Comments on: Enforce the gun laws we have

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:02:35 +0000

As a surgeon and as a grandparent, I have major disagreements with the NRA resolution against gun control. I am a proud American and a Vietnam Veteran; but I am truly ashamed of the toll that the unrestricted and irresponsible use of firearms has taken on innocent lives in this country. We have a right to drive motor vehicles (even though the Founding Fathers did not say so) , but we do not have the right to drive at 100 mph (or, in a school zone, even 50). I am withholding renewal of my NRA membership unless I see an amended resolution that takes into account the public health issue of firearm availability, loopholes on background checks and the enforcement of relevant laws affecting the safety of children and innocents.

By: Richar d

Richar d — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:55:17 +0000

Miro, your logic is right out of the NRA gun manufacturers guide book. The issue is availability; currently an estimated 2 1/2 million AR-15s are in circulation. What happens when there 6 or 8 million? The out-come is easy for the majority of people in our nation to understand: Even the best trained gun owner, experienced veteran and law enforcement offices won’t have a chance if someone wants to gun them down with an AR-15 type weapon. It’s called being OUTGUNNED, the very thing you want to be RAMBO types say that you don’t want to happen to you. So, RAMBO, where does it stop with increased availability? I can guess your answer, and it’s the same most gun advocates’ give, “it’s not my concern.”