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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

Whose cry of ‘enough is enough’ should carry more weight — gun owners or victims of gun violence?

A woman crouches down in prayer at a memorial for the victims of the July 4th shooting at the Port Clinton Square in downtown Highland Park, July 10, 2022. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

State Sen. Donald DeWitte’s op-ed on the refusal of sheriffs to enforce assault weapons laws has so many gaping holes, it is as if it has had such a weapon turned on itself.

Where to begin? DeWitte writes, “Unfortunately, it’s the men and women of law enforcement and law-abiding citizens who find themselves in the path of destruction.” Say what? A more jaw-dropping tone-deaf statement would be hard to fathom.

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