It is time that the United States recovers its pride and not be
the most violent democratic country in the world.  Gun control
would be a great step in this direction. I would also want to
remind those who object of the fact that gun viiolence every day
is taking away the rights of citizens. The right to live, the
right to go to school without fear, the right to go to the
movies without fear. This list could go on and on.  It also
affects our economy in many ways, to name a few: tourism from
abroad, business, banks being robbed and this list could go on.
So giving up one's right to have a gun without controls seems
like little to give up. The United States is now looking like a
Middle East country where random acts of violence against their
citizens are daily also.  Raymond F. Randolph