Handle gun violence at home first

FACEBOOK FACEBOOK.COM/ USATODAYOPINION A recently fired employee at an accessory business in Orlando returned to the building on Monday, fatally shot five people and then killed himself.

We need to do something about the epidemic of gun violence in our cities. We need tighter gun control! Joe Siegel

Events like this show us that just passing more gun laws accomplishes absolutely nothing. The only people affected by those laws are the law-abiding gun owners who will never use their gun to commit any crime. Bill Wilson

Incidents like this are actually not the norm. They are outliers, hence why they make the news. We should not overreact to them by calling for more gun control. Benjamin Berlinsky Florida Gov. Rick Scott, instead of just praying, please use your position to work toward stricter gun control laws. Do something — you have the power. Jere Williams

There are problems on both sides of this issue. Radicals on the left want all guns banned (like that is going to stop criminals), and radicals on the right think everyone should be allowed to own a gun. I believe if you want to have guns, you should have to pass a test. Nick Schooler

What I don’t understand is how so many Americans are obsessed with overseas terrorism when far too many people are killed in our own gun-obsessed country every day. We need to get our house in order and prevent these tragedies. John Bertelson

We live in a nation with the right to own firearms. If you don’t like that, you are free to leave. Just because some people are scared of what guns can do doesn’t mean that they can take rights from others. David Rich