Gun violence

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

It is so sad that anyone should have their life taken by another, but especially the young. The joys of living should not be the prerogative of another to take from me or from you.

Which brings me to gun violence. Without guns, we can fight with sticks or perhaps knives. Without a gun, Adam Lanza would not have killed so many in Connecticut. It was a gun that enabled him to do so.

Peter Harvey

Salt Lake City