The March 21 editorial “ ‘The time to act is now’ ” referred to “the National Rifle Association’s stranglehold on lawmakers” and the resulting difficulty in passing legislation that would restrict “assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.”
Governing shouldn’t be a matter of finding ways to hang around for 30 or 40 years. Give it your best for a prescribed number of years, then give someone else a chance. The effect of such an approach to government would be staggering.
Lawrence R. Glaser, Olney