Letter: Congress is failing to protect us from guns

I applaud our legislators for working on no-fly list legislation. As a person who loves to travel, it is comforting to me that Congress is working to keep air travelers and air employees safer. However, what is happening with gun control? How many more innocent children, how many more innocent people have to die before legislation is enacted to control who is allowed to own guns? As a retired teacher who had to help facilitate lockdown drills and teach while on soft lockdowns, I'd like to know why the federal government isn't doing its utmost to address the safety of every one of the nation's citizens while we go about our daily lives.

It is discomforting to me that people get shot at work, at the grocery store, at the bank, at the movie theater, at nightclubs, at parades, at the post office, at concerts, at houses of worship and, it seems, most often at schools and universities.

When will common sense prevail on Capitol Hill to enact laws that will protect us all from an active shooter situation?

Lisa Lee Kmichik

Long Lake