The June 20 editorial “The shame of the House” blamed what happened at Columbine High School on gun shows and blamed the House for defeating the gun-control bill. The gun-control bill would not have prevented the tragedy at Columbine or the later shootings in Georgia. The 18-year-old woman who bought the rifle at the gun show in Littleton, Colo., would have passed any background check with flying colors. The boy in Georgia broke into a locked gun cabinet in his home. Three-day background checks will only serve to kill the gun show.
When you go to the store and buy something with a check or a credit card, it is run through a computer and the cashier can tell in a few seconds if you have sufficient funds to make the purchase. There is no reason why a similar computer network can’t be set up to provide instant checks on gun purchases.
