This is what I wrote:
To the Hon. Jean Yip,
I have been a life-long Liberal voter but that will come to an end this election season. I have becoming increasingly disenfranchised with your party's stance on various issues including gun control.
I am a law-abiding citizen who has had a valid firearm's license for over a decade and legally possess various restricted firearms. Like the vast majority of legal firearms owners in Canada, I comply with all the laws pertaining to firearms storage and transportation no matter how absurd and inconvenient they may be. I do this because I respect the law and take firearm safety very seriously.
However, the Liberal party is irrational targeting of legal gun owners in order to reduce "gun violence" is something I cannot support. I too want to prevent criminals from having access to firearms, but I will not be treated like I am part of the problem. Your party should focus its vast resources on the people who don't care about following the law, criminals!
Through the propagation of misleading statistics and further introduction of ineffective laws, the Liberal party has proven to me that they are not truly interested in curbing gun violence in Canada.
Perhaps your party should look to other democratic nations like Sweden, Finland and Norway who have the highest rates of private gun ownership and haven't introduced laws like bill C-71 despite having suffered serious crimes involving firearms.
Until your party decides to take gun violence seriously, my family and I refuse to cast another vote to any Liberal candidate.
If you would like to reach out to me, I can be reached at ###-###-XXXX or by e-mail. I truly would appreciate a chance to converse with you on this important matter.
I thank you for your time and wish you all the best in the upcoming elections.
Thank you!