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To the editor:

Our Constitution was written as a document to stand the test of time.In fact, the Second Amendment was added to the original document. It states A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.It can be changed. Assault weapons should not be in the hands of private citizens.

It is time to change the Second Amendment. Personally, I support the right of people to have a rifle for hunting or a personal gun for protection.Purchasing and being in possession of guns that are meant for mass murders needs to be restricted.

My congressman Tom Emmer's statements on his website need to be changed. Common-sense gun laws are needed. In the words of the president: When in God's name will we get the backbone to stand up to the gun lobby.

Congress is complicit, we need to vote for candidates that will demand changes that will limit weapons that are intended for mass shootings.Congressman Emmer, I encourage you to be a hero and stand up to the gun lobby.

Vote only for candidates that support common-sense legislation regulating weapons of mass murder.It is time in God's name to make a change.

Patrick Mullen

St. Cloud

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Former President Donald Trump repeated his support for a constitutional right to bear arms before his scheduled speech Friday at a National Rifle Association (NRA) event. Meanwhile, the Senate's top Republican, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, has signaled his openness to "a bipartisan solution that's directly related to the facts" in response to Tuesday's mass school shooting in Texas.

Calling into Sebastian Gorka's America First radio show on Thursday, Trump said the Second Amendment, which gun rights advocates say protects gun ownership, is crucial to Americans' safety and well-being.

"But on Friday night, I'll be in Houston and we'll be making a speech and discussing a lot of the things which you would agree to and, you know, you have to protect. You have to protect your Second Amendment. You have to give that Second Amendment great protection because without it we would be a very dangerous country, frankly," Trump said.

On Tuesday, 19 children and two teachers were killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The gunman, an 18-year-old dropout named Salvador Ramos, was eventually killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent inside the school. The killings have renewed demands for federal gun control legislation, which has encountered Republican opposition after similar events, such as Connecticut's Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012. Twenty children and six adults died in that incident.

On the same day as Trump's remarks, McConnell said he directed Texas GOP Senator John Cornyn to talk to two Democratic senators, Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema and Connecticut's Chris Murphy, as well as "others who are interested in trying to get an outcome that is directly related to the problem" of gun violence, according to CNN.

McConnell added, "I am hopeful that we could come up with a bipartisan solution."

Following the shooting, Murphy spoke on the Senate floor Tuesday and, in a video that has been viewed more than 2 million times, passionately asked the chamber's members, "What are we doing?"

He went on to ask his colleagues why they spend so much time and effort becoming senators "if your answer is that as the slaughter increases, as our kids run for their lives, we do nothing."

During his interview with Gorka, who was Trump's deputy adviser on national security issues, the former president noted the timing of his upcoming speech to the NRA. "You know I'm making a speech at the NRA in Houston. It'll be very interesting. It's, you know, an interesting time to be making such a speech, frankly."

Trump also touched on other subjects, such as election integrity; the documentary 2000 Mules, which claims to have evidence of voter fraud in the last presidential race; and Representative Liz Cheney. The Wyoming Republican has been an outspoken critic of the former president and is on the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

"Then, on Saturday night, I'm going to Wyoming to campaign against Liz Cheney, who's absolutely atrocious, the job she's done," Trump said.

Newsweek reached out to McConnell's office and a Trump representative for further comments.

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that President Biden isn't doing anything "to get rid of the Second Amendment" during a press briefing on Thursday.

Jean-Pierre's comments come amid increasing calls for stricter gun laws after alleged gunman Salvador Ramos killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

The statement was made in response to a reporter's question, asking what President Biden believes "is the purpose of the Second Amendment?

"Getting down to brass tacks though, what does the president believe at this point is the purpose of the Second Amendment? And does he think that given some of the tragedies that we've seen that there should be a discussion about its ultimate purpose and whether or not it's still necessary?" the reporter asked.

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U.S. President Joe Biden reacts as he makes a statement about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas shortly after Biden returned to Washington from his trip to South Korea and Japan, at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 24, 2022. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

Jean-Pierre said in response that President Biden is not talking about "doing anything to get rid of the Second Amendment," but rather calling for "common-sense gun reform."

"The president has been very clear. What he is calling for is common-sense gun reform. That's it. He's calling for common-sense gun reform to make sure that if you go to a church, you go to an elementary school, you go to a grocery store that you're not gunned down. That's what he's asking for. We're not talking about the Second Amendment or doing anything to get rid of the Second Amendment," Jean-Pierre said.

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A law enforcement personnel lights a candle outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Biden said on Tuesday night during a speech after the elementary school shooting that he's "sick and tired" of the mass shootings, stating that action has to be taken on tighter gun measures.

"I am sick and tired of it. We have to act. And dont tell me we cant have an impact on this carnage," Biden said. "The idea that an 18-year-old kid can walk into a gun store and buy two assault weapons is just wrong."

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A woman cries as she leaves the Uvalde Civic Center, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing multiple children and a teacher and wounding others, Gov. Greg Abbott said, and the gunman was dead. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Biden sent a message to those who "obstruct or delay or block the commonsense gun laws," stating, "We need to let you know that we will not forget."

He is planning to visit Uvalde, Texas on Sunday to "offer his comfort" and to "grieve with the family and the community."

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"He's going to go clearly on Sunday to offer his comfort to grieve with the family and the community. But at the same time, he is going to call on Congress to take action because it's been too long and now is the time to act," Jean-Pierre said.

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Ive had it! We have mass shooting after mass shooting, usually with military-style weapons, and we do nothing to stop them. Its time to get the damned guns away from people. The weapons the drafters of the Second Amendment had in mind were barrel-loaded muskets. So fine. Let everybody have a barrel-loaded musket. Those drafters couldnt even imagine an AR-15.

The conditions have changed. Almost anyone can buy an AR-15 or something similar, and absolutely no civilian on the face of the earth has a legitimate need or purpose for one. Its way past time that we stop considering the Second Amendment right as the only nearly unconditional right we have. All rights are restricted to some extent. When are we going to restrict the Second Amendment right so we can stop the mass shootings with automatic rifles? Its way past time for us to do so.

Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Sorenson

Sultan

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