To the Editor:

From my mailbox recently I pulled a large political mailer from State Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, attacking Jane Hipps and touting his NRA credentials, and I thought to myself, “what is this guy talking about and who, exactly, does he work for?”

First, no one elected to the North Carolina General Assembly has power to affect the 2nd Amendment. That’s federal. Second, the 50th Senate District represents seven counties in North Carolina that are generally poor, in need of help with schools, keeping water clean and creating jobs. If Jim Davis thinks the NRA, a powerful corporate entity, will help our small little corner of the state with education, clean water and jobs, then great. But that’s not going to happen. 

Jim Davis is the dishonest politician here. He’s opened the door to fracking in our state, imposed new taxes on things people need (including ammo), and has positioned himself as the lapdog of corporate special interest. He doesn’t know, nor does he care about, the families of Western North Carolina. And he is either confused about who he works for, or worse, knows exactly who he works for and isn’t saying.

Dan Headrick

Waynesville