Where They Stand on Gun Violence
Unlike Warner and Kaine, Wolf is mostly silent on regulating firearms.
After the terrible mass shootings in a Connecticut elementary school on Dec. 14, some of our elected leaders have said that we need to take another look at regulations on firearms, along with other issues such as mental health care and violent video games. President Obama outlined some of the measures that might be taken to reduce the unacceptable level of gun violence in this country, measures that he said a majority of Americans support – banning the sale of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips, and requiring background checks before all gun purchases. I have stated my feelings on this subject before, in a column written on the anniversary of the mass shootings at Virginia Tech. All of the above measures …
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Donna Parker Gavan
5:08 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013
Just trying to reconcile your previous statement. Nothing wrong with that at all. Kudos to anyone that keeps an open mind and evaluates based on the facts. I am sure that the tragedy opened her eyes in many ways and I will certainly agree with her that there should not be armed guards in schools. Have you had the opportunity to look at the link that Joey posted? A very objective, factually … more ›