So far this year in the U. S. there have been 130 mass shootings. No other industrialized nation has such carnage. More young people are killed by guns than by car accidents.
So far this year in the U.S., 23 people have been shot by toddlers. Yes, by toddlers. Could it be that there are too many guns readily available in our society?
We now have the highest homicide rate in the world. In guns per population we are second only to Yemen. Yikes! There are now more places in the U.S. to buy guns than there are Starbucks all around the world!
Apparently, there is a common factor in these shootings: 12 people shot in Aurora, 14 in San Bernardino, 26 in Sandy Hook, 50 in Orlando, all due to the use of military-grade assault rifles.
Without losing the Second Amendment right to bear arms, we could require background checks, make gun trafficking a federal crime and ban assault weapons.
It’s absurd for ordinary citizens to have as much fire power or more than our police have. It’s frightening and not fair to the police. It’s time to restore the ban on assault weapons.
Dwight S. Haynes
Concord