Society is to blame for gun violence
In reference to letter April 25 discussion on guns: One reader (who I agree with) argues that knee-jerk politicians are always eager to pass yet more gun laws that will go unenforced no matter the constitutional consequences, just to get re-elected. If there really was a 90 percent approval for background checks, it would have passed handily.
Another reader affirms that “a child’s right to live has been superseded by anybody’s right to own a gun.”
That right was surrendered long before Newtown — it is a failure of our culture, not guns.
Our society has morphed into broken families with fatherless children, poorly educated or prepared for any job skills, bearing a keen sense of victimhood and entitlement, fostered by a no-boundaries culture from multi-media — what do you expect?
Two things that will never go away in this country are guns and criminals. Millions of responsible gun owners observe gun laws, practicing safety first — criminals don’t.