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August 16, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Universal background checks — with seller provisions | Letter to the editor

I support universal background checks on all firearm sales with this provision: A firearm seller could be liable as an accomplice if the weapon was...

August 16, 2019 at 11:58 am

Restore assault-weapons ban | Letter to the editor

I do not expect any changes to gun laws as long we have a Republican controlled Senate and White House, together with no common and...

August 16, 2019 at 11:56 am

Instead of additional laws for legal gun owners, get tough on criminals | Letter to the editor

It’s time we start holding criminals accountable for their actions. Adding additional laws for legal gun owners doesn’t solve the criminal problems. There is no...

August 16, 2019 at 11:54 am

Restrict ammunition sales to legally registered gun owners with matching firearms | Letter to the editor

There are more guns in America than citizens, which makes gun control untenable, if not impossible. Guns don’t kill people — bullets do. Guns of...

August 16, 2019 at 11:52 am

Raise the age to 21 to purchase ammunition or firearms | Letter to the editor

A few ideas on firearm restrictions for the U.S.A.: Limit clips and magazines to five or six rounds (my local gun club shooting range has...

August 16, 2019 at 11:50 am

Update the Second Amendment | Letter to the editor

I grew up on a “stump ranch” in rural southeast Alaska, in a gun culture. However, after spending nearly 40 years in foreign countries, my...

August 16, 2019 at 11:49 am

Support background checks and extreme risk protection orders | Letter to the editor

I am a survivor of gun violence. My 19-year-old niece was murdered in 2014 by a hate-filled misogynistic young man near the University of California,...

August 16, 2019 at 9:04 am

Alaska-ferry budget cuts are a travesty | Letter to the editor

Re: “ ‘It’s gonna kill this community’ ” : News of the absurd budget action taken by Alaskan Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy is indeed shocking. Over several years,...

August 16, 2019 at 9:02 am

Heating-oil tax proposal overlooks old-timers | Letter to the editor

Re: “Durkan seeks to tax home heating oil to help climate”: I converted from heating oil to natural gas 10 years ago. It was a...

August 16, 2019 at 8:59 am

No library fines is a bad idea | Letter to the editor

Re: “What happens if Seattle eliminates library fines?” and “$219 million tax hike is heading toward approval — Seattle Library Levy”: Our library is joining dozens...