Letter: Gun reform needs immediate action
(Rick Bowmer | The Associated Press) In this Oct. 4, 2017 file photo, a little-known device called a "bump stock" is attached to a semi-automatic rifle at the Gun Vault store and shooting range in South Jordan, Utah. The Trump administration is moving to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms. A senior Justice Department official said Tuesday bump stocks will be banned under the federal law that prohibits machine guns. It will take effect in late March.
By Emelyn Vazquez | The Public Forum
| Dec. 24, 2018, 2:18 p.m.
Gun reform needs immediate action. It’s time that we apply some restrictions to who can have access to guns.
People who have mental illnesses or a history of crimes should not be able to have access to such harmful and dangerous weapons. Although I understand that people could find loopholes and still obtain weapons illegally, I strongly disbelieve people would try and go through all the trouble to obtain guns illegally. If there’s a chance that we could protect the security of the people in exchange for a little less liberty, why wouldn’t we do it?
Emelyn Vazquez, South Jordan
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