Richard Martinez said:
Our family has a message for every parent out there: You don’t think it will happen to your child until it does. Why did Chris die? Chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA. They talk about gun rights, what about Chris’ right to live?
When will this insanity stop? When will enough people say: Stop this madness, we don’t have to live like this? Too many have died. We should say to ourselves — not one more.
We can feel Richard Martinez’s anguish. However, There is more to it than craven politicians and the NRA. Is it time to put some limits on who can buy a gun? Right now, pretty much anyone who is in the United States legally who has not been convicted of a felony can buy and own a gun. Should there be more proof of sanity, for lack of a better word? Should there be certification that the potential purchaser at least knows how to shoot the gun and to take proper care of it? We do this for drivers.
