Gun violence in the United States is out of control.  Closing these loopholes is meant to reduce the violence by keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and irresponsible citizens.  A 2010 Third Way study showed that:

[…] in 10 states from a single website during the months of June and July, Third Way found more than 15,000 guns—one-third of which were semi-automatics—available for sale without background checks at any given moment. In 2,000 web ads in these states, buyers were intentionally seeking private sellers where background checks are specifically exempt from federal law.

 

The bullet riddled target left for the Seattle-King County League of Women Voters was more than likely meant to intimidate the group into back away from their support of legislation intended to close loopholes like the above.  Why anyone would oppose legislation intended to keep people safe is mind boggling.

But some people think the target doesn’t mean much:

Dave Workman, senior editor for “The Gun Mag,” and a supporter of Initiative 591, which opposes I-594, believes the notion of the target being a threat may be overstated.

“I think there’s some over-reaction going on here,” Workman said. “There’s a lot of difference between a political statement and a threat. Whoever did that certainly does not represent the firearms community.”

 

For people seeking greater gun control legislation, that target may well represent a threat.  Perhaps you don’t take it seriously Mr. Workman, but they do.  You ought to respect that.  Especially in the US where many gun owners threaten others at the drop of a hat.