Re: “7,000 share rage, sadness, disbelief,” June 11.

Once again, we have the handwringing from all sides of the gun-control question. Nobody wants to take the responsibility to find a solution.

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What an appalling shortage of ethics and morality. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is “outraged” at the RCMP officers’ massacre in Moncton. This is the man who spearheaded the end of the long-gun registry.

Wouldn’t a simpler solution be to allow only the sale and use of single-shot guns? If a shooter has to take the time to reload after each shot, there is far less chance of such massacres, as police officers, even if caught off guard, can respond with lethal force. Ordinary citizens would have more time to run and seek shelter from mad shooters.

If hunters don’t like this proposal, they should learn to shoot more accurately. There is no need for automatic or even semi-automatic weapons in Canada unless in the hands of law enforcement, or in the hands of military personnel during training exercises or on deployment.

It’s time for the silent majority to stand up and demand better protection from our gutless politicians who can’t seem to take action on anything unless it will buy them votes at the next election.

It’s time for a free vote in the House of Commons, without the stifling effects of Harper and his dwindling circle of hissing sycophants in the PMO.

David Hogg

Victoria