{"id":798861,"date":"2019-08-25T13:45:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T19:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=370548"},"modified":"2019-08-25T13:45:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T19:45:25","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-its-past-time-for-action-on-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/letter-to-the-editor-its-past-time-for-action-on-gun-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the editor: It\u2019s past time for action on gun control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Defining what constitutes a \u201cmass shooting\u201d depends on the parameters you choose.&nbsp; My numbers are based on Wikipedia statistics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2019 as of July 31: 248 shootings, 248 dead, 979 injured, 1.2 shootings per day<\/li>\n<li>2018: 323 shootings, 387 dead, 1,274 injured, 0.88 shootings per day<\/li>\n<li>2017: 345 shootings, 117 dead, 463 injured, 0.94 shootings per day (statistics from AOL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you seeing a trend here? The NRA says, \u201cGuns don\u2019t kill people. People kill people.\u201d Then why weren\u2019t the shooters throwing rocks or inserting the bullets manually?<\/p>\n<p>My personal feelings, and I\u2019m a military veteran, are much stronger than my proposals. We need to be realistic in a highly polarized political environment. We need to focus on steps that are doable, not ones that aren\u2019t feasible. I suggest you call your congressional delegation, especially Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet and demand:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Universal background checks. No exceptions.<\/li>\n<li>Close the \u201cgun show\u201d loophole. Gun shows should have a desk where a private seller can have a purchaser checked through the national database same as a licensed firearms dealer. No exceptions.<\/li>\n<li>A national red flag law with appropriate rights to have the ban lifted after completion of qualified mental health counseling.<\/li>\n<li>Mandatory reporting by the military to the national database for private gun offenses while serving on active duty. No exceptions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many will say these proposals go too far. Others will say not far enough. Can\u2019t they serve as a reasonable starting point for action?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve called my congressmen. How about you?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bennet: 303-455-7600<\/li>\n<li>Gardner: 30-391-5777<\/li>\n<li>Rep. Joe Neguse: 303-335-1045<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/opinion\/letter-to-the-editor-its-past-time-for-action-on-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defining what constitutes a \u201cmass shooting\u201d depends on the parameters you choose.&nbsp; My numbers are based on Wikipedia statistics. 2019 as of July 31: 248 shootings, 248 dead, 979 injured, 1.2 shootings per day 2018: 323 shootings, 387 dead, 1,274 injured, 0.88 shootings per day 2017: 345 shootings, 117 dead, 463 injured, 0.94 shootings per [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-798861","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-19 15:15:19","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=798861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=798861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=798861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=798861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}