General Stanley McChrystal has a strong article in today's NY Times. It is entitled "Home Should Not Be a War Zone". He properly labels it a national crisis.
"From 2001 to 2010, 119,246 Americans were murdered with guns, 18 times all American combat deaths in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.... I believe we need a national response to the gun violence that threatens so many of our communities."
He wants the loopholes closed and this can only be done on a national basis. "In my life as a soldier and citizen, I have seen time and time again that inaction has dire consequences. In this case, one consequence of our leaders’ inaction is that felons, domestic abusers and suspected terrorists have easy access to firearms. Some opponents of closing these gaps in our laws will continue to argue that dangerous people will obtain guns in our country no matter what, and therefore that taking steps to make it harder for them is fruitless. That is both poor logic and poor leadership."
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