This is in response to Mary Jane Newell’s letter (March 25) titled, “No to gun control.” She states that drivers between the ages of 16 and 17 are nearly nine times more likely to have an accident than middle-aged drivers. There are more deaths from auto accidents than guns. Are those people being killed intentionally? […]
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Balancing gun rights with common-sense restrictions
So there you are, cowering under your desk. From the hallway, you hear the pop! pop! pop! of gunfire, along with the shrieks of the terrified and moans of the dying. The good guy with a gun? Maybe he’s crouched outside the building. Maybe he’s dead in the break room. Whichever, he’s not there. And […]
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New Lewiston school not 'hardened'
The current elementary school being built in Lewiston is not a “hardened, safe” school. The front entrance is glass (not bulletproof). Someone with an assault weapon could easily breach it and be in the school, probably killing many in the front office on the way into the building. The other five or six entrances/exits have […]
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Protect the children from all forms of violence
The thought of innocent kids, teachers and support staff being shot in the nation’s schools should shake us all to our core. Although I do not agree that guns are the reason people decide to perpetrate these horrible crimes, I do recognize that, as a defender of the right to own firearms, I must be […]
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Students, don't let the gun lobby wear you down
Only three students were shot at an American school Tuesday. Two of them were hospitalized, and only the 17-year-old gunman died. This made the attack at a southern Maryland high school a fleeting news item. The Austin, Texas, bombings edged it out. The 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado opened a new horrifying […]
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Gun control legislation
Other countries with strict gun controls seem to experience lower incidences of gun violence. Let’s welcome more restrictive gun-control legislation in the U.S. As a side note, one wonders whether the Second Amendment was created to ensure a militia could be formed to repel insurrection, as in the case of Shays Rebellion in 1786. Christopher […]
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Support students; change policies
Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have taken a stand to try and stop the senseless killings that have plagued this great nation. It is quite clear that the nation’s leaders in Washington are unable or unwilling to mount a serious attempt to stop the killings. Why do some issues have […]
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Mental illness is the problem
Let’s figure out how to protect schools from an attack as what happened in Parkland, Florida. First, the nation needs to fix the real problem — mental illness. Second, top security should be in place at all schools. Third, more counselors and psychologists are needed. The FBI and local police failed to follow up on […]
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AR-15 can be used for hunting
It seems that everyone considers an AR-15 rifle to be just an assault weapon. Not true. I have two grandsons, 10 years- and 12-years-old, who shot their first deer with their AR-15 rifles. Both grandsons are of small stature, therefore, their dad started them with the lighter rifles. No one likes to read about school […]
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Is America going downhill?
Why are assault rifles being sold in gun stores? Who makes them? Aren’t they for military purposes only, or is profit the big motive? Is arming teachers with guns a reasonable idea? I think not. Imagine, I’m a teacher who comes into a hall with my gun to confront an assassin. The SWAT team would […]