I often hear that guns don’t kill people, rather people kill people. Therefore I don’t understand why state Rep. Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, would obstruct legislators from voting on the Extreme Risk Protective Orders, HB 1857/SB 5727. This legislation would allow family members or law enforcement to ask a judge to temporarily suspend a person’s access to firearms if they have evidence that a person poses a serious threat to themselves or others.
In the mass shootings in Tucson, Ariz., Aurora, Colo., the Washington Navy Yard, and Santa Barbara, Calif., family members saw warning signs yet nothing could be done. Help us close the gap in mental health laws and make our state safer.
As a mother and voter I ask my fellow citizens to contact their representatives and ask for sensible gun laws.
Anna Smith
Vancouver