Gun safety means less assault weapons of mass destruction

In my random cruising of American newspaper opinion pages, the letters are clearly trending against putting more guns in schools.  

Although this observation is my own random sample, I find the trend to be evident in every random newspaper where I happen to check the opinion page. Therefore, my informal conclusion is that opposition to putting more guns in schools is widespread and not a partisan issue.  

Another "echo" opinion published in Scranton Pennsylvania, in The Times-Tribune:

How many must die? ~ Echo from Fern Oliveri, Carbondale PA

Editor: It has been 19 years since the Columbine school massacre in Colorado. Must we wait another 19 years to ban assault weapons when everyone in office now will be out of office by then?

This has nothing to do with the Second Amendment. No one needs to have assault weapons, except for the military. The gun lobby and the National Rifle Association must be dissolved. The gun manufacturers are out to make money and the NRA gives money to politicians to not pass any gun reform laws. 

If members of Congress won’t start enacting new gun laws they must be voted out of office. How many more children need to die before something is done?
We might not have to wait 19 more years because the students from the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, have started a movement and they will vote in the next presidential election. 

President Trump tried to appease them with talk of change to the gun laws but is still under the control of the NRA.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has shelved the gun debate. Trump’s mind just runs from one thing to another. So, to distract from the gun control debate he is starting a trade war with tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Unfortunately, his base still loves him and some may think he is the best president ever, until they realize they are the ones paying for his tax reform bill for the wealthy. Everything else he does for himself. You, your children and grandchildren will pay for the trillions on the deficit they have increased.

Submitted by Fern Oliveri, Carbondale PA

MaineWriter ~ In my further opinion, assault weapons are weapons of mass destruction and no one person with a handgun or rifle will be able to stop a madman who is using one of them to mass murder people.  Safety in schools requires preventing access to assault weapons used to murder people.