Oregon, in the middle of a huge upswing in prescription opiate deaths, experiences more fatalities from drugs than from guns. Oregon has nearly as many car fatalities as with guns, with two thirds of those attributed to DUI's. 

Over 80% of the gun deaths in Oregon are attributed to suicides.

In Oregon, the fatalities from drugs, guns, and automobiles all combined are dwarfed nearly ten to one by the deaths attributed to smoking. The smoking deaths are also a far bigger drain on taxpayer supported medical care. If guns are characterized as sudden death, cigarettes are slow death.

The tobacco industry has been waging an insidious and very profitable war against Americans for centuries yet there is rarely any political outcry. Instead, politicians rant over more fashionable issues like gun control. 

Mr. Wig should speak up for gun control reform that will really work instead of more regulations. No plea bargaining and no judicial mercy for violent gun crime and criminals!