Dehradun, April 29 -- It is not as if there are other nations in the world apart from the US where people do not wish to take 'direct' action against leaders they oppose. It is just that they mostly lack the means to do so. The repeated attempts on POTUS Donald Trump's life have a common factor - the perpetrators could acquire firearms owing to their easy availability. They were not trained assassins, just mentally disturbed or very angry persons. As such, they could not succeed, even though they got pretty close to their target.

It is being stated that the latest attempt on Trump's life became possible due to the laxity of those responsible for his security. The matter will be reviewed by those in charge, but it must be accepted that it i...