Letter: Considering Gun Violence Nationally, Locally

Rep. Tom Conroy (D-Wayland) weighs in on the topic of gun violence and gun control.

Let’s start with some interesting facts: For the past 20 years, an average of over 30,000 people have been killed in the United States each year with guns. That’s 600,000 people in total. At present, an estimated 50 million American households own approximately 250 million guns, with the number of firearms purchased rising 4 million annually, according to Gallup polls and the National Rifle Association (NRA).  Juxtaposing these two sets of statistics suggests that most gun owners are responsible gun owners. It also proves that our country is awash in guns.  Aside from the prevalence of guns in our society, there are clearly significant problems with gun use. Over 4,000 people in the U.S. have been killed by guns since Newtown, at a pace of…

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