Misfiring on gun control
Americans for Gun Safety, which you say is hardly a gun control group,
is nothing but a gun control group. It has a millionaire
benefactor, several dozen workers and who else?
Stolen guns are being sold at gun shows? The government's own study
shows that criminals get only 0.07 percent of their weapons from gun
shows. Please tell me where you received this information. Criminals by
and large get their firearms via illegal means, none of which occur at
gun shows. Most are stolen or are bought for the criminal by friends and
relatives. This is called a straw purchase and is already illegal. Just
how will one more law stop criminals?
This country survived the Cold War with a policy of strength through
deterrence. The same policy works for the average citizen. Comprehensive
studies by John Lott have shown that
citizen firearms ownership and concealed carry by honest citizens
decrease crime.
Art Schreiber
Granite City
No loopholes
Your June 1 editorial on "gun control" talks about
"crackdowns on gun shows where stolen weapons are sold and traded
without restrictions."
There are no gun show loopholes. All federal, state and local laws apply
at gun shows.
Christian C. Meyer IV
Dittmer
