It is irresponsible for President Clinton to attack Americans who use their guns legally for sport, self-defense or hunting and blame them for the governments lack of enforcement. Tragically, all this could be avoided if the government were to own up to its failures and enforce the law. Sure, writing more laws gets you votes come election time, but when it finally comes down to it, all the rhetoric won't dismiss the facts that kids are killing kids every week. The propaganda spewed from Clinton is readily dismissed until he takes responsibility and places the blame where it belongs. The NRA and hunters have not given kids a license to kill.
Kids kill because they see no other way to fight for themselves, and it's a shame.
We live in a society where people have to be guarded with guns. Police can't be everywhere, and by taking away the right to own guns, you put everyone's life in danger. Andy Gonzales is a junior in political science from El Paso, Texas. Copyright 2000 by the Iowa State Daily Publications Board. All rights reserved.