It’s Time To Lay On Bat Control Letter Of The Week: From March 4

Something must be done to limit the easy access to deadly weapons.

On Feb. 15, William Enright is alleged to have beaten his father with a baseball bat, sending him to the hospital with two broken arms and a broken leg.

On Feb. 23, a clerk at the Maid O’Clover at Broadway and Fancher was beaten with a baseball bat, and the store was robbed.

It is time to do something about the proliferation of these weapons. Virtually anyone can purchase a bat without a background check and without a waiting period. Even young kids are allowed to buy these weapons and carry them to school - inside the supposedly weapon-free school zone.

These weapons are designed for hitting and striking. Nobody can deny that. They are dangerous and we must do something to protect society. Enright used an aluminum assault bat. These aluminum bats are so offensive, even professionals will not use them.

The Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have both confirmed that baseball bats have become the “preferred” weapon.

We must urge Sen. Patty Murray to work with Sen. Edward Kennedy to impose reasonable restrictions on these implements of terror and destruction.

David H. Wordinger Medical Lake

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