Below is a January 1st tweet of @JoyceWhiteVance [@UALawSchool |@MSNBC &
@NBCNews |Podcasts #SistersInLaw & Cafe Insider|Obama US Atty |25 year fed'l prosecutor]
These two juxtaposed headlines from Alabama's https://t.co/ak3SEKc6kY show how completely we've failed on sensible gun control. Despite rising homicides in cities like Birmingham, we now have permitless, concealed carry. It's a nightmare for law enforcement & for citizens. pic.twitter.com/0CHnYaBMvj
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 1, 2023
I replied:
I think @JoyceWhiteVance's "nightmare for law enforcement & citizens" of our failure to have sensible gun control will be a protracted nightmare under the history-and-tradition framework for gun cases enunciated by SCOTUS in the Bruen case.#alpoliticshttps://t.co/SIiqiaCC2l
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) January 2, 2023
I will proceed in 2023 with more communicating to Alabama elected officials, law enforcement, chambers of commerce, health professionals, constitutional law professors, and other Alabama parties who are (or should be) interested in ending our nightmare. This communicating will follow on https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/12/gunsforselfdefenseonly-contd.html; https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/12/mayors-letter-to-schumer-mcconnell-re.html; https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/12/what-will-reduce-gun-violence.html, and earlier blog entries.
For posting in https://t.co/FgOsKrlCsH https://t.co/VmddZC7lxz
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) January 6, 2023
Email to AL constitutional law professors
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: dmsmolin@samford.edu, phorwitz@law.ua.edu, mbrandon@law.ua.edu, aolree@faulkner.edu, fvars@law.ua.edu
Cc: jvance@law.ua.edu <jvance@law.ua.edu>
Sent: Sat, Jan 7, 2023 6:41 pm
Subject: Joyce Vance's "nightmare for law enforcement & citizens" of failure to have sensible gun control
Dear Professors Smolin, Horwitz, Brandon, Olree and Vars:
On January 1st, Prof. Vance tweeted about the "nightmare for law enforcement and citizens" of our failure to have sensible gun control, such tweet being sent in connection with the New Year's Eve Mobile shooting and permitless concealed carry going into effect in Alabama on January 1. https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1609575631372619777
I am proceeding in 2023 with more communicating to Alabama elected officials, law enforcement, chambers of commerce, health professionals, constitutional law professors, and other Alabama parties who are (or should be) interested in ending our nightmare. https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/our-nightmare-of-failure-re-sensible.html.
Alabama elected officials and Alabama law enforcement who want to try to end the nightmare of failing to have sensible gun control need advice about what the Second Amendment protects and what it does not protect.
I solicit you again to offer that advice. (My previous November 8th email to you is set forth below.)
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Cc: jvance@law.ua.edu <jvance@law.ua.edu>
Sent: Sat, Jan 7, 2023 6:41 pm
Subject: Joyce Vance's "nightmare for law enforcement & citizens" of failure to have sensible gun control
Dear Professors Smolin, Horwitz, Brandon, Olree and Vars:
On January 1st, Prof. Vance tweeted about the "nightmare for law enforcement and citizens" of our failure to have sensible gun control, such tweet being sent in connection with the New Year's Eve Mobile shooting and permitless concealed carry going into effect in Alabama on January 1. https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1609575631372619777
I am proceeding in 2023 with more communicating to Alabama elected officials, law enforcement, chambers of commerce, health professionals, constitutional law professors, and other Alabama parties who are (or should be) interested in ending our nightmare. https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/our-nightmare-of-failure-re-sensible.html.
Alabama elected officials and Alabama law enforcement who want to try to end the nightmare of failing to have sensible gun control need advice about what the Second Amendment protects and what it does not protect.
I solicit you again to offer that advice. (My previous November 8th email to you is set forth below.)
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: dmsmolin@samford.edu, phorwitz@law.ua.edu, mbrandon@law.ua.edu, aolree@faulkner.edu, fvars@law.ua.edu
Cc: melissa.warnke@alabar.org, terri.lovell@alabar.org, suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org, jbuettner@birminghambar.org, director@huntsvillebar.org, nfo@cookforcourt.com, judgedebrajones@gmail.com, angie.carroll@alappeals.gov, melie@uabmc.edu, mslay@uab.edu, eeaton@uabmc.edu, ddgreen@uab.edu, ua.police@ua.edu, president@ua.edu, president@uab.edu, gogue08@auburn.edu, president@samford.edu, presidentsoffice@montevallo.edu, mhenry@faulkner.edu, alabama@momschapterleaders.org
Sent: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 4:31 pm
Subject: Re: Continuing efforts to get opinion from you re what 2nd Amendment protects and does not protect
Professor Horwitz kindly replied to my below email and was open in expressing to me his disinclination to speak in a public way about the Second Amendment due to it being outside his constitutional law areas of focus.
That is understandable and acceptable.
Such is also a basis for sending this email to those who received the below email, in order to solicit recommendations of Second Amendment scholars in Alabama to whom my inquiry might be better directed than to those to whom I sent the below email.
Thank you for your indulgence.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
To: dmsmolin@samford.edu, phorwitz@law.ua.edu, mbrandon@law.ua.edu, aolree@faulkner.edu, fvars@law.ua.edu
Cc: melissa.warnke@alabar.org, terri.lovell@alabar.org, suzanneduffey@mc-ala.org, jbuettner@birminghambar.org, director@huntsvillebar.org, nfo@cookforcourt.com, judgedebrajones@gmail.com, angie.carroll@alappeals.gov, melie@uabmc.edu, mslay@uab.edu, eeaton@uabmc.edu, ddgreen@uab.edu, ua.police@ua.edu, president@ua.edu, president@uab.edu, gogue08@auburn.edu, president@samford.edu, presidentsoffice@montevallo.edu, mhenry@faulkner.edu, alabama@momschapterleaders.org
Sent: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 4:31 pm
Subject: Re: Continuing efforts to get opinion from you re what 2nd Amendment protects and does not protect
Professor Horwitz kindly replied to my below email and was open in expressing to me his disinclination to speak in a public way about the Second Amendment due to it being outside his constitutional law areas of focus.
That is understandable and acceptable.
Such is also a basis for sending this email to those who received the below email, in order to solicit recommendations of Second Amendment scholars in Alabama to whom my inquiry might be better directed than to those to whom I sent the below email.
Thank you for your indulgence.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Are we going to talk about it, or are we going to talk about it?
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) January 8, 2023
#alpolitics #AlabamaGunViolenceReduction
"Virginia school district where 6-year-old allegedly shot teacher has had 3 school-related shootings in 17 months" https://t.co/bCP1gTeAsV via @nbcnews
Are we going to talk about it, or are we going to talk about it?#alpolitics #AlabamaGunViolenceReduction
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) January 8, 2023
"Video of armed man shooting robber at taqueria viewed over 11 million times"
https://t.co/BhSukVp4ZP
Email to Alabama law enforcement
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: logginsj@mtnbrook.org, drary@vhal.org, dalbert@montgomeryal.gov, canderson@auburnalabama.org, Bill.Partridge@OxfordAL.gov, shealey@opelika-al.gov, PoliceChief@HuntsvilleAL.gov, government.relations@alea.gov, alsheriffs@aol.com, aacop@aacop.com, pcheatwood@pelhamalabama.gov, jwiggins@irondalepolice.org, crigney@alabasterpolice.org, police@hooveralabama.gov, jlittleton@cityofmontevallo.com, cmorris@cityofpellcity.net, bpdsuggestions@birminghamal.gov, dcole@bcatoday.org, ejerkins@birminghambusinessalliance.com, director@homewoodchamber.org,
Sent: Sun, Jan 8, 2023 7:52 am
Subject: 2023 - another gun violence nightmare year for AL law enforcement & citizens?
Dear Alabama law enforcement:
Will 2023 be another gun violence nightmare year for Alabama law enforcement and Alabama citizens?
https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/our-nightmare-of-failure-re-sensible.html
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
Email to Alabama city councilors and county commissioners
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: clinton.woods@birminghamal.gov, hunter.williams@birminghamal.gov, valerie.abbott@birminghamal.gov, jonathan.moore2@birminghamal.gov, Darrell.OQuinn@birminghamal.gov, crystal.smitherman@birminghamal.gov, wardine.alexander@birminghamal.gov, carol.clarke@birminghamal.gov, latonya.tate@birminghamal.gov, tysons@jccal.org, stephensj@jccal.org, KnightJoe@jccal.org, ammonss@jccal.org, scalesl@jccal.org, MWILSON@TUSCALOOSA.COM, RHOWARD@TUSCALOOSA.COM, NCROW@TUSCALOOSA.COM, LBUSBY@TUSCALOOSA.COM, KTYNER@TUSCALOOSA.COM, JFAILE@TUSCALOOSA.COM, CLANIER@TUSCALOOSA.COM, district1@tuscco.com, district2@tuscco.com, district3@tuscco.com, district4@tuscco.com, cjinright@montgomeryal.gov, cccalhoun@montgomeryal.gov, egrimes@montgomeryal.gov, blyons@montgomeryal.gov, mtjohnson@montgomeryal.gov, agraham@montgomeryal.gov, cmcinnis@montgomeryal.gov, gpruitt@montgomeryal.gov, danharris@mc-ala.org, carmenmoore-zeigler@mc-ala.org, rondawalker@mc-ala.org, isaiahsankey@mc-ala.org, dougsingleton@mc-ala.org,
Sent: Sun, Jan 8, 2023 6:43 pm
Subject: 2023 - another gun violence nightmare year for AL law enforcement & citizens?
Dear Alabama city councilors and county commissioners:
Will 2023 be another gun violence nightmare year for Alabama law enforcement and Alabama citizens?
https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/our-nightmare-of-failure-re-sensible.html
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
Email reply from Montgomery City Councilor Marche Johnson
From: Johnson, Marche T. <mtjohnson@montgomeryal.gov>
To: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
Sent: Sun, Jan 8, 2023 9:06 pm
Subject: Re: 2023 - another gun violence nightmare year for AL law enforcement & citizens?
Rob,
Thanks for your email and concern. Have you contacted our state representatives who voted in favor of the new gun laws most recently passed? I believe citizens should be putting more pressure on the state legislators to work towards making the state safer in the upcoming session.
Marchè Johnson
City Councilor- District 3
103 North Perry Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
(334) 625-3086 (Office)
www.montgomeryal.gov
My email back to Councilor Johnson
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: mtjohnson@montgomeryal.gov <mtjohnson@montgomeryal.gov>
Cc: clinton.woods@birminghamal.gov <clinton.woods@birminghamal.gov>; hunter.williams@birminghamal.gov <hunclinton.woods@birminghamal.gov, hunter.williams@birminghamal.gov, valerie.abbott@birminghamal.gov, jonathan.moore2@birminghamal.gov, Darrell.OQuinn@birminghamal.gov, crystal.smitherman@birminghamal.gov, wardine.alexander@birminghamal.gov, carol.clarke@birminghamal.gov, latonya.tate@birminghamal.gov, tysons@jccal.org, stephensj@jccal.org, KnightJoe@jccal.org, ammonss@jccal.org, scalesl@jccal.org, MWILSON@TUSCALOOSA.COM, RHOWARD@TUSCALOOSA.COM, NCROW@TUSCALOOSA.COM, LBUSBY@TUSCALOOSA.COM, KTYNER@TUSCALOOSA.COM, JFAILE@TUSCALOOSA.COM, CLANIER@TUSCALOOSA.COM, district1@tuscco.com, district2@tuscco.com, district3@tuscco.com, district4@tuscco.com, cjinright@montgomeryal.gov, cccalhoun@montgomeryal.gov, egrimes@montgomeryal.gov, blyons@montgomeryal.gov, agraham@montgomeryal.gov, cmcinnis@montgomeryal.gov, gpruitt@montgomeryal.gov, danharris@mc-ala.org, carmenmoore-zeigler@mc-ala.org, rondawalker@mc-ala.org, isaiahsankey@mc-ala.org, dougsingleton@mc-ala.org,
Sent: Mon, Jan 9, 2023 6:52 am
Subject: Re: 2023 - another gun violence nightmare year for AL law enforcement & citizens?
Thank you very much for your reply, Councilor Johnson.
I will follow up on trying to put pressure on the state legislators to work towards making Alabama safer in the upcoming session.
Rob Shattuck
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
Email to Mobile City Administration Chief of Staff and Hoover City Administrator
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
Email to Frances Coleman, al.com columnist
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: fcoleman1953@gmail.com <fcoleman1953@gmail.com>
Sent: Sun, Jan 29, 2023 3:28 pm
Subject: "If you want to start a fight in Bama, just say ‘gun control’"
Dear Ms. Coleman,
I read your opinion piece If you want to start a fight in Bama, just say ‘gun control’ - al.com.
If you would, I would like it very much if you would read:
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
Sent: Sun, Jan 8, 2023 7:52 am
Subject: 2023 - another gun violence nightmare year for AL law enforcement & citizens?
Dear Alabama law enforcement:
Will 2023 be another gun violence nightmare year for Alabama law enforcement and Alabama citizens?
https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/our-nightmare-of-failure-re-sensible.html
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: clinton.woods@birminghamal.gov, hunter.williams@birminghamal.gov, valerie.abbott@birminghamal.gov, jonathan.moore2@birminghamal.gov, Darrell.OQuinn@birminghamal.gov, crystal.smitherman@birminghamal.gov, wardine.alexander@birminghamal.gov, carol.clarke@birminghamal.gov, latonya.tate@birminghamal.gov, tysons@jccal.org, stephensj@jccal.org, KnightJoe@jccal.org, ammonss@jccal.org, scalesl@jccal.org, MWILSON@TUSCALOOSA.COM, RHOWARD@TUSCALOOSA.COM, NCROW@TUSCALOOSA.COM, LBUSBY@TUSCALOOSA.COM, KTYNER@TUSCALOOSA.COM, JFAILE@TUSCALOOSA.COM, CLANIER@TUSCALOOSA.COM, district1@tuscco.com, district2@tuscco.com, district3@tuscco.com, district4@tuscco.com, cjinright@montgomeryal.gov, cccalhoun@montgomeryal.gov, egrimes@montgomeryal.gov, blyons@montgomeryal.gov, mtjohnson@montgomeryal.gov, agraham@montgomeryal.gov, cmcinnis@montgomeryal.gov, gpruitt@montgomeryal.gov, danharris@mc-ala.org, carmenmoore-zeigler@mc-ala.org, rondawalker@mc-ala.org, isaiahsankey@mc-ala.org, dougsingleton@mc-ala.org,
Sent: Sun, Jan 8, 2023 6:43 pm
Subject: 2023 - another gun violence nightmare year for AL law enforcement & citizens?
Dear Alabama city councilors and county commissioners:
Will 2023 be another gun violence nightmare year for Alabama law enforcement and Alabama citizens?
https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/our-nightmare-of-failure-re-sensible.html
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
From: Johnson, Marche T. <mtjohnson@montgomeryal.gov>
To: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
Sent: Sun, Jan 8, 2023 9:06 pm
Subject: Re: 2023 - another gun violence nightmare year for AL law enforcement & citizens?
Rob,
Thanks for your email and concern. Have you contacted our state representatives who voted in favor of the new gun laws most recently passed? I believe citizens should be putting more pressure on the state legislators to work towards making the state safer in the upcoming session.
Marchè Johnson
City Councilor- District 3
103 North Perry Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
(334) 625-3086 (Office)
www.montgomeryal.gov
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: mtjohnson@montgomeryal.gov <mtjohnson@montgomeryal.gov>
Cc: clinton.woods@birminghamal.gov <clinton.woods@birminghamal.gov>; hunter.williams@birminghamal.gov <hunclinton.woods@birminghamal.gov, hunter.williams@birminghamal.gov, valerie.abbott@birminghamal.gov, jonathan.moore2@birminghamal.gov, Darrell.OQuinn@birminghamal.gov, crystal.smitherman@birminghamal.gov, wardine.alexander@birminghamal.gov, carol.clarke@birminghamal.gov, latonya.tate@birminghamal.gov, tysons@jccal.org, stephensj@jccal.org, KnightJoe@jccal.org, ammonss@jccal.org, scalesl@jccal.org, MWILSON@TUSCALOOSA.COM, RHOWARD@TUSCALOOSA.COM, NCROW@TUSCALOOSA.COM, LBUSBY@TUSCALOOSA.COM, KTYNER@TUSCALOOSA.COM, JFAILE@TUSCALOOSA.COM, CLANIER@TUSCALOOSA.COM, district1@tuscco.com, district2@tuscco.com, district3@tuscco.com, district4@tuscco.com, cjinright@montgomeryal.gov, cccalhoun@montgomeryal.gov, egrimes@montgomeryal.gov, blyons@montgomeryal.gov, agraham@montgomeryal.gov, cmcinnis@montgomeryal.gov, gpruitt@montgomeryal.gov, danharris@mc-ala.org, carmenmoore-zeigler@mc-ala.org, rondawalker@mc-ala.org, isaiahsankey@mc-ala.org, dougsingleton@mc-ala.org,
Sent: Mon, Jan 9, 2023 6:52 am
Subject: Re: 2023 - another gun violence nightmare year for AL law enforcement & citizens?
Thank you very much for your reply, Councilor Johnson.
I will follow up on trying to put pressure on the state legislators to work towards making Alabama safer in the upcoming session.
Rob Shattuck
Update to Faith in Action Birmingham Peacemakers and Alabama chambers of commerceI'm pretty sure I'm on email list.
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) January 10, 2023
I'm off & running in 2023, with emailing to AL law professors, law enforcement, city councilors & county commissioners, concerning @JoyceWhiteVance's "nightmare" of Alabama's failure re sensible gun control.https://t.co/FgOsKrlCsH#alpolitics
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: nnewhopebirmingham@gmail.com, pastortb@nrschurch.org , gmallisham@bcri.org, onoyemi@fiaal.org, fbcensley@gmail.com, dgreen@mtcfc.org, minister@uucbham.org, officestaff@faithchapel.net, katy@churchofthehighlands.com, ashfaq.taufique@bisweb.org, alabama@momschapterleaders.org, danaellis865@gmail.com dcole@bcatoday.org, ejerkins@birminghambusinessalliance.com, director@homewoodchamber.org, chamber@vestaviahills.org, rfigh@montgomerychamber.com, chamberinfo@shelbychamber.net, pelhamchamberofcommerce@gmail.com, sandra@leedsareachamber.com
Sent: Wed, Jan 11, 2023 5:53 pm
Subject: Update on nightmare of Alabama's failure to have sensible gun control
https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/our-nightmare-of-failure-re-sensible.html
Sent: Wed, Jan 11, 2023 5:53 pm
Subject: Update on nightmare of Alabama's failure to have sensible gun control
https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/our-nightmare-of-failure-re-sensible.html
To take on Glock switches that make semi-automatic pistols into machine guns, Alabama's Big 10 mayors should loudly proclaim the mantra #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly.https://t.co/FgOsKrmaif#alpolitics
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) January 30, 2023
Email to Mobile City Administration Chief of Staff and Hoover City Administrator
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: barberj@cityofmobile.org <barberj@cityofmobile.org>; elenie.counts@hooveralabama.gov <elenie.counts@hooveralabama.gov>
Cc: mayorstimpson@cityofmobile.org, council1@cityofmobile.org, council2@cityofmobile.org, council3@cityofmobile.org, council4@cityofmobile.org, council5@cityofmobile.org, council6@cityofmobile.org, council7@cityofmobile.org, mayorsoffice@hooveralabama.gov, curt.posey@hooveralabama.gov, sam.swiney@hooveralabama.gov, john.lyda@hooveralabama.gov, derrick.murphy@hooveralabama.gov, mike.shaw@hooverusa.org, casey.middlebrooks@hooveralabama.gov, steve.mcclinton@hooveralabama.gov; erica.thomas@1819news.com <erica.thomas@1819news.com>; Brendan.Kirby@fox10tv.com <Brendan.Kirby@fox10tv.com>
Sent: Sat, Feb 4, 2023 5:07 pm
Subject: Glock switches
Dear Mr. Barber and Mr. Rice:
In the article What are Glock switches? Why are we hearing about them now? Law enforcement officials argue Alabama needs new law, the two of you are identified as speaking on behalf of the Big 10 Mayors, from Auburn, Birmingham, Decatur, Dothan, Hoover, Huntsville, Madison, Mobile, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa, who have come together to call on lawmakers to pass legislation to create a state law prohibiting Glock switches and other similar devices.
The article says this about National Rifle Association opposition:
The Declaration accepts that SCOTUS has held that there is an individual Second Amendment right to possess and carry a gun for self-defense but rejects that gun rights under the Second Amendment are absolute and unlimited.
The Declaration says that the Second Amendment does not give citizens the right to bear arms against the Federal, state and local governments and their law enforcement authorities. Also, the Second Amendment does not give citizens a right to bear arms for aggression and intimidation against other citizens, and that Federal, state and local governments and their law enforcement authorities have powers to prevent citizens from bearing arms for aggression and intimidation against other citizens. The Declaration further says that Federal, state and local governments and their law enforcement arms have obligations under law to protect citizens from the gun violence of others.
Since propounding the foregoing Declaration, I have been arguing that gun control advocates should adopt the mantra of #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly for formulating, advocating for, and defending in the courts, common sense gun solutions, such as prohibiting Glock switches and other similar devices. See, e.g., https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/11/gunsforselfdefenseonly.html.
In calling on Alabama lawmakers to pass legislation to create a state law prohibiting Glock switches and other similar devices, I urge the Big Ten Mayors, and their spokespersons such as yourselves, to adopt and articulate to the public the mantra #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly.
Thank you for you attention to this email.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL
Cc: mayorstimpson@cityofmobile.org, council1@cityofmobile.org, council2@cityofmobile.org, council3@cityofmobile.org, council4@cityofmobile.org, council5@cityofmobile.org, council6@cityofmobile.org, council7@cityofmobile.org, mayorsoffice@hooveralabama.gov, curt.posey@hooveralabama.gov, sam.swiney@hooveralabama.gov, john.lyda@hooveralabama.gov, derrick.murphy@hooveralabama.gov, mike.shaw@hooverusa.org, casey.middlebrooks@hooveralabama.gov, steve.mcclinton@hooveralabama.gov; erica.thomas@1819news.com <erica.thomas@1819news.com>; Brendan.Kirby@fox10tv.com <Brendan.Kirby@fox10tv.com>
Sent: Sat, Feb 4, 2023 5:07 pm
Subject: Glock switches
Dear Mr. Barber and Mr. Rice:
In the article What are Glock switches? Why are we hearing about them now? Law enforcement officials argue Alabama needs new law, the two of you are identified as speaking on behalf of the Big 10 Mayors, from Auburn, Birmingham, Decatur, Dothan, Hoover, Huntsville, Madison, Mobile, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa, who have come together to call on lawmakers to pass legislation to create a state law prohibiting Glock switches and other similar devices.
The article says this about National Rifle Association opposition:
The NRA believes the Violence Policy Center (VPC), which has led an effort to prohibit all handguns, is using the unfortunate events involving Glock switches to take guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens.In September I propounded the "Declaration of public officials for gun violence prevention" that is set out at https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/09/declaration-of-public-officials-for-gun.html.
"In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that the Second Amendment right extends to the possession and use of arms' in common use at the time' for lawful purposes like self-defense. Under any conceivable consideration, Glock pistols fall under this protection, and the Second Amendment precludes any attempt to ban them," the NRA stated last year.
The Declaration accepts that SCOTUS has held that there is an individual Second Amendment right to possess and carry a gun for self-defense but rejects that gun rights under the Second Amendment are absolute and unlimited.
The Declaration says that the Second Amendment does not give citizens the right to bear arms against the Federal, state and local governments and their law enforcement authorities. Also, the Second Amendment does not give citizens a right to bear arms for aggression and intimidation against other citizens, and that Federal, state and local governments and their law enforcement authorities have powers to prevent citizens from bearing arms for aggression and intimidation against other citizens. The Declaration further says that Federal, state and local governments and their law enforcement arms have obligations under law to protect citizens from the gun violence of others.
Since propounding the foregoing Declaration, I have been arguing that gun control advocates should adopt the mantra of #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly for formulating, advocating for, and defending in the courts, common sense gun solutions, such as prohibiting Glock switches and other similar devices. See, e.g., https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/11/gunsforselfdefenseonly.html.
In calling on Alabama lawmakers to pass legislation to create a state law prohibiting Glock switches and other similar devices, I urge the Big Ten Mayors, and their spokespersons such as yourselves, to adopt and articulate to the public the mantra #GunsForSelfDefenseOnly.
Thank you for you attention to this email.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook, AL
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: fcoleman1953@gmail.com <fcoleman1953@gmail.com>
Sent: Sun, Jan 29, 2023 3:28 pm
Subject: "If you want to start a fight in Bama, just say ‘gun control’"
Dear Ms. Coleman,
I read your opinion piece If you want to start a fight in Bama, just say ‘gun control’ - al.com.
If you would, I would like it very much if you would read:
https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/our-nightmare-of-failure-re-sensible.html;and then tell me whether or not you think I am wasting my time and that I should just forget about it.
https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/12/mayors-letter-to-schumer-mcconnell-re.html; and
https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/12/what-will-reduce-gun-violence.html
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
Besides sheriff's departments having concern about pistol permit revenue loss, do the sheriff's departments think there is any hope for lessening the nightmare of gun violence in Alabama?https://t.co/FgOsKrlCsH@FrankyDemands @HhugginsAl #alpolitics https://t.co/pJIpAi0Laq
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) February 10, 2023
I think everyone knows that there is no chance of lessening the nightmare of gun violence in Alabama.https://t.co/FgOsKrlCsH#alpoliticshttps://t.co/0HUMuyYSWR#alpolitics
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) February 13, 2023
I will proceed to communicate to Michigan lawmakers, law enforcement, chambers of commerce, constitutional law professors and others, regarding my mantra #GunForSelfDefenseOnly.#alpolitics https://t.co/d3PtvrJCZM via @nbcnews
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) February 14, 2023
Email to JeffCo Commissioner & Bham Business Alliance CEO-elect AmmonsI have sent numerous emails about guns to Commissioner Ammons & the @bhmbizalliance.
— Rob Shattuck (@RobShattuckAL06) May 6, 2023
Three of the emails are posted at https://t.co/FgOsKrlCsH and https://t.co/LD7WlmdnXG
With Mr. Ammons becoming CEO of @bhmbizalliance, I will send them more emails.@EnslerPhillip #alpolitics
From: Rob Shattuck <rdshatt@aol.com>
To: ammonss@jccal.org <ammonss@jccal.org>
Cc:clinton.woods@birminghamal.gov, hunter.williams@birminghamal.gov, valerie.abbott@birminghamal.gov, jonathan.moore2@birminghamal.gov, Darrell.OQuinn@birminghamal.gov, crystal.smitherman@birminghamal.gov, wardine.alexander@birminghamal.gov, carol.clarke@birminghamal.gov, latonya.tate@birminghamal.gov, tysons@jccal.org, stephensj@jccal.org, KnightJoe@jccal.org, a, scalesl@jccal.org,; KnightJoe@jccal.org <KnightJoe@jccal.org>; scalesl@jccal.org <scalesl@jccal.org>; nnewhopebirmingham@gmail.com, pastortb@nrschurch.org , gmallisham@bcri.org, onoyemi@fiaal.org, fbcensley@gmail.com, dgreen@mtcfc.org, minister@uucbham.org, officestaff@faithchapel.net, katy@churchofthehighlands.com, ashfaq.taufique@bisweb.org, alabama@momschapterleaders.org, danaellis865@gmail.com dcole@bcatoday.org, ejerkins@birminghambusinessalliance.com, director@homewoodchamber.org, chamber@vestaviahills.org, rfigh@montgomerychamber.com, chamberinfo@shelbychamber.net, pelhamchamberofcommerce@gmail.com, sandra@leedsareachamber.com, paulawilson.al@gmail.com, skirkpatrick.al@gmail.com , melissa.bailey.al@gmail.com, info@phillipensler.com, jvance@law.ua.edu, lcw0045@auburn.edu
Sent: Sun, May 7, 2023 12:14 pm
Subject: May I meet with you to discuss reducing gun violence?
Dear JeffCo Commissioner & Bham Business Alliance CEO-elect Ammons,
I am a constituent of yours.
You are resigning as Jefferson County commissioner to become CEO of the Birmingham Business Alliance.
I have sent you and the Business Alliance numerous emails about guns.
May I meet with you to discuss reducing gun violence?
Thank you.
Rob Shattuck
Mountain Brook
[For filing in https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2023/01/our-nightmare-of-failure-re-sensible.html and https://al6thcongdist-ihaveuntiljan13.blogspot.com/2022/12/what-will-reduce-gun-violence.html]
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