Michael Bloomberg&#8217;s gun-control outfit wants the public to pressure politicians into responding to those questions by any means necessary, e.g. social media, phone, email, etc.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Richard Martinez, whose son Christopher was slain during the Isla Vista, California, spree killing in May, penned this open letter:<\/p>\n<p><em>Addressee,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>After my son, Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez, was shot and killed near UC Santa Barbara in May, I pledged to do everything I could to hold elected officials accountable for <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/arizona-state-legislature-passes-law-pre-empting-local-gun-control-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gun-control-activist-pens-open-letter-gun-sense\" title=\"Gun-control activist pens open letter for 'Gun Sense'\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"4471\">passing stronger gun laws<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If candidates for federal office want our votes, they have to make their positions clear on common-sense gun laws.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can help by asking the candidates in your area where they stand on ten key <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-june-backcountry-carry-solution-sig-sauer-p320-xten-10mm\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gun-control-activist-pens-open-letter-gun-sense\" title=\"Gun-control activist pens open letter for 'Gun Sense'\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"4470\">solutions to gun<\/a> violence in America. All they have to do is fill out the Gun Sense Voter Questionnaire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/act.everytown.org\/sign\/gsv-questionnaire?source=emne_gsv-questionnaire&amp;utm_source=em_n_&amp;utm_medium=_e&amp;utm_campaign=gsv-questionnaire&amp;t=1&amp;akid=1770.530204.wi_i9T\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gun-control-activist-pens-open-letter-gun-sense\" title=\"Gun-control activist pens open letter for 'Gun Sense'\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to watch my short message about the questionnaire &#8212; then ask the candidates in your area to fill out the Gun Sense Voter Questionnaire before the August 15 deadline.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We know where the public stands on common-sense gun laws. More than 90 percent of Americans support background checks on all gun sales.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Once we know where our candidates stand on these issues, we&#8217;ll combine that information with their prior statements, votes and co-sponsorships to mobilize Americans to support or oppose them at the ballot box this November and beyond.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But we can&#8217;t just assume candidates will respond unless we tell them to.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/act.everytown.org\/sign\/gsv-questionnaire?source=emne_gsv-questionnaire&amp;utm_source=em_n_&amp;utm_medium=_e&amp;utm_campaign=gsv-questionnaire&amp;t=3&amp;akid=1770.530204.wi_i9T\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gun-control-activist-pens-open-letter-gun-sense\" title=\"Gun-control activist pens open letter for 'Gun Sense'\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to ask your candidates to fill out the questionnaire as soon as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Together, we&#8217;re going to work to hold elected officials accountable &#8212; and it starts with making sure the folks running for office are up front about their positions on gun laws.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks for taking action,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Richard Martinez<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In response to Everytown&#8217;s survey, I wrote an article entitled, &#8220;<a href=\"\/blog\/10-questions-everytown-asked-gun-sense-voter-questionnaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gun-control-activist-pens-open-letter-gun-sense\" title=\"Gun-control activist pens open letter for 'Gun Sense'\">The 10 Questions Everytown Should Have Asked on Its &#8216;Gun Sense Voter&#8217; Questionnaire<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I think my survey was infinitely more appropriate and sensible than Everytown&#8217;s. 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