Guns, like drugs, are agents of death

I write in response to your editorial; “Guns don’t add up”

Nicotine was marketed for decades until evidence that it caused cancers and chronic lung disease was finally accepted. Modern narcotic derivatives were marketed as being “less addictive” until it was realized that these drugs are overdosing and killing tens of thousands each year.

Both compounds were recognized as agents of death, not the people using them, and measures were taken to significantly reduce their availability and usage.

Nicotine marketing, supported by the tobacco industry, denied the medical evidence and lobbied Congress...