To the editor:

Questions for voters: Why was there a filibuster in the U.S. Senate? Why was there a 26-hour sit-down in the House of Representatives

Answer for voters: Why does the National Rifle Association Lobbyists control any and all voting on gun bills?

Both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives should be dealing with the recent tragedies in California and Florida. There is no doubt that someone dies every 17 minutes in America.

Ninety-two percent of Americans want and support the bill to put gun sales at gun shows and over the Internet under the three-day wait. Seventy percent of Americans also support the “No Fly, No Buy” bill which simply states, if you are on the no-fly list, you cannot buy a gun.

The Senate has not passed any of these bills. The House has not even had a vote! However, they will leave the people’s work and take off until July 5.

There is a ray of hope! Susan Collins (R-ME) has a compromise. She is working on a sticking point – some people who are on the no-fly list should not be there. Sen. Collins proposal would provide a way for people to address the problem in a timely manner with the Justice Department.

Even if this compromise will satisfy the problem, the bill still must pass in the House.

Flash: This compromise did not get passed by the Senate. By the time this is released, the people we pay to pass bills will be celebrating the 4th of July. What irony to celebrate this day, that we celebrate the day of our nation’s birth, by doing nothing.

Joan Patterson

Lehigh Acres