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To the editor:

Republican Representative Mike Rogers, in rejecting tighter gun control measures, is quoted as saying ' ... the more realistic discussion is, how do we target people with mental illness who use firearms?'  I disagree. News reports suggest the shooter's mother,  herself a victim, owned the guns used in this tragic event. It appears that restricting the sale of guns to the mentally ill, however wise and appropriate, would not have prevented this horrific act.

As a country we have moved to protect the rights of same sex couples to marry.  How can we not have the same resolve to protect the innocent against acts of terror? The right to bear arms, as currently legislated in this country, infringes on the right to life of our most vulnerable citizenry. We must make our voices heard to our elected officials to compel them, as Mayor Bloomberg exhorts, to immediate action.  It is the least we can do to honor the lives of those lost. 

Respectfully,

Larry S. Sandberg