понедельник, 5 марта 2012 г.

Only gun advocates speaking out

Last time I wrote about the growing complacency around what hasbeen called our "culture of violence." I called on political leadersto get serious about instituting truly effective gun controlmeasures. Last year, people wielding firearms killed more than 11,000people in the United States.

More than 100 passionate, angry readers from around the nationtold me I was wrong. I have heard from exactly four gun controladvocates. Here is a sampling, edited for space.

There are 250 million guns in private hands in America today ...trying to eliminate guns, which is seemingly the direction of yourpiece, is like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube. Case inpoint, Chicago …

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