After yet another senseless tragedy in another community, the cry is “It is time to put an end to the madness.” Yet, when the tragedies occur, we are told by our politicians (Republicans, mostly) that “now is not the time to discuss any kind of change to our gun laws.”
The horror passes, the talk dies down, and then it happens again, another tragedy. Why? Why are our politicians (Republican, mostly) so enamored of erecting barriers to a more sacred right, the right to vote, yet recoil in horror at any mention of any kind of common-sense change to our gun laws: background checks, waiting periods, etc.?
These changes are favored by an overwhelming majority of Americans, yet nothing is done. Why? The answer is in the mirror: We are responsible. We the voters, who refuse to hold our craven politicians (Republican, mostly) accountable for enforcing the will of the majority of the people. That is why.
Remember, change only occurs at the ballot box. No “Thoughts and Prayers” will enact the necessary change until We the People make it happen.
William E. Hewitt Jr., Salt Lake City