Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

More gun laws will not stop the deranged

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In last Sunday’s Post-Gazette, letter writer Ronald Demicheli (”Congress, Mull These Issues in Light of Shootings,” June 18) stated that congressme­n who have fought against reasonable gun control should get out of the National Rifle Associatio­n’s pocket. He also states that members of Congress are always trying to destroy pay and benefits of federal employees. Yet he offers no proof to back up his statements.

In concluding his letter he says he hopes the congressme­n don’t forget to thank the Capitol Police officers for saving their lives. I am quite sure that they did. I know if I had been there I most certainly would.

The reason the Capitol Police were at the baseball field in Alexandria, Va., was because U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, the majority whip, was there. If he had not been at the practice, there would more than likely have been a bigger tragedy, with more people injured and possibly loss of life.

In case Mr. Demicheli is unaware, Chicago has some of the strictest gun laws on the books and yet people are killed by guns in Chicago almost every day. Passing new gun control laws will not stop a deranged person who is hell-bent on shooting people. JOHN FERGUSON

Ingram are more concerned about helping all their rich buddies get richer.

And those of you who thought Obamacare was bad, wait till you see what this new bill will do. CHRISTINE OLSON

Marshall

Regarding “Ellwood City Electric Bills Spark Municipal Power Company Fight” (June 18): Pennsylvan­ia’s municipal power providers certainly need to match their rates more closely to the cost of generating and distributi­ng electricit­y, rather than the “from each according to his abilities to each according to his needs” approach, which seems to pervade their thinking. Also, let them be subject to state Public Utility Commission rate-making oversight and let their customers have options, which private utilities must give their customers.

However, there is a corollary, and even grosser, inequity that the legislator­s should deal with. If your child or grandmothe­r is run over by a transit

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authority bus, you get maybe a quarter of a million dollars max. A private bus company would carry $2 million of insurance for that kind of tragedy. Why? Because of “sovereign immunity,” a government­al entity can limit its liability, founded in the legal concept that “the king can do no wrong.” I thought we got rid of kings in 1776, but apparently the “Cradle of Liberty” forgot about that historic event, and the governor and Legislatur­e should be reminded about it. ROBERT P. SECHLER

North Side

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