Dear Editor,
I'm disappointed the Reporter chose to use an image of a semi-automatic hand gun in an editorial page cartoon suggesting that banning bump stocks would have no effect on school and other public shootings. One obvious difference between the fifteen-round capacity of the depicted handgun and a bump stock equipped assault rifle is in the potential to deliver a greater number of bullets in the same time period. If someone goes to the trouble to purchase and install a bump stock they are likely to also obtain and use a high-capacity magazine.
Reducing the lethal capacity of assault rifles sold to the general public seems a reasonable path for lawmakers. It's time to demonstrate that progress is possible.
Yours truly,
Ira Worden
Kirkland, WA
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