I ask gun owners against gun regulation to please put your Second Amendment rights aside and consider the fact that a rigid, soulless concept of the Second Amendment is not about freedom. It is about lawless exploitation of a system devoid of any meaningful gun regulation. On Tuesday, there was yet another mass shooting of children in school. The sad truth is that the more horrible the slaughter of innocents, the more guns are sold. Will there ever be a tragedy that can shock this government into saying, “Enough!” and pass serious gun control measures? Until gun owners take some responsibility and come together to advocate for such legislation, it won’t happen.
Two facts clarify why we need gun regulation: There are more guns than people in the U.S., and guns are the No. 1 cause of death among this nation’s children.
Ginny Campbell Adelsheim, Lake Oswego
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