Common sense on gun violence

Several years ago, I took my wife and kids to Riverfront Park for a July 4 celebration to watch the fireworks. It happened to be the year that all fireworks were legal including firecrackers. As we walked through the park, we had firecrackers going off all around our faces and heads as people in the park were throwing them everywhere. We had to leave to keep our children from getting hurt or losing an eye in the carnage. The following year, fireworks of that type were banned.

The point being, when there is no control, too many people with no common sense are able to get their hands on things that can and will hurt other people. We are at that point with gun violence. If there is no control, you are asking for a complete ban. All responsible gun owners should recognize this and support responsible gun control and enforced ownership laws that will keep them out of the hands of those that would harm us. Drugs have changed our lives so that the days of carrying a gun in your back window are gone.

“The gun doesn’t shoot people” argument is ridiculous. Neither does an atomic bomb.

Jim McGirk

Deer Park