Our readers write: Dec. 26, 2012

Stop the slaughter

Does anyone else fid it ironic that liberals who defend the right for a woman to kill her child at any stage of pregnancy are the greatest proponents of gun control?

Eighteen precent of all pregnancies in the U.S. end in abortion, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Approximately 55 million babies have been aborted since the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision in 1973. Obamacare will force all taxpayers to pay for this slaughter.

A national debate on gun control should simultaneously be coupled with a debate on abortion. The Supreme Court has determined bearing arms and killing babies are both legal. Perhaps it is time for the people to decide. Put out two amendments to the Constitution on the issues. Let the people decide if they wish to outlaw guns or abortions or curtail the kinds of guns or abortions permitted.

We are a democracy. Let the people decide.

Joe McGuire

Boston, Ky.