To the Editor,
Do you want government to take your guns? DFL state representative candidate Thomas Trehus does.
When asked about gun control at a recent town meeting, he stated that when it comes to some high-pwered rifles, “I don’t think they have a place in civilian life,” and that, “I don’t see a lot of folks hunting with them around here.”
That sound you just heard was every local hunter falling over in shock.
Apparently, Trehus doesn’t know that you can hunt deer, moose, or bear with rifles in northern Minnesota, or that high-powered rifles are almost exclusively used to control foxes, coyotes, and other predatory animals.
In short, Trehus wants to restrict our 2nd Amendment rights because he doesn’t think some high-powered rifles have a place in civilian life – even though any local livestock farmer with a coyote problem would beg to difer. Trehus’ gun control position is not only dangerous, it is scary.
Trehus’ flippant attitude toward gun rights is exactly why we must re-elect State Representative Greg Davids. He knows that government has no business telling you what types of guns you can own, and has always been a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment. Let’s stop this gun control nonsense before it starts and vote Greg Davids for state representative on November 8.
Joe Sheffer
Hokah, MN