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Obama should focus on drug criminals, not right to bear arms

President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One prior to his departure from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Obama is returning to Washington after wrapping up a 4-day west coast swing. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One prior to his departure from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. Obama is returning to Washington after wrapping up a 4-day west coast swing. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Pablo Martinez Monsivais AP

I found it very troubling to hear that President Obama came out against my constitutional right to arm myself. Be assured, a president is surrounded by many armed security guards, and will be for the rest of his life. This is such a double standard!

Also, Mr. Obama wants more gun control like in Chicago and Washington, D.C., which have some of the highest homicide rates in the nation. This is because the bad guys with weapons know the public is unarmed.

If he can't stop the drug flow, he will not be able to stop the weapons flow to the criminals.

Richard J. Galle

Bradenton

This story was originally published October 14, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Obama should focus on drug criminals, not right to bear arms ."

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