Neither strengthen nor weaken gun rights

The Second Amendment indeed guarantees the people to keep and bear arms. Then why do we allow governments, state and local, to circumvent the U.S. Constitution with all kinds of unnecessary red tape and expense to exercise our Second Amendment rights?

This works both ways. If you say we do not need any more laws protecting our Second Amendment rights, then we do not need all these restrictive laws and regulations on the books that prevent law-abiding citizens from exercising these very Second Amendment rights. Reasonable regulation sounds like politicians trying to sound pro gun rights until they get elected. Then, except for a few champions, they vote against all attempts to secure our Second Amendment rights. This is what is taking place in the Iowa Legislature right now!

Stephen J Long

Marion