Gun control legislation

Editor,

The President became quite upset when his gun control bill failed to garner enough votes in the Senate to pass even though he imported several of the parents of children who had been gunned down by the deranged shooter a short time ago.  He stated that the Senators who failed to support his bill cared little for the children who were  killed or might be in the future.  However, he knows full well that nothing in this bill would have deterred the shooter or will do so in the future.  He also knows that the amendment to the Constitution regarding the rights of citizens to bear arms was placed there so that the citizens would have resources to resist the oppression of a tyrannical government should one come to pass.  Only law-abiding citizens are restrained by laws and the shooters know where they can go and not encounter persons with guns.  The NRA is correct when they insist that the only way to prevent demented shooters is to have armed persons on site at the schools.  The President and the congressmen are protected by hired gunslingers but teachers, coaches and administrators are not.  The attitude of the President suggests  “Don’t confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up”.

Carl Cornelius,

Sidney