I grew up in rural Idaho. Guns were part of our culture. We learned respect for firearms early. I used a shotgun, rifle and pistol for competitive shooting as well as for hunting, so I am no dummy when it comes to firearms. Firearms can be deadly. We also learned to drive early, being farm kids. We learned respect for any mechanically powered machinery. This machinery can be deadly.
An immigrant took one of those deadly devices and killed eight people and injured a dozen or so more. A citizen took one of those deadly devices and killed seven times as many as the immigrant and injured far more. The hue and cry in the vehicle attack is for extreme vetting of immigrants, and I am not opposed to that. My question is, why is there no hue and cry for extreme vetting of those who purchase firearms?
Gerald Schwartz
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