Sox made right decision not to send fans home

The decision-makers at Guaranteed Rate Field, Sox Park, were roundly criticized for not declaring an "active shooter" situation and telling attendees to leave the park.

I think those in charge made the right decision. A mass exodus of tens of thousands of fans would have been chaos. People would not have done it in an orderly fashion. Many would have been trampled and the casualties would have been numerous.

Imagine if there were an "active shooter" outside the park. With so many people leaving the venue, a shooter with an AK-47 could have mowed down anyone within range.

I think the Sox administration acted responsibly. The problem is not with those in charge at Sox Park. The problem is with the ease of access to not only to ordinary guns, but automatic weapons that send bullets out like water from a garden hose.

The Second Amendment was passed at a time when it required several minutes to reload a gun. There was no standing army, so soldiers took their weapons home with them.

Guns are quite different now. Automatic weapons should be banned. Weapons that are legal must be closely regulated, licensed and people with mental problems should not be allowed to have them.

We must consider the rights of ordinary Americans to live and move in a safe environment, free from the fear of being shot with a purposeful or random bullet.

Freedom from fear and freedom to live should overtake the freedom to own and use a gun.

Karen Wagner

Rolling Meadows