KKETTLEWELL

KKETTLEWELL

Politacal Party- Green Party

Senate from Massachusetts- John Kerry's web site-[]

The three issues that are most important to me are 1. Gun Control, 2. Immagration and 3. Energy.


 * __Gun Control__**- Gun Control is a very seriouse matter due to the fact many crimes are used with guns here you can read actual data collected about how seriouse guns are. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) in 2005, 477,040 victims of violent crimes stated that they faced an offender with a firearm. Incidents involving a firearm represented 9% of the 4.7 million violent crimes of rape and sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated and simple assault in 2005. The FBI's Crime in the United States estimated that 66% of the 16,137 murders in 2004 were committed with firearms. With all this data its hard to say that gun control isn't important. My solution for all of this is that all states in the USA have to have backround checks when someone wants to buy a gun even at gun shows. Second any ex-convict who was jailed for using a gun in a crime no longer has his second amendment right to bear arms. Lastly we need longer sentences for people who commite crimes using a firearm. Also all people who want to purchase a fire arm will have to pay for the background check, this will mean that no funding or tax rises will have to occure in order to fund this bill. All data used was presented by [|Data used found on]


 * __Immigration__**- Immigration has become a huge problem in America due to the fact that many people from Mexico are crossing the border into the Uniited States. Many illegal immigrints will work for very low wages which means they take many jobs that U.S. citizens could have had. They are also causing America billions of dollars by illegaly crossing into our country as this data shows, " Households headed by illegal aliens imposed more than $26.3 billion in costs on the federal government in 2002 and paid only $16 billion in taxes, creating a net fiscal deficit of almost $10.4 billion, or $2,700 per illegal household." Also they have acesess to goverment programs yey still pay fairly low taxes as this research concluded "Costs increase dramatically because unskilled immigrants with legal status -- what most illegal aliens would become -- can access government programs, but still tend to make very modest tax payments" My solution for stopping illegal immagrints from coming into our country is we use the national guard to patrol the border and also build a fences that strectches across the border. This is a costly solution but once we stop all the illegal immigrints from coming in America we wont has as much financial problems due to Illegals. [|Center for Immigration Study]

potentially damaging to life on earth" If we can tap into renewable resources for fuel we can save the earth and cut down on harmful pollution. Although we will still need to be dependable on coal and oil we can cut down on the dependency on these resourcess. My solution is to make more Windmill farms in areas of high winds and also make more solar pannels in cities to help with our great nations energy crises. This will be costly but when we can be less dependent on foreighn oil we will be a better country. [|Alternative Energy data]
 * __Energy-__** Energy that is used today to power homes, keep cars moving, and fly you over seas is hurting the earth. All of these devises that make living and traveling easier is destroying the ozone layer which keeps the suns UV rays out of the earth says scientist Lisa hussine "The ozone layer is a layer in Earths atomsphere which contains relatively high concentrations of ozone (O3). This layer absorbs 93-99% of the sun's high frequency ultraviolet rays which is


 * __Keep the guns out of the hands of crimnals act-__** Our bills purpose is to have it where ex-crimnals who were jailed for gun related crimes. We believe that they should no longer have their second admement right to bear arms. Also we are imposing that people who are looking to purchase a fire arm will have to pay $55.00 for the background check. Also we are fighting for longer sentences for adults and children who do a gun related crime. for more information about our bill follow the link - http://mockcongress09.wikispaces.com/SB+34

1. Massachusetts is currently making handguns now illegal due to caliber power, Automatic, and how many bullets a single clip can carry. 2. Many small fire arms are now illegal to sell in Massachusetts due to the fact that they are easy ro conceal from view. 3.A private individual is permitted to sell not more than four firearms (rifles, shotguns, or handguns) per year unless sold directly to a licensed gun dealer. He must be **properly licensed** to possess these firearms and __the purchaser must be properly licensed to buy them.__ [|Guns illegal in Massachusetts] 4.The card "shall be issued" by the police chief to a person residing or having a place of business within his jurisdiction, unless: [|Site link] 5.Robbery is 2.14% more than the national avr. in Boston [|Data]
 * __State Information-__**
 * The applicant has a disqualifying conviction or juvenile adjudication.
 * Been confined for mental illness or confined or treated for drug addiction or drunkenness.
 * Is a fugitive.