To the Editor:

March 24, 2018 is now a part of history and a day that will change the functional ability of democracy to provide for the people’s health and safety. Almost 50 years ago, gun violence terminated the life of Martin Luther King. A few years later gun violence arrived to have a place in the daily lifestyle of Americans.

In 2015, neighbors and other members of our society were killed in 372 mass shootings. In 2016, opiods have caused 42,249 drug overdoses that terminated lives.

March 28, 2018