Stop National Rifle Association money funneled to politicians

Listen to 'the voice of the people,' not to money of the NRA: Sioux City Journal echo letter to the editor.

When will we learn. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was never meant to allow anyone to carry a gun. 

Rather, the Amendment states, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." 

When this amendment was adopted on Dec. 15, 1791, the United States did not have a standing army, but relied on a militia. Members of the militia were required to provide their own weapons. The amendment was designed to protect that requirement.

Therefore, the United States should join other nations that have reasonable gun control laws. This would not only reduce school shootings, but other violence committed with guns. Our elected officials should listen to the voice of the people and not to the money distributed by the NRA. - Ira Delk, Sioux City