Draft ALS signed “RR,” one page, 5.25 x 4.25, dated September 1, 1967, in another hand. Draft letter to Mrs. McCloskey. In full: “I believe you’ve been misinformed about the gun legislation. I’m a gun lover myself & have bought guns for my children. What you probably are referring to is a bill to simply make mail order purchase of concealable weapons subject to the same laws we have for local purchase.” In fine condition, with a diagonal crease to right side, and a few other small bends and creases. Reagan habitually penned drafts of letters for his secretary to then type on his behalf. Although many of these drafts had a line drawn through them to indicate they had been typed, this attractive example successfully avoided such a fate. As governor, Reagan supported some gun control legislation, signing the Mulford Act into law, which prohibited the public carrying of loaded firearms, and increased the waiting period for firearm purchases. For the most part, however, Reagan opposed gun control, even after being shot in an assassination attempt in 1981. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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