Dear Editor:
It should be easy for most intelligent American citizens to realize that President Trump is a real Russian sympathizer. At every turn he has denied any type of contact with any Russian agents even though it is a common fact that he met with Russian individuals in his Trump Tower estate (behind closed doors) numerous times.
One only has to wonder what classified information was passed along to them. Especially after he made such a big deal about Hillary and her private emails. This overwhelmingly Republican Congress voted almost unanimously for this president to sanction Russia for meddling in our Democracy. It is also strange how he blames Hillary and the Democrats that it is all their fault. First he denies it and then blames others. And Vice President Pence is no better.
And now we have the school massacre in Florida. We all know that nothing will be done about it because Trump and the Republican Party is bought and paid for by the NRA.
Here are some of the NRA payouts made to Republicans: Trump, $30 million; Sen. John McCain, $7.7 million; Sen. Marco Rubio, $6.99 million; Sen. Roy Blunt, $4.55 million; Sen. Thom Tillis, $4.42 million; Sen. Cory Gardner, $3.88 million.
And the list goes on and on and on. Almost every Republican in Congress has had their pockets padded by the NRA. There have already been 18 school shootings this year and it's just past the second month.
When will people decide that assault rifles and other military-style weapons are not needed to defend oneself? When will we decide that our children are more important than the NRA? This president turned over the law signed by President Obama just a few months before he left office that banned the sale of assault weapons to criminals and those with mental health issues.
When will people decide that reasonable background checks are necessary? This is not a Republican or Democratic issue. It is plain common sense. When we will decide to protect our children?
I know that I will be blasted by many gun nuts that live all around us, but I don't care because I feel for the many children who have to live in this environment. Some of them are my grandchildren. One day it will happen in our of our local schools, you can count on it. Amen.