PHILIP M. HOCKER

ALEXANDRIA, VA.

To the Editor:

I have the most tremendous admiration for the way students organized and carried out the anti-gun protests Saturday and would like to make one suggestion: In the months leading up to the midterm elections, publicize over and over again lists of how elected lawmakers stand on this issue. Voters must know how their district, state and national representatives have voted and will vote.

Cast your vote in the midterms with the same sense of purpose and power shown in the protests. Do not lose your momentum. The National Rifle Association makes large donations to gain backing from elected officials, but in the end it is you young voters with your “passion and fury” who can defeat them.

ALICE SALIGMAN, NEW YORK

To the Editor:

Your otherwise excellent article ignores the victories already scored by the students. While it is true that the new budget bill “took no significant new steps on gun control,” it is not true that its only concessions were “some school safety measures and modest improvements to the background check system.”

The bill also authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct research on the causes of gun violence. Ending the ban on C.D.C. research is a significant step forward in understanding the problem more clearly so we can create more effective solutions.

The students also had an astonishing victory when Florida, which has been a laboratory for N.R.A.-backed laws like Stand Your Ground, passed its first gun safety law in years.