Liberal reaction to Sandy Hook predictable

February 13, 2013

The response of the liberal press after the tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School was as predictable as the sunrise. Of the myriad of possible causes, the media blamed gun ownership exclusively. Since these people claim to be so much more intelligent than I, they could explain a few things to me.

The killer had mental problems and apparently could not purchase guns, so he stole them from his mother. Which of the proposed laws would have stopped him?

The killer had 15 minutes. He could have caused as much damage with any number of types of firearms or with several low-capacity magazines. So why ban semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines?

Why was the National Rifle Association ridiculed for suggesting having armed guards at schools, when this is quite common, including in Allentown?

Are Second Amendment adherents the only ones who notice the correlation between massacres of innocents and gun-free zones?

I am not a member of the NRA, have never owned a firearm, and have never wanted to own one. However, this may change.

The Bill of Rights limits the power of the government, not the people. The Second Amendment preserves these limits.

Alfred Gruenke

Lower Macungie Township

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