Well, here we go again, using tragedies to promote more useless and ineffective gun control laws (“Commentary: A second chance to do right by shooting victims,” by Jane Weiss, The Herald, March 1). What happened to Weiss’ niece and what happened in Mukilteo were not a result of someone possessing a “high capacity” magazine. It was the result of two angry young men and a failed mental health system.

You have been sadly misinformed about state laws. California has such laws and as we can see they still have mass shootings. Limiting magazine capacity is not going to prevent anything. It’s already against the law to shoot people. What makes you think that the criminal is going to obey one law that makes it illegal to use, own or possess a “high capacity” magazine, but not obey the law that makes it illegal to kill people? That doesn’t even begin to make sense. Certainly not common sense.

It’s a fact that more gun control laws don’t make us the more safe. Look at Chicago, New York City, and Baltimore; to name just a few states and communities with strict gun control laws. Look at how many people there are still getting shot and killed. If you want to prevent or at least reduce shootings, go after the bad guys and quit going after me. My “high capacity” magazines aren’t the problem. Catching and releasing violent offenders is the problem. Please deal with the real problem here.

Roger Pullman

Marysville