Diane Dimond sums it up nicely.<\/p>\n
Albuquerque Journal | States doing what Congress won\u2019t on gun control laws<\/a> By Diane Dimond \/ Crime and Justice<\/a><\/p>\n Eighteen states have passed tougher gun buyer background check laws. Nine states have adopted laws to keep guns out of the hands of known domestic abusers. \u2026 <\/p>\n Yes, 99.9 percent of all gun owners are responsible citizens, so it raises the question: Where are they on the issue of keeping firearms out of the hands of those who would use them for ill? To blindly accept the NRA\u2019s age-old mantra of \u201cWe already have enough laws!\u201d solves nothing. It leaves us powerless against the next mass shooting, the next gang carnage. <\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to pooh-pooh the various suggestions about how to keep guns out of the hands of those who shouldn\u2019t have them. Critics of change seem to think that, unless a proposal is 100 percent guaranteed to fix the gun problem in America, we should reject it. <\/p>\n I\u2019ll take constitutionally sound baby steps over years of Washington\u2019s inaction any day.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Albuquerque Journal | States doing what Congress won\u2019t on gun control laws<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Diane Dimond sums it up nicely. Albuquerque Journal | States doing what Congress won\u2019t on gun control laws By Diane Dimond \/ Crime and Justice Eighteen states have passed tougher gun buyer background check laws. Nine states have adopted laws to keep guns out of the hands of known domestic abusers. \u2026 Yes, 99.9 percent … Continue reading Where are the responsible gun owners on this?<\/span> \n