Local voices on gun control issue speaking loud and clear to Washington D.C.

We have to keep the Second Amendment, but look at common sense regulation that will assure that when I send my son to school everyday, he’s gonna come back and right now those laws are not in place.

— Shannon Watts, Founder, One Million Moms For Gun Control

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©2012 by Jake Miller, Fox59.com

INDIANAOPLIS — Shannon Watts, Founder of One Million Moms for Gun Control, said the issue is about common sense legislation.

“This is not about banning guns or punishing any gun owners at all there’s clearly a Second Amendment that allows people to have arms, but I’m not allowed to have a hand-held rocket launcher. There has to be some limits on what people can have.”

“We have to keep the Second Amendment, but look at common sense regulation that will assure that when I send my son to school everyday, he’s gonna come back and right now those laws are not in place,” said Watts.

Both sides do agree that background checks must be conducted on everyone who buys a gun.

Vice President Joe Biden is expected to give his recommendation to the President next week.

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