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Gov. Scott shouldn’t need prodding to take action on guns

Gov. Rick Scott
Gov. Rick Scott Herald file photo

A recent letter writer, in lamenting the carnage resulting from the unlimited availability of guns of all types, suggested that because we cannot expect Congress to do anything in the way of legislation to change laws on gun control, we should all write to our “wonderful sensible governor” and ask him to sponsor such legislation for Florida.

It seems to me that if the governor were truly wonderful and sensible, he would have the brains to take action without needing such a flood of letters.

Stanley Tull

Bradenton

This story was originally published October 12, 2017 at 3:21 PM with the headline "Gov. Scott shouldn’t need prodding to take action on guns."

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