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Letter: Attack assault rifle accessibility

By Sheila G. Hudson, Vancouver
Published: June 17, 2016, 6:00am

It was the shocking news that over 100 people in Orlando, Fla., were either dead or wounded by a man that had no problem buying an assault rifle that was able to shoot 100 bullets in a short amount of time. I am well aware of the saying “guns don’t kill people, people kill people,” but the same is true if you hold a stick of dynamite in your hand and light it; the dynamite didn’t kill you, you killed yourself and any innocent bystanders, but the end result is the same — people are dead.

If this country is going to continue issuing these rifles intended to kill people, then perhaps the hunting laws should be changed.

For instance:

1. You are not allowed to kill a whole herd of humans at one time.

2. Do not shoot females who are of an age to procreate since you will want more prey to hunt in the future.

3. The hunting season will be temporarily halted during holidays. Stay home and celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s.

4. Remember, it is poor taste to brag by mounting any of these trophies on your wall.

I do understand the responsible hunters, but if it’s against the law to hunt animals with machine guns, why is it allowed to buy this type of gun to hunt down human beings? Perhaps the National Rifle Association has an answer to my question.

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