I read with interest the Yacolt council’s resolution against I-1639. It stated that measures imposed by the government “do nothing to increase security in our schools and homes” (“I-1639 update,” The Columbian, Aug. 7).
A recent article published in Volume 144 Issue 2 of the journal Pediatrics seems at odds with that statement. The article titled “State Gun Laws and Pediatric Firearm-Related Mortality” states in their conclusion: “States with stricter gun laws and laws requiring universal background checks for firearm purchase had lower firearm-related pediatric mortality rates.” I would think the security of the lives of children would be an important issue that citizens of Yacolt would endorse and hopefully they would use evidence-based practices to protect them.
