As a responsible news organization, the P-I needs to investigate the current enforcement of gun laws within the state and publish your findings. I ask you to take up this challenge in the name of all Washington citizens.
Facts serve the public better than unsubstantiated rhetoric.
The national debate rages on over gun control, prompted in part by the recent shootings in schools and by the hate crimes that seem to be on the increase. We wring our hands in bewilderment over what seems to be a continuing increase in violence in our society, particularly among young people. Each one of us in this country of nearly 300 million people needs to face some facts if we are to have any chance of changing the culture and direction of our society. We use killing to solve our problems. We always have.