July 8, 2013  Letters to the editor: 'Quiet majorities' ignored
in gun debate  Gun-rights advocates ask what kind of violence
will be prevented by requiring background checks before private
and gun show sales ("Culture, vocal foes foil Maine gun limits,"
Page A1, July 1).  click image to enlarge  Rifles are displayed
at a gun show in Albany, N.Y., in January. A reader says Maine
could take a leadership role in preventing gun violence by
requiring background checks before private and gun show sales.
2013 File Photo/The Associated Press  We're told the Democrats
in Augusta don't want to "upset" a vocal minority when only a
lukewarm majority supports gun-safety legislation.  That's
great. So now we have government by hotheads and extremists?
The reasoned, thoughtful (read "lukewarm") majority in this
great state understands that a moderate approach to gun
regulation and safety is important, not only for Maine, but for
the rest of the country, which often looks to Maine to show the
way.  Bazookas are restrict