In response to the May 22 letter about gun control and assault weapons (“There’s little to celebrate about booming gun business”), I have one response: the Second Amendment of our Constitution.

We have the right to secure and bear arms. People are buying more guns today in response to the growing violence in our society. Sometimes it comes down to kill or be killed.

We need better screening to secure a gun permit, but we don’t need further gun control that only hurts the law-abiding citizen. Criminals can get any type of gun with no problem whatsoever.

I never thought I’d consider purchasing a gun. But society is becoming an increasingly violent place to live.

Albert F. Worth Jr.

Indianapolis