Gun! They are the cause of America's high rate of murder by firearms

Echo opinion letter published in Valley Roadrunner news in California:

America has the highest rate of murder and manslaughter by firearms in the developed world and a high rate of mass shootings, yet even moderate reform of gun laws has been blocked for 25 years.

Australia experienced a massacre and changed its laws. New Zealand has had its experience and changed its laws. Mass shootings in both countries disappeared when guns were taken off the streets.

It’s no secret that the rate of gun incidents in the US outstrips that of any other developed country.

Since the start of 2023, the United States has averaged more than one mass shooting per day, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The Gun Violence Archive recorded 647 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2022.

With guns of all sorts easily available in the US it is just a matter of time before gun violence comes to San Diego County.

Easy access to guns facilitates mass shootings. This is not what Californians, San Diego County residents and Americans want❗

From Jon Vick, in Valley Center, California