Fantastic and excessively rare ALS as president, one page on a 6.5 x 4, White House stationery card, no date. Response to a citizen regarding the Bill of Rights. In full: “I believe in the 2nd Amendment, and the rights of sportmen like you. Period.” In fine condition, with a crease to the right edge. Handwritten letters as president are immensely desirable and increasingly rare in today’s modern age, particularly in personal responses with content such as this, addressing one of the most frequently discussed and controversial Constitutional issues of Obama’s administration—the right to bear arms. His first term witnessed gun violence affecting Americans nationwide—from Chicago streets to middle-class schools to the halls of Congress—raising debates on the Second Amendment to the forefront of the country’s political consciousness. In 2013, the President began his second inaugural speech by addressing this discussion, specifically citing the founders’ declaration of unalienable rights—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—and saying that Americans ‘continue a never-ending journey to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time.’ Even if gun violence goes legislatively unaddressed throughout the rest of the Obama administration, the debate itself will undoubtedly be one of the most prominent legacies of his presidency, and so one of the most desirable subjects possible for an already rare presidential letter. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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