Gun Violence — Letters that should have been in the new york times

To the editor:

Jaclyn Corin (2.14.19, Would congress care more if Parkland had been a plane crash?) writes powerfully about the toll of gun violence in our country and the willful indifference of politicians to deal with it as the crisis it is. Sadly, I think the answer to her question as to why more is not being done is as simple as it is shameful: follow the money.

Why did a Russian operative insinuate herself into the world of the NRA? Because they know full well the influence and power they have in the political realm. Money talks and money is used to silence critics of the NRA and to silence the consciences of politicians who do nothing while our children die.

Respectfully

Larry S Sandberg