Published 4:25 pm Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Now comes Karen Backman leading the charge against Moloch’s blood besmear’d gun-toting straw-man. Talk about over the top, her letter has it all.

She may speak for many but not for responsible gun owners everywhere. What continues to amaze me is the obtuseness of so many who focus on the instruments of murder and not the mindset of the murderer. The majority of us are not so close minded and understand that if the Backman’s of the world had their way, and guns were outlawed or confiscated, potential murderers would find other devices (knives, bats, bricks, auto’s, etc.) to commit mayhem.

What’s so difficult to understand? It ain’t the guns doin’ the killin’. It’s the people, Karen. As an aside, the latest estimate of the number of firearms purchased since 2009 has reached close to 100 million. Those buyers don’t share Backman’s opinion regarding guns and it’s doubtful they would supinely give them up. Criminal’s wouldn’t.

Don Payne, Federal Way