Letters to the Editor: 

The 2nd Amendment is a $280-billion mistake. Repeal and replace it

Sat, May 29, 2021

During a vigil in San Jose on Thursday, a mourner holds a sign with images of the nine Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority shooting victims. (Getty Images)

To the editor: 

With the mass murder in San Jose adding to the sad history of America's gun violence epidemic, it's way overdue to repeal and replace the 2nd Amendment. Piecemeal gun control laws passed by states no longer stem this tide of blood.

Replace the amendment with the right to keep guns for home protection and hunting; close all background check loopholes; ban all assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines; confine banned weapons to gun clubs only; develop banned-gun buyback programs; and improve mental health outreach efforts.

While the San Jose shooter used legal handguns, he possessed an astounding 32 high-capacity magazines holding 12 bullets each, which are illegal in California.

According to the group Everytown for Gun Safety, Americans spend $280 billion annually to treat gun injuries, bury the fallen and investigate shootings. We need to urge our leaders to stop wringing their hands and repeal and replace the 2nd Amendment.

Bob Ladendorf, 

Los Angeles

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