Tom Rice: “The unfortunate truth is that the Federal Government's budget has grown by about 29 percent in the last 5 years.”

What glares at you when you read this opinion is about a big omission in the background-check procedure.

I have made my opinions very well known. I know I did the right thing. I would do it again tomorrow. I don`t vote for the job. I vote to do the right thing. I don`t vote for a man. I vote to uphold the Constitution.

We have to realize we have to get a majority, right? We have to reach consensus.

Too often when we see tragedies like this, in our immediate reaction, we try to go too far, and we can't find a solution that we can get across the line.