Letter to the editor: Lawmakers should be keeping us safe

It is difficult to understand how women and mothers can be against safeguarding our families. Two of our legislators, who happen to be women, Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward and Senate Judiciary Chair Lisa Baker, are obstructing sensible gun-safety legislation.

Protecting its citizens is the first responsibility of government. Yet it seems Ward and Baker would rather cater to the extreme position that favor gun rights at any cost, over sensible gun-safety laws that would support our right to live safely in our communities.

These lawmakers are ignoring the wishes of a vast majority of citizens in our communities. Our police support gun-safety policies. How can they support the police but not support policies that augment safety?

I urge fellow citizens to vote for lawmakers who will fight for our safety by supporting sensible gun-safety regulations.

Mary Ann Lauffer

North Huntingdon