Now ban pressure cookers and batteries
Letters to the Editor April 18, 2013 6:00PM
Barack Obama
Updated: April 19, 2013 2:17AM
After the bombings in Boston on Monday, there should be a call to ban Fagor pressure cookers and Tenergy batteries. No one needs such weapons of war.
Steve Zahareas, Schaumburg
Harry Truman’s useless Congress is back
President Harry Truman said he had a “good-for-nothing Congress.” Well, we have another one today. They protect the gun, not the people. Shame on them.
John Keating, Near North Side
Anti-gun control senators put career first
The Senate has rejected gun control, What will it take for our representatives to stop voting for their personal job security and start voting for the lives and security of their constituents? Re-election is more important to them than human life. Shameful, indeed.
Mary Kay Dougherty, Des Plaines
Some of those who voted against the U.S. Senate bill calling for gun buyer background checks said that it would make it tougher for “lawful” citizens to purchase a gun. If they are lawful, they won’t have any trouble buying a firearm. The only hassle might be waiting a little longer.
Jim Klipper, Highland, Ind.
Senators ‘stupid and gutless’
There is only one word to describe the senators who voted against the background checks bill: gutless.
Make that two words: stupid and gutless.
Edwin Stone, Northbrook
Get tougher on gun crimes
Obama should stop going after legitimate gun owners. Federal prison sentences should be 25 years for shooting someone, 50 years for killing someone — with no time off for good behavior. Watch gun crimes go down.
Clarence Bobikewicz, Crystal Lake
Keep dreaming, Tom Ricketts
As a Sox fan, I’d like to thank Tom Ricketts for making me laugh. The owner of the Chicago Cubs actually said his team will win the World Series if his planned renovations for Wrigley Field are done. That’s like saying sardines would taste awesome if the packaging were better.
Steve Medel,
Tinley Park
