The General Synod of the Reformed Church has several times voiced its support for stricter gun control. In 1969 a report from the Christian Action Commission reviewed the problem of violence in American society and the role played by firearms. One of the statistics given in the report is that six of every ten murders were committed with guns. Murder, assassination, wounding caused by firearms is only a fragment of a greater problem. Yet it is an important part.
Firearms are available to almost anyone in our society.
With so few restrictions as to purchase, knowledge, or skill, guns obviously fall into irresponsible hands.