Letter: A ‘well regulated militia’ for gun owners

In addition to background checks, federal, state and local governments should use their taxing authority to control gun violence. This could be accomplished with taxes on weapons, and especially on ammunition. These taxes could be graduated, with the heaviest tax on ammunition used with military-style assault weapons.Taxes collected in this manner could be used to fund anti-crime measures. Legitimate gun owners could avoid these taxes by joining and purchasing their arms and ammunition through l