Grandmothers For Gun Responsibility

Letter to the Editor: Gun Violence: “Stop, people”

Feb. 6, 2026
By Margaret Heldring and Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Grandmothers for Gun Responsibility, Seattle
The Seattle Times, Letters to the Editor

Gun tragedies go on and on. On Jan. 30, two teenagers lost their lives at a bus stop in Rainier Valley due to guns being too accessible. The Sinking Ship garage in Pioneer Square was the scene of a fatal shooting less than 48 hours later.

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