Congress must address gun violence

Our Republican leaders call themselves anti-abortion while taking away a woman’s right to choose and forcing them to give birth regardless of rape, incest, health, well-being and their ability to care for their child.

They stand in the way of women's health care yet refuse to do anything about reasonable gun regulation that could prevent the deaths of those same children! Everyone should be asking why?

I’m puzzled on how they can call abortion doctors baby killers but aid and abet mass murderers in the slaughter of school children! Why do they force women to have children only for those same children to become targets for anyone with a high powered rifle and a grudge?

I watch Republicans in Congress say that they can’t do anything about the deaths of these children. I say they are the only ones that can do anything! It’s time to make a stand to defend these kids! Our leaders like Ashley Hinson and Joni Ernst won't fix things if you don’t call them!

If you are tired of their excuses, the same excuses that are responsible for killing our children, then call and tell your Senators and Representatives that we are fed up. It’s time for change!

I am a gun owner and hunter but I would give up every gun that I own if I could save a child's life! I saw in Vietnam how effective high powered weapons are. Why do we want just anybody to own these weapons of war?

John Meyer

Cedar Rapids