GOP, not Biden, to blame for rising gun violence

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To the editor

March 11, 2022

A commentary reprinted from the Miami Herald (“Biden should listen to this grieving parent’s plea,” Feb. 17) criticizes President Joe Biden for not meeting with a school shooting victim’s parent. The piece makes it sound as though Biden and Democrats are culpable for not enacting gun control measures. The word “Republican” never appears.

The reality is that Biden and Democrats have long been strong advocates for sensible gun regulation. What blocks it is a solid wall of Republican opposition. Maybe it’s Republicans whom that parent should try to meet with.

Republicans pose as advocates of “law and order.” Exploiting the trope, for example, with respect to New York’s bail reform, cynically trying to scare voters about crime. A huge part of our crime problem is rampant gun violence; America is awash in guns, thanks to Republicans fighting any and all responsible gun regulation.

“Law and order?” The hypocrisy makes my brain explode.

Frank S.Robinson

Albany

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