We can only hope that the presidential candidates will let the public know where they stand on gun-control legislation.
I have long opposed gun-control legislation on philosophical and practical grounds.
As congressmen, the letter noted, both candidates had endorsed the Clinton administration's gun-control legislation.
But the fate of whatever gun-control legislation that committee winds up drafting remained in doubt.
If you're using it to stop gun-control legislation, that's not a good thing.
Not even the threat of gun-control legislation could dampen the mood.
It could all fall apart when gun-control legislation goes before the House of Representatives, probably next month.
Most members favor some form of gun-control legislation, which has already passed with bipartisan support in the Senate.