The Avalon anti-gun spouter is again promoting more stringent gun laws as a solution to violence. Two weekend stabbings in Philadelphia are a perfect example that violence is not inextricably linked to firearms. Some of the most stringent gun laws on the free world can be found in Brazil, a country with a murder by firearm rate far ahead of us. We have a sick, lawless society that needs treatment, not lip service from anti-gun advocates. I have seen people use everything from baseball bats to lamps to commit murder. Let's fix the real problems and not disarm those who need firearms.