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<blockquote data-quote="EFsDad" data-source="post: 1611851" data-attributes="member: 2950"><p>JOHN SULLIVAN</p><p>1st District, Oklahoma</p><p></p><p>434 Cannon House Office Building</p><p>Washington, DC 20515-0919</p><p>(202) 225-2211</p><p>(202) 225-9187 (Fax)</p><p></p><p>5727 South Lewis, Suite 520</p><p>Tulsa, OK 74105-7146</p><p>(918) 749-0014</p><p>(918) 749-0781 (Fax)</p><p></p><p>401 South Johnstone Avenue, Suite 348</p><p>Bartlesville, OK 74003-6619</p><p>(918) 336-6500</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515</p><p>sullivan.house.gov </p><p></p><p>COMMITTEE ON</p><p>ENERGY AND COMMERCE</p><p></p><p>Vice Chairman-Subcommitee on Energy and Power</p><p></p><p>Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations</p><p></p><p>Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy</p><p></p><p>September 6, 2011</p><p></p><p>Dear EFsDad,</p><p></p><p>Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R. 1865, the Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act. I appreciate you contacting me about your thoughts and I welcome the opportunity to respond.</p><p></p><p>As you may know, after legislation was signed into law that allows an individual to possess a firearm in any unit of the National Park Service or National Wildlife Refuge System, it was discovered that regulations were still in place prohibiting the right to bear arms on lands owned and operated by the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). USACE owns 7.6 million acres or 11,800 square miles and manages another 4.1 million acres of land, making it the largest federal provider of water-based outdoor recreation in the nation. USACE property includes 400 lakes and river projects, 90,000 campsites and 4,000 miles of trails.</p><p></p><p>I firmly believe the Second Amendment prohibits the federal government from denying citizens the right to bear arms. As a member of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, I agree that gun owners need to be able to exercise their Second Amendment rights when they are legally camping, hunting, and fishing on Army Corps property. H.R. 1865 would prohibit the Secretary of the Army from enforcing any regulation that keeps an individual from possessing firearms on a USACE Water Resource Development project. Currently, this bill has been referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Please know that should it come to the House floor for a vote, it would have my support.</p><p></p><p>Again, thank you for contacting me to share your thoughts on this important issue. It is an honor to serve you in Washington and Oklahoma. If you would like more information on issues, or would like to share your thoughts with me via e-mail, you may visit my website at <a href="http://sullivan.house.gov/" target="_blank">http://sullivan.house.gov/</a>. Please do not hesitate to contact me again should you have further concerns on federal legislation or programs.</p><p>Sincerely,</p><p>thumbnail</p><p>John Sullivan</p><p>Member of Congress</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EFsDad, post: 1611851, member: 2950"] JOHN SULLIVAN 1st District, Oklahoma 434 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0919 (202) 225-2211 (202) 225-9187 (Fax) 5727 South Lewis, Suite 520 Tulsa, OK 74105-7146 (918) 749-0014 (918) 749-0781 (Fax) 401 South Johnstone Avenue, Suite 348 Bartlesville, OK 74003-6619 (918) 336-6500 Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 sullivan.house.gov COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE Vice Chairman-Subcommitee on Energy and Power Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy September 6, 2011 Dear EFsDad, Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R. 1865, the Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act. I appreciate you contacting me about your thoughts and I welcome the opportunity to respond. As you may know, after legislation was signed into law that allows an individual to possess a firearm in any unit of the National Park Service or National Wildlife Refuge System, it was discovered that regulations were still in place prohibiting the right to bear arms on lands owned and operated by the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). USACE owns 7.6 million acres or 11,800 square miles and manages another 4.1 million acres of land, making it the largest federal provider of water-based outdoor recreation in the nation. USACE property includes 400 lakes and river projects, 90,000 campsites and 4,000 miles of trails. I firmly believe the Second Amendment prohibits the federal government from denying citizens the right to bear arms. As a member of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, I agree that gun owners need to be able to exercise their Second Amendment rights when they are legally camping, hunting, and fishing on Army Corps property. H.R. 1865 would prohibit the Secretary of the Army from enforcing any regulation that keeps an individual from possessing firearms on a USACE Water Resource Development project. Currently, this bill has been referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Please know that should it come to the House floor for a vote, it would have my support. Again, thank you for contacting me to share your thoughts on this important issue. It is an honor to serve you in Washington and Oklahoma. If you would like more information on issues, or would like to share your thoughts with me via e-mail, you may visit my website at [url]http://sullivan.house.gov/[/url]. Please do not hesitate to contact me again should you have further concerns on federal legislation or programs. Sincerely, thumbnail John Sullivan Member of Congress [/QUOTE]
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