SICKENED BY GUN VIOLENCE AND OUR MACHO GUN CULTURE — Letters that should have been in the new york times

11.23.22

To the editor:

If only it were true, as Governor Youngkin said, that 'heinous acts of violence have no place in our communities' (6 people killed in shooting at Virginia Walmart, 11.23.22). Our country suffers from an epidemic of gun violence where shattered lives and broken hearts are part of the daily news cycle. Politicians, more interested in holding on to power, refuse to take the unpopular but necessary steps to - literally - stop the bleeding. We desperately need moderate pro-gun members of Congress to do the right thing by taking the lead on gun reform and, yes, putting their jobs on the line.

Respectfully

Larry S Sandberg