The Union Bulletin reports

Washington citizens on both sides of the gun-control debate (79 percent) agree that “felons, persons convicted of domestic violence crimes, and persons dangerously mentally ill as determined by a court should not be eligible to possess guns for public safety reasons” (Sec. 1 of I-594). Washington citizens on both sides of the state understand that although universal background checks won’t prevent every criminal from obtaining a weapon, we can and must act to limit illegal access to guns.

Universal background checks are a reasonable, common sense approach that is overwhelmingly supported by a broad range of faith-based, public health and other community organizations and includes gun owners, Republican county prosecutors and NRA members.

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Background checks are working to reduce gun violence across all categories — homicide, domestic violence, suicide, etc. — in other states that have them universally applied. A typical background check takes just 90 seconds.

Cecile Ervin
Walla Walla

Read the whole letter here.