The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
We have reached a point in America when these unalienable rights are being usurped by the perversion of the Second Amendment, allowing more guns with easy uncontrolled access to almost whoever wants a gun for whatever purpose.
This combination of uncontrolled access to hundreds of millions of guns has resulted in mass shootings in churches, schools, businesses, hospitals, grocery stores, entertainment facilities and homes, among other public and private places.
These slaughters and the fears and anxiety they produce are eroding our unalienable rights, the fundamental rights that America was founded upon. When will our politicians uphold these basic rights rather than support the madness of the gun industry?
Chris Letourneau
Bethlehem Township
