Letters: Thursday, December 20, 2012

When parents send their children off to school, the last thing that they should have to worry about is that some deranged maniac will shoot their children in school. Our Congress needs to toughen up the existing gun laws and also needs to enact newer ones to severely restrict the sale of guns in this country.

The heinous incident in Newtown, Conn., has cast a pall over this wonderful holiday season. When we see so many good people coming out to support the victims, there is reason to hope that our civilization may continue. We can come together. And we can pull together as a nation to end violence all across America.